Human Resources professionals influence and roll out legislative changes to the workplace. This assignment will provide you with an opportunity to strategize for this type of change. Learners will research the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Alberta, which was updated as of December 1, 2021. https://open.alberta.ca/publications/changes-to-ohs-laws

Select one specific change and explore them and how you would implement them. In planning the launch of a legislative change, you should reflect on a workplace that you are familiar with. You are working through this strategy from the Human Resources professional perspective as you launch the change. A required step in this launch is to think about the reaction of the legislative change to the workforce, both positive and negative.

For the change being explored:

1. Discuss the Change

a. Describe the amendment.

b. Classify the type of change

c. Describe how employees may positively respond to the change.

d. Describe the resistance that you may face to the change. e. Explain two advantages and two disadvantages that this amended section will have on the workplace.

2. Plan a strategy of how you will implement the legislated change in the workplace:

a. Discuss how the Human Resources team will gain knowledge on the change.

b. Create a strategy of how to implement this change.

Reference specific sections of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.