Tag: Human Rights

Does my employer have to modify my hours to accommodate my caregiving obligations?

by Nadia Halum | Nov 23, 2016 | For Employees

Does my employer have to modify my hours to accommodate my caregiving obligations? We often get calls from people who need their employer to change their hours of work to accommodate their caregiving responsibilities towards their children, or their parents....

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...

Do You Have Human Rights Protection in Public Spaces?

by Nicole Simes | Oct 5, 2016 | For Employees

Do You Have Human Rights Protection in Public Spaces? Racial slurs and other discriminatory comments continue to occur between members of the public. But when they happen within businesses or municipal spaces, there may be a human rights claim. This issue was recently...

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...

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

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...

The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 12, 2016 | For Employers

The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee On June 30, 2016 the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “OCA”) released its decision in a case involving the dismissal of a disabled employee who earned about $ 22 000 per year. I wrote about the trial decision in April (see here...

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Does my employer have to modify my hours to accommodate my caregiving obligations?

Is Asking About Age in an Interview Discrimination?

When Rights Conflict: Religious Belief vs. Equality

Do You Have Human Rights Protection in Public Spaces?

Sexual Harassment Found Even Though No Criminal Charges

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee

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