Union-commissioned report says Manitoba health-care employers face little safety enforcement

An interim report commissioned by two Manitoba health-care unions says hospitals and other health-care workplaces get fewer inspections, penalties and stop-work orders than other sectors. Citing Workers Compensation Board data, it says health care had 2,827 accepted time-loss injury claims in 2025, more than any other tracked industry, while only one health-care employer has been prosecuted under workplace safety rules since 2008. Violence-related claims rose 41 per cent since 2022. The report makes seven recommendations, including a high-risk designation, with tighter enforcement, for areas such as emergency departments. The province says workers are already protected but will consider the recommendations.