eligibility for benefits

Mental health or physical disabilities that deal with the duty to accommodate

June 17, 2016 Rubin Thomlinson LLP Accessibility Standards, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Penalties and Fines, Standard for Employment, Standard for Information and Communications, Standard for the Built Environment, Union Relations

Mastering the ins and outs of the duty to accommodate under human rights legislation is hard. In fact, some would go so far as to say impossible. It’s no wonder this topic has floated to the top of the list of challenges faced by HR practitioners. I’ve given this some thought and come up with a number of rules that I feel should be followed in all cases.

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