Discrimination based on gender

Novel issues raised by transgender human rights complaints

November 29, 2019 Devry Smith Frank LLP Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, 0

A recent human rights complaint against several salons in Vancouver, British Columbia sheds new light on the relationship between human rights law and persons who identify as transgender.

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“Too pretty to drive a forklift”: Employee awarded considerable damages for workplace harassment and discrimination

September 15, 2017 Vey Willetts LLP Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights

This article details the outcome of the case of a woman who suffered repeated workplace harassment and discrimination and her employer’s failure to accommodate her reasonable requests for accommodation of both her pregnancy and disability, as defined under the Human Rights Code.

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Request for accommodation: Between a rock and a hard place

March 3, 2014 Michele Glassford Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights

Two recent cases dealing with requests for accommodation have put the challenge of balancing competing interests in the forefront of public discussion.

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Quebec Superior Court invalidates certain provisions of the Pay Equity Act

February 27, 2014 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

A coalition of unions led by the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ) has won a court challenge against certain provisions of the 2009 reform of Quebec’s Pay Equity Act. The provisions in question require…

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