Christmas

When statutory holidays are also religious holidays

March 2, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights

Every year we get comments from subscribers around the Christmas and Good Friday holidays about why Canada still uses these Christian religious holidays as statutory (public) holidays when they are trying to promote an image of multiculturalism. I am anticipating the same comments as Good Friday approaches…

Christmas, Commission scolaire régionale de Chambly v. Bergevin, discrimination, duty to accommodate, employment law, employment standards act, ethnic diversity, Good Friday, Holidays, holy days, Markovic v. Autocom Manufacturing Ltd., Meiorin, multiculturalism, non-Christian holidays, Ontario Human Rights Code, Policy on Creed and the Accommodation of Religious Observances, reasponable accommodation, religious accommodation, religious discrimination, Religious holidays, religious observance, Tratnyek, undue hardship, Yom Kippur

Happy holidays and see you in 2011

December 24, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Announcements and Administration

We are taking a break from blogging over the holidays…

Blogging, Christmas, employment law, holiday greeting, Holidays, HR

The season of stress?

December 20, 2010 Adam Gorley Accessibility Standards, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Standard for Employment

What types of pressures you’re feeling this season—both at and away from work—and how do you deal with them? My coping method is to pray desperately for vacation (four days away!) and think about how great I’ll feel in the new year.

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, AODA, Christmas, coping with stress, four day workweek, Health Canada, Holidays, illness, ontario, overtime, stress, stressors, vacation, work culture, work-life balance