Comments on: Overt racism in the workplace – it’s still here http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/02/17/overt-racism-in-the-workplace-its-still-here/ Business, Payroll, Employment Law, Internal Controls & You! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam Gorley http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/02/17/overt-racism-in-the-workplace-its-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-659 Adam Gorley Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:59:45 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1649#comment-659 Hi Farooz. Thanks very much for your question. Just so you know, we don't provide legal advice or referrals, so I can't tell you where to find a lawyer. However, I can tell you that the forum for making a human rights complaint in Ontario is the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (<a href="http://www.hrto.ca/hrto/?q=en" rel="nofollow">www.hrto.ca</a>), and you should be able to find answers on the tribunal's website. Thanks again. Adam Hi Farooz. Thanks very much for your question.

Just so you know, we don’t provide legal advice or referrals, so I can’t tell you where to find a lawyer.

However, I can tell you that the forum for making a human rights complaint in Ontario is the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (http://www.hrto.ca), and you should be able to find answers on the tribunal’s website.

Thanks again.

Adam

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]]> By: Forooz Maleki http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/02/17/overt-racism-in-the-workplace-its-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Forooz Maleki Sun, 14 Nov 2010 06:46:27 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1649#comment-658 How can I make complaint against a person who is corrupted at Ontario Children Lawyer? I feel like this worker at OCL has been unfair toward me for "certain reason" but also because I am Muslim. The OCL worker, make sure I promise I will not raise my son Muslim. Where can I find a free, competent lawyer, to post a Human Right Complaint against the person? How can I make complaint against a person who is corrupted at Ontario Children Lawyer? I feel like this worker at OCL has been unfair toward me for “certain reason” but also because I am Muslim. The OCL worker, make sure I promise I will not raise my son Muslim. Where can I find a free, competent lawyer, to post a Human Right Complaint against the person?

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]]> By: Gorley’s Other Gig http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/02/17/overt-racism-in-the-workplace-its-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-386 Gorley’s Other Gig Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:02:08 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1649#comment-386 [...] For an example of one of his recent posts on the First Reference Blog, check out Workplace human rights: Overt racism in the workplace – it’s still here. [...] [...] For an example of one of his recent posts on the First Reference Blog, check out Workplace human rights: Overt racism in the workplace – it’s still here. [...]

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]]> By: Adam Gorley http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/02/17/overt-racism-in-the-workplace-its-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Adam Gorley Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:33:55 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1649#comment-379 Susan, that is a very good question! I can only speculate, but there could be many reasons. I guess it's likely that the boss isn't the one doing the hiring, and the person who does the hiring doesn't share the boss's intolerant views. Also, the person in charge of hiring probably understands all too well that the law doesn't allow him to discriminate in hiring, despite knowing the boss's feelings about "others". My personal belief about racism and similar prejudices is that they arise from feelings of helplessness, so a person might hold strong prejudices, but they might never show up until the person is faced with great stress or some other trouble. At that point people often look for someone to blame, and "others" are a common target because they are different, vulnerable, &c. This can happen to people whom no one would usually consider racist, as well--many people avoid taking responsibility for their own actions, preferring to blame others. Anyway! Thanks again for the question. Susan, that is a very good question!

I can only speculate, but there could be many reasons. I guess it’s likely that the boss isn’t the one doing the hiring, and the person who does the hiring doesn’t share the boss’s intolerant views. Also, the person in charge of hiring probably understands all too well that the law doesn’t allow him to discriminate in hiring, despite knowing the boss’s feelings about “others”.

My personal belief about racism and similar prejudices is that they arise from feelings of helplessness, so a person might hold strong prejudices, but they might never show up until the person is faced with great stress or some other trouble. At that point people often look for someone to blame, and “others” are a common target because they are different, vulnerable, &c. This can happen to people whom no one would usually consider racist, as well–many people avoid taking responsibility for their own actions, preferring to blame others.

Anyway! Thanks again for the question.

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]]> By: Susan Trevers http://blog.firstreference.com/2010/02/17/overt-racism-in-the-workplace-its-still-here/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Susan Trevers Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:14:14 +0000 http://blog.firstreference.com/?p=1649#comment-378 Why do racist employers hire from those groups that they hate so much? Why do racist employers hire from those groups that they hate so much?

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