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Alberta Human Rights Act

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 5 Minutes Read July 3, 2018

Recent amendments to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Code bring big changes to Alberta workplaces

This blog provides a summary of some of the key changes to the Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Code relating to joint work site health and safety committees, health and safety representatives, harassment and violence.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Alberta Human Rights Act, Alberta OHS, harassment, hazard assessment, Health and safety inspection, Health and safety policies, health and safety representative, HSR, investigating incidents, joint work site health and safety committee, JWSHSC, occupational health and safety, occupational health and safety act, Occupational Health and Safety Code, Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, OHSA, reporting incidents, violence, violence and harassment, violence and harassment prevention plan, violence and harassment prevention training, violence hazard assessment, violence prevention plan, violence prevention procedure, Workplace inspection

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read February 16, 2017

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Workplace violence; age as a protected ground under human rights legislation; and the return-to-work process and the role of healthcare providers.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / age protected ground, Alberta Human Rights Act, employment law, return to work process, workers compensation, workplace violence

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read September 7, 2016

Yes your employees may be legally entitled to time off work to watch their kids, even if they give you no advance notice

Alberta employers should keep this decision in mind when responding to an employee’s last minute request or demand for time off work to deal with childcare obligations, and even other family needs. Arguably, and if the right facts exist, employees could be protected under the Alberta Human Rights Act even if they have made no efforts to seek out alternate child care. The result is that they could be entitled to the short period of time off, in most cases despite the negative impact that their absence will have on the employer’s operations.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / Alberta Human Rights Act, bona fide childcare problem, childcare obligations, employee absences, employment law, family status, human rights, Human Rights Code protections, last minute request for time off work, Miraka v A.C.D. Wholesale Meats Ltd., parental obligations, parent’s legal responsibility to a child, time off work to watch children, time off work to watch kids, “family status” under human rights legislation

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