If the employer does not succeed in convincing the court that it took appropriate measures to prevent or put a stop to the harassment, it may be ordered to pay damages, pay the costs of the hearing or to put in place a sensitization and training program
on psychological harassment.
Not exact matches
A community where all students feel free from bias, discrimination, and
harassment is a place where bullying is less likely to occur, where it will be handled in ways that seek to understand and address students» real needs, and where children's cognitive and
psychological resources are freed up to focus
on learning.
In Quebec, the first province to legislate a prohibition
on «
psychological harassment» at work, the Labour Standards Tribunal listed some examples of bullying as rude, degrading or offensive remarks, spreading rumours, ridicule, shouting abuse, belittling employees, ignoring them or making fun of their personal choices.
Examples provided in the brochure issued by the government explain that this type of
harassment can be «severe, repeated conduct that adversely affects a worker's
psychological or physical well being» or «a single occurrence, if shown to have a lasting, harmful effect
on a person.»
The legal solution often depends
on the nature of the conflict: it may involve an employment agreement or a work contract, firing or layoffs,
psychological harassment, an occupational injury, a breach of labour standards, a non-competition clause or a non-solicitation clause.
This unprecedented social phenomenon could definitely have an impact
on labour relations, since Quebec's Labour Standards Act imposes stringent obligations
on employers in connection with
psychological and sexual
harassment.
Frequently involved in files involving both unionized and non-unionized employees, she advises businesses and organizations
on a range of issues such as the interpretation and application of collective agreements, the imposition of disciplinary sanctions, handling
psychological harassment complaints, drafting and applying employment agreements and dealing with claims for dismissal without cause.
The Labour Standards Act imposes a two - pronged obligation
on every employer: Take all reasonable means to prevent
psychological harassment, and put a stop to any instance of it as soon as it comes to the employer's attention.
In Graham v Shear Logic Hairstyling, an employee was awarded $ 11,400 representing general damages for denigration of her dignity and self - respect, and for
psychological and emotional harm she experienced due to discrimination in employment
on the grounds of sex and sexual orientation, in addition to sexual
harassment... [more]