by Doug MacLeod | Jul 26, 2016 | For Employers
Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA “Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC...
by Doug MacLeod | Jun 23, 2016
“Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC complained about Jian Ghomeshi and was ignored or when an employee at the TO2015 Pan...
by Doug MacLeod | Jun 23, 2016
By Sept. 8, 2016, Ontario employers must comply with Schedule 4 of the recently proclaimed Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2015, which imposes new requirements on how employers deal...
by Doug MacLeod | Mar 22, 2016 | For Employers
New Law Requires Employers to Investigate Sexual Harassment Complaints. Has Your Organization Complied with This Law? By September 8, 2016 – less than 6 months from now – Ontario employers must comply with Schedule 4 of the recently proclaimed Sexual Violence and...
by Doug MacLeod | Jan 27, 2016 | For Employers
Sexual Harassment – The Cost of a Hug: $15,000 Sexual Harassment: A Classic ‘He Said vs. She Said’ Case In 2015, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal considered the case of a self-employed sales agent claiming she quit her job because the broker sexually harassed her....
by Nicole Simes | Jan 19, 2016 | For Employees
Are Repeated Compliments Sexual Harassment? Despite increased media attention to the issue, sexual harassment and sexual assault continue to occur in the workplace. In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario addressed the problem of unwanted...
by Doug MacLeod | Dec 23, 2015
On Oct. 27, 2015, the Ontario government tabled its Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Bill 132), which, among other things, amends the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Bill 132 must receive second and third reading and proclamation before it...
by Doug MacLeod | Nov 19, 2015 | For Employers
Where there’s a will, there’s a bill: Ontario’s proposed Sexual Harassment Law Where there’s a will, there’s a bill: Ontario’s proposed Sexual Harassment Law On October 27, 2015, the Ontario government tabled its Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (“Bill...
