Family status – a ground of discrimination just like any other
Some recent cases make the message to employers very clear: employers cannot minimize or ignore requests for accommodation on the basis of family status. The requests must be treated in the same way as...
View ArticleReturning from parental leave and accommodating family status
After 20 weeks of parental leave, I'm back in front of my computer, checking my email, catching up on workplace changes, putting together a schedule and generally getting back into the swing of things....
View ArticleEmployers can’t ignore employee signs of disability
When an employer has evidence that an employee has or may have a disability, the law requires the employer to investigate and determine whether the employee needs or wants accommodation. Continue...
View ArticleThree popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with:An Ontario human rights case where an employee’s dismissal by her employer for having lied about when she found out about her pregnancy was...
View ArticleWorkplace accommodation has limits
In Pourasadi v Bentley Leathers Inc., the Human Rights Tribunal found that accommodating a store manager by permitting the employee not to assist customers was not required, since assisting customers...
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