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employee’s political expression or position

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 8 Minutes Read April 17, 2017

Workplace health and safety law and partisan political arguments

workplace partisan political argumentsIn March, a discussion was posted with respect to how workplace political expression could go awry with human rights law. The article also provided some best practices on how human resources professionals and employers can appropriately address human rights complaints specifically on the basis of political belief, activity or association. This following discussion, "Part 2", addresses how workplace political expression could also contravene harassment provisions under occupational health and safety legislation.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Immigration, Privacy, Union Relations / employee’s political beliefs, employee’s political expression or position, Employer programs and policies, Employment Act, employment law, harassment, human rights code, occupational health and safety act, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, workplace harassment, Workplace partisan political arguments, Workplace Safety and Health Regulation, workplace violence

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 8 Minutes Read March 7, 2017

Workplace partisan political arguments

workplace partisan political argumentsThe U.S. 2016 presidential election and post-election are causing much debate, criticism and protest outside of America. Canadians have actively participated in public marches and protests in response to Trump’s comments and proposed policies, as well as the recent proposedU.S. ban on entry to that country from certain Muslim nations. In this context, employers are right to ask whether workplace partisan political arguments fit in the workplace.

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