Permanently injured workers are having their benefits slashed because the provincial compensation board deems them capable of doing “imaginary” jobs with “ghost wages,” a new report says — even though the board’s own audits have identified significant barriers to finding real employment. The data shows that these workers, some of whom have been left with life-changing physical restrictions, face significant barriers in finding a job. “For these unemployed workers, the WSIB simply waves a magic wand and assigns an imaginary job with an imaginary wage,” the report by the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups and the Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic says. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW“The WSIB is here to help people recover and return to work safely after an injury or illness. But those numbers don’t separate workers who experience minor injuries from those who suffer a life-changing accident, the IWC’s Laura Lunansky said.

Source: thestar May 22, 2019 09:00 UTC