Sentences with phrase «religious accommodation requests»

Quebec Justice Minister recently tabled Bill 62, An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for religious accommodation requests in certain bodies fostering respect for religious neutrality of the state and aimed in particular to frame requests for religious accommodations in certain organizations.

Additionally, the employer agreed to make certain internal reforms in its business practices and training, including making sure that managers understand how to handle religious accommodation requests and that supervisors properly engage employees who make religious accommodation requests in an interactive process to achieve a workable accommodation.

Although the Bill allows for religious accommodation if certain conditions are met, it remains unclear how religious accommodation requests will be processed or evaluated.

Not exact matches

15 months after its creation by the Quebec government, and after extensive public hearings in all regions of the province on the issue of how far society should go to accommodate requests for religious and cultural adjustments from individuals from minority groups, the Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences finally released its report and recommendations.

Officially titled An Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for requests for accommodations on religious grounds in certain bodies, the bill «imposes a duty of religious neutrality, in particular on personnel members of public bodies in the exercise of the functions of office» and also recognizes «the importance of having one's face uncovered when public services are provided and received so as to ensure quality communication between persons and allow their identity to be verified, and for security purposes.»

Typically, the request for accommodation of religious beliefs will be for time off; either days off to observe holidays or time off during the day to pray, or for specific scheduling requests, such as not being required to work on the employee's weekly Sabbath or day of rest...

The issue of one's religion or religious beliefs will only be relevant in the employment context when there is a request for accommodation.

For employers hoping to avoid human rights complaints or legal action when an employee requests accommodation on religious grounds, it is important to understand the relevant legal tests.

That changed in the last 10 years, leaving employers to deal with myriad «religious» accommodation requests.

On February 13, 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued a healthcare provider in a Michigan federal court for administering a mandatory flu vaccination program without regard to a job applicant's request for a religious accommodation.

The Canadian Secular Alliance has serious concerns with the Quebec's Bill 60: Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a framework for accommodation requests

The Canadian Secular Alliance has serious concerns with the Quebec's Bill 60: Charter affirming the values of State secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a framework for accommodation requests The CSA favours instead a -LSB-...]

If an accommodation request on religious grounds concerns a student attending an educational institution established by a school board, the school board must take into account the objectives set out in the Education Act, in particular to make sure that the request is consistent with and does not compromise:

Bill 60, Charter affirming the values of state secularism and religious neutrality and of equality between women and men, and providing a framework for accommodation requests, was tabled in Quebec's national assembly on November 7, 2013.

The public body's policy would also have to state and define the rules for handling accommodation requests on religious grounds, as follows.

The accommodation requested does not compromise the separation of religion and state or the religious neutrality and secular nature of the state.

That the accommodation requested does not compromise the principle of State religious neutrality.

The Bill also establishes the circumstances under which a religious accommodation may be granted in various areas of a public body (services, employment, and education etc.) as well as the specific elements that must be considered when dealing with certain accommodation requests.

The Bill does establish conditions in which accommodations for religious reasons may be granted and the specific elements that must be considered when dealing with certain accommodation requests.