Richmond Row Restaurant Fined $55K by Province After Employee Assaulted

Richmond Row restaurant fined $55K by province after employee assaulted

A London-based restaurant has been fined $55,000 after an employee was hurt in a violent incident more than two years ago.

Downtown London bar fined $55K after worker struck by customer

The labour ministry found El Furniture Warehouse had “little to no procedure or training for handling violent situations.”

Workplace violence injury results in $55,000 fine for Vancouver-based company - OHS Canada Magazine

Richmond Street Warehouse Restaurant Ltd., of Vancouver, operating as El Furniture Warehouse, has been fined $55,000 after a worker was injured during an incident of workplace violence. On Nov. 5, 2023, a worker was acting as a host at the company’s Richmond Street location in London, Ont. At approximately 1 a.m., a floor manager asked the worker to tell a customer to leave the bar. While the worker was speaking with the patron, they mimicked st…