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By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 2 Minutes Read March 27, 2020

Disallowing kilts while on duty does not equal discrimination

Employers must remember to consider these basic principles when responding to any claim alleging discrimination on the basis of the Code.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / discrimination on the basis of ancestry, dress code policy, employment law

By Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) | 3 Minutes Read June 5, 2017

High heels or the highway: Does your dress code policy need a makeover?

Recent developments in British Columbia, Ontario, and the United Kingdom, have refocused attention on dress codes—particularly appropriate footwear requirements—and with it, concerns about occupational health and safety, gender–equality, and other human rights. Because this is 2017, not the 1800s, it may be difficult to process the frequency with which many workplaces still require women to wear high heels or dress in other sexualized or gender–specific ways.

Article by Apolone Gentles, JD, CPA,CGA, FCCA, Bsc (Hons) / Business / discriminatory dress code policies, dress code policy, dress codes, footwear policy, gender-based discrimination, gender-specific dress code policies, health and safety, high heels, High Heels and Workplace Dress Codes, human rights, musculoskeletal injury, occupational health and safety, OHS Guideline G8.22(2.1) High heels, Sexualized and Gender-specific Dress Codes, women in the workplace, WorksafeBC

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minutes Read March 30, 2017

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: Ontario's current and upcoming minimum wage; whether the terms of an employee's employment contract could be implied because of industry practice; and Ontario Human Rights Commission's new report, Not on the menu: OHRC inquiry report on sexualized and gender-based dress codes in restaurants.

Article by Cristina Lavecchia / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / Dress code policies, dress code policy, dress codes, employment contract, employment law, gender-specific dress codes, industry practice, minimum wage, Minimum wage increase, Not on the menu: OHRC inquiry report on sexualized and gender-based dress codes in restaurants, OHRC, Ontario human rights commission

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