Tag: Health and Safety

Is Asking About Age in an Interview Discrimination?

by Nicole Simes | Nov 10, 2016 | For Employees

Is Asking About Age in an Interview Discrimination? The Toronto Star recently reported that a 55 year old woman alleges that the Toronto Police Services (“TPS”) refused to hire her as a police officer due to her age. The Law According to the Ontario Human Rights Code,...

When Rights Conflict: Religious Belief vs. Equality

by Nicole Simes | Nov 1, 2016 | For Employees

When Rights Conflict: Religious Belief vs. Equality The Toronto Star recently reported that a Toronto Police Service Chaplin stated online that “a woman should be ‘obedient’ to her husband at all times and must not refrain from intimacy without a ‘valid excuse.’” Once...

Sexual Harassment Found Even Though No Criminal Charges

by Nicole Simes | Aug 26, 2016 | For Employees

Sexual Harassment Found Even Though No Criminal Charges As we have previously reported, employees may recover substantial damages from sexual harassment in the workplace. In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“the Tribunal”) awarded damages to an...

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

by Doug MacLeod | May 5, 2016 | For Employers

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace The federal government has announced that there will be marijuana legislation in place by next spring, which should fulfill a campaign promise to legalize marijuana. Marijuana would no longer only be legal...

Physical Assault and Trans Slurs Compensated With Only $15,000

by Nicole Simes | May 3, 2016 | For Employees

Physical Assault and Trans Slurs Compensated With Only $15,000 Unlike several US states, in Ontario, individuals may use the washroom of their gender identity, not biology. Despite this protection, transgendered Ontarians continue to experience horrific treatment from...

Keeping Safe At Work

by Katelyn Weller | Apr 28, 2016 | For Employees

Keeping Safe At Work Today, April 28, is a National Day of Mourning across the country for workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness as a result of work related incidents. For many of us, we spend the majority of our time at work. Five out of seven...

Miscarriage as Disability: Rights for Women Who Experience Pregnancy Loss

by Nicole Simes | Apr 6, 2016 | For Employees

Miscarriage as Disability: Rights for Women Who Experience Pregnancy Loss A recent decision of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“the Tribunal”) has reclassified miscarriage from a solely gender-based issue to one of disability. The Decision In Mou v. MHPM Project...

Is Being Drunk at a Work Conference Serious Misconduct?

by Nicole Simes | Mar 31, 2016 | For Employees

Is Being Drunk at a Work Conference Serious Misconduct? A recent court of appeal case in Australia found that an insurance company did not have cause when it terminated a broker for his drunken antics. The broker had attended drunk to a professional conference. He was...

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