Company Name: Toronto Montessori School (TMS) Policy Title: Workplace Violence Policy & Procedures Policy Owner: Vince Haines, CAO
Approver: Andrew Cross, Head of School Version: 1 Last Review: September 30th 2021
Workplace Violence Policy & Procedures Policy Statement Toronto Montessori School (“TMS” or “the School”) community includes teachers, coaches, administrators and other professionals, as well as students and parents/guardians from all walks of life. Everyone in this community is entitled to a safe and respectful school/workplace, free of violence or the fear of violence. All members of the TMS community are expected to follow safe work practices, to comply with legislative safety requirements and to take an active role in protecting the health and safety of others.
Purpose In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the following details the School’s policy on workplace violence, including the rights and obligations of each member of the school community. The objectives of the Policy are to: ● ● ● ● ●
demonstrate and promote the commitment of TMS to protect the dignity and rights of its employees; alert and educate employees to the fact that violence is prohibited under the laws of Canada; confirm that TMS cannot condone behaviour that is likely to undermine the safety, security or productivity of any of its employees; demonstrate TMS’ commitment to protect employees from workplace violence; address violence from all possible sources (supervisors, employees, the public, domestic partners, students and parents); and
TMS Commitment The School is committed to providing a workplace that promotes professionalism and ethical behaviour. It therefore requires all persons to exercise behaviour that facilitates the creation of a working environment that is conducive to the achievement of excellence and the development of one’s potential. Workplace violence constitutes unprofessional behaviour which undermines the maintenance of a professional workplace and will not be tolerated. TMS will take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances to protect workers. This includes protecting workers from the hazard of workplace violence. TMS encourages the reporting of all incidents of workplace violence, regardless of who the offender may be.
Application All persons working for TMS or carrying out the School’s business are covered by the Policy. These include office staff, security staff and cleaning staff who are temporary, part-time, full-time and contract employees. This Policy also applies to members of the School’s Board of Trustees.
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