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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read February 6, 2020

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with workplace discrimination, payroll and safety blitzes in Ontario.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination based on race, earnings and hours, employment law, ethnic origin, machine guarding hazards, race and colour, Safety blitz, safety blitzes, Workplace discrimination

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 2 Minutes Read December 18, 2019

Is “accent” protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code?

The applicant, originally from India, initially filed an application at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario alleging reprisal in employment. The applicant alleged he had been offered a job and that during the training period, the trainer had made a number of remarks in regard to the applicant's accent when speaking English.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights / accent, ancestry, discrimination based on race, employment law, ethnic origin, human rights code, human rights workplace, Kevin Sambrano, place of origin, Policy on discrimination and language

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read September 10, 2018

Lack of evidence works against employer at the HRTO

In the matter of Puniani v. Rakesh Majithia CA Professional Corporation, after being terminated from her employment, the applicant filed a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario alleging discrimination based on sex. The respondents denied any such claims and alleging the reason for the applicant’s termination was related to job performance.

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