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Human Rights Law in Canadian Workplaces
Category Archives: Human rights basics
Twitter talk – November 27, 2009
It's been a while since I've posted about the talk on Twitter but there have been a lot of interesting articles and posts I've been mentioning that I thought readers of this blog would want to know about. Here goes:
Does the Cdn legal profession discriminate against 'visible minorities'? http://chilp.it/?bb431e
Ideas on creating accommodating wkplaces for [...]
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace still a very live issue
In a recent Globe and Mail article discussing a similarly recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario relating to a young woman who had been fired by her employer after finding out she was pregnant, the following advice was given:
"…it's wise for women to think strategically about when to disclose a pregnancy to [...]
Interview: Impact of Ontario accessibility standards on delivery of training in the workplace
I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed for the July 2009 issue of the OHSCompliance and EHSjustice newsletter (a Canadian publication addressing Environmental, Health and Safety News and Legislation which you can find at www.ecolog.com). The focus of the article was on how the standards currently being developed pursuant to the Accessibility for Ontarians with [...]
Having a process AND following it key to meeting duty to accommodate
In the course I teach for the Manitoba Human Rights Commission on “The Duty to Accommodate in the Workplace”, I spend a good chunk of time talking about how important it is for employers to implement a policy/process in their workplaces establishing how they will respond to requests for accommodation by employees. In particular, I talk [...]
Ontario Human Rights Commission updates Policy on Discrimination due to Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released an update of its Policy on Discrimination Because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding. The update incorporates, among other things, new legal cases relating to pregnancy and pregnancy-related discrimination in employment, services and housing. You'll see from the Table of Contents, that the Policy covers a lot of ground, including:
Code Protections [...]
Employer terminates disabled employee before union protection could be gained
In a March 9, 2009 decision, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled that Norwex Civil Contractors Inc. discriminated against Chris Mills on the basis of disability. In particular, the Tribunal concluded that Mr. Mills, who was actually terminated twice by Norwex, was ultimately fired the second time to prevent him from becoming a member [...]
Clearing the air: criminal records, employment and the Manitoba Human Rights Code
For some reason, I've run across a bunch of articles lately which make the bold statement that Manitoba's human rights legislation offers no protection to employees or job applicants charged with a criminal offence or who have a criminal record. Since that is not the case, I thought I'd try to 'clear the air.'
Whether a [...]
Using social networking sites in hiring process: smart move or human rights trap? Part Three
Today marks our last installment in the series on whether employers should be using the Internet to screen job applicants. (Well, at least it's my last post for now. As I've mentioned before, this is an emerging area of the law so I'm sure there will be more to talk about down the road). If [...]
Using social networking sites in the hiring process: smart move or human rights trap? Part Two
As I discussed in Part One of this series, there appears to be a growing desire amongst employers to conduct searches of social networking sites and on the Internet to find out information about potential job candidates prior to hiring them.
In Part Two of this series, I'm going to discuss some of the legal [...]
