Sentences with phrase «human rights code»

This year, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released its Policy on preventing discrimination because of Gender Identity and Gender Expression («Policy»), which is a helpful guide for employers in understanding gender identity and expression, and in meeting their responsibilities under the Ontario Human Rights Code («Code») to prevent gender identity and gender expression discrimination.

Costco applied to dismiss the compliant under section 27 (1)(c) of the Human Rights Code, which required the Tribunal to consider if there was «no reasonable prospect that the complaint will succeed».

(3) The employer shall not make an employee's agreement to work on Sundays a condition of being hired if the condition would be contrary to section 11 of the Human Rights Code.

It means that in Human Rights Code related discrimination cases, concerning large, public employers, reinstatement with back pay will remain an option.

As we approach the eighth anniversary of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) and the fifth anniversary of our revamped human rights system, we reflect on the interplay between the AODA and the Human Rights Code (HRC).

The Human Rights Legal Support Centre provides legal assistance to people in communities across Ontario who have experienced discrimination contrary to the Ontario Human Rights Code and who may want to file an application to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.

The Ontario Human Rights Code is the Ontario law that prohibits discrimination and harassment in the following «protected social areas»:

The Human Rights Tribunal found for Fredricks and agreed that the termination of his employment was a reprisal under the Human Rights Code.

Referring to his powers under The Human Rights Code, the adjudicator made it clear that there could be significant financial exposure to a business owner when the effects of sexual harassment on an employee trigger a lengthy period of unemployment.

If the employer disciplines the employee it may be in breach of the Human Rights Code if it is found that it should have reasonable known or suspected that the employee was an alcoholic or drug addict.

In addition, the Partridge case appears to be one of the few instances in which a court has ordered a party to pay compensation for breaching the Human Rights Code.

Our education focuses on promoting an understanding of the BC Human Rights Code and offers preventative training to ensure compliance with Code provisions.

In addition to the clinic's client services program, clinic staff conduct public legal education workshops, seminars and training sessions on topics related to the BC Human Rights Code.

In 2008, amendments to the Human Rights Code («Code») permitted Ontario civil courts to hear human rights cases for the first time provided that the claimant also had a separate issue that would -LSB-...]

The Ontario Human Rights Code provides for important workplace protections to ensure that the rights and dignity of all are observed.

Clinic staff can provide you with information on what protections are provided in the BC Human Rights Code and help you determine if your issue or concern falls under Code provisions.

The test to establish discrimination under Ontario's Human Rights Code requires that the claimant show:

The Ontario Human Rights Code protects people from discrimination in a variety of settings, including in employment.

Similar to the definition of harassment under the Canadian Human Rights Code, Ontario's Human Rights Code defines «harassment» as engaging in a course of vexatious comments or conduct that is known or ought reasonably to be known to be unwelcome.

If the harassment includes discriminatory conduct (i.e. sexual harassment, racial or religious slurs etc.) the employer may also face liability under the Ontario Human Rights Code.9 If the harassment includes threats of violence or actual violence, the employer may also be in breach of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.10

The adjudicator also ordered the business owner to pay his former employee damages for injury to dignity, feelings and self - respect; as well as exemplary damages (available under The Human Rights Code) as punishment for malice / recklessness involved in the human rights violation.

The Ontario Human Rights Code protects employees from termination on the basis of several prohibited grounds, including sex and pregnancy.

Section 27 of the BC Human Rights Code allows a Tribunal Member (Judge) to dismiss a complaint for various reasons.

Employees may not be required to take measures to find alternative arrangements for infrequent, sporadic or unexpected family needs, before seeking protection under the Human Rights Code (the «Code»).

The Human Rights Clinic is a specialized clinic that provides services to British Columbians as they relate to pursuing and understanding their legal rights under the BC Human Rights Code.

The complaint involves an allegation of sexual misconduct or an allegation of discrimination or harassment because of a prohibited ground of discrimination or harassment referred to in any provision of the Human Rights Code.

The Human Rights Code enshrines our collective beliefs about who deserves societal protection, and what disadvantages we, collectively, will strive to correct.

Allison E. MacIsaac reviews current challenges related to gender identity and gender expression in the workplace, in light of the 2012 amendments to the Ontario Human Rights Code to include «gender identity» and «gender expression» as protected grounds and increasing public awareness.

An employer's failure to have an EPL policy in place can lead to exposure to a variety of applications from employees, including damages for discrimination and other violation of the Human Rights Code.

In this Issue: The Human Rights Tribunal rules that a man's goatee is not protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code, WSIB and Mental Stress Claims and more...

The BC Human Rights Code does allow for some kinds of discrimination based upon retirement age.

[Under the Human Rights Code, everyone is entitled to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination on listed prohibited grounds.]

Depending on the nature of the harassment the conduct may also be in breach of the Ontario Human Rights Code or the Occupational Health and Safety Act placing the employee at liability under these statutes.

Most, if not all, employers are aware of the potential liability they face should they fail to adequately investigate complaints made against them under the Ontario Human Rights Code («Code «-RRB-.

Under the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code), employers, unions, housing providers and service providers have a legal duty to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities to the point of undue hardship, to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal opportunities, access and benefits.

Statutory Jurisdiction under the Code — The Tribunal can also only deal with issues of discrimination as defined within the BC Human Rights Code.

For example, British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal («BCHRT»), which has a direct - access model of filing applications that is similar to the application model in Ontario, amended their Human Rights Code to explicitly give the BCHRT the power to award costs if one or more of the parties engage in «improper conduct», in 2002.

But this recent case also tells us that condominium corporations must comply with the Human Rights Code when it comes to other matters which may be tied to services of the corporation or the corporation's directors or officers.

This amendment to the Human Rights Code does not create new legal rights for trans people.

Given that Botony breached its obligations, the Court considered what an appropriate remedy might be under the Human Rights Code, which prohibits employment - related discrimination on the basis of «family status.»

This case may signal that courts are becoming increasingly more comfortable awarding compensation for breaches of the Human Rights Code where the cases are brought before them, rather than a tribunal.

In 2012, the Ontario Human Rights Code was amended to add «gender identity» and «gender expression» as prohibited grounds of discrimination.

Subsequently, the ONA filed a grievance on the Grievor's behalf, alleging that the Hospital violated the collective agreement and the Ontario Human Rights Code by failing to provide a harassment - free workplace.

Discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry or disability (including addiction) is prohibited by BC's Human Rights Code.

On October 4, 2017, Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers introduced a private member's bill titled the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017 («Bill 164»).

She advises Colleges and Universities on faculty and staff performance management, accommodation and return to work issues under the Human Rights Code, and compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

In 2011, the GSB found for the union and declared that the Ministry had breached the collective agreement and the Human Rights Code.

If you would like to learn more about accommodation under the Human Rights Code, please see our related video on that topic

The Ontario Human Rights Code specifically permits a plaintiff in a civil action (such as a wrongful dismissal case) to attach a claim for a violation of the Human Rights Code.

If passed, Bill 164 would amend Ontario's Human Rights Code to add four new prohibited grounds of discrimination: social condition, genetic characteristics, immigration status and police records.