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By Vey Willetts LLP | 4 Minutes Read May 15, 2019

Tips on the right way to hire employees in Ontario

Hiring a new worker can be exciting. Presumably, by the time you make the job offer, something about the candidate has impressed you and suggested this person is the one for the job.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations / employment law, job interview, recruiting, restrictive covenants

By McCarthy Tétrault LLP | 3 Minutes Read November 13, 2017

“Asking for trouble”: BC Human Rights Tribunal considers whether interview questions crossed the line

The interview process can be a legal minefield for employers. One false step, one inappropriate question can give rise to a human rights complaint alleging that the employer has discriminated against the prospective employee.

Article by McCarthy Tétrault LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / ancestry, BC human rights tribunal, characteristics protected under the code, Citizenship, discrimination, discrimination with respect to employment, employment law, employment relationship, ethnic origin, family status, hiring, Human rights complaint, interview process, Interview questions, job interview, protected grounds of discrimination, recruiting

By Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law | 3 Minutes Read September 17, 2014

Company ordered to pay $8,000.00 for discriminatory text messages during job application process

A company in Ottawa has just landed itself with a damage award from the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and a lot of embarrassing media coverage in how one of its employees discriminated against a potential candidate for employment on the basis of “race, colour and ethnic origin” during a telephone job interview and subsequent texts. The case of Bouraoui v. Ottawa Valley Cleaning and Restoration, is a shocking example of discriminatory conduct on the part of an employer.

Article by Simon Heath, BA, MIR, LLB, Heath Law / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / Bouraoui v. Ottawa Valley Cleaning and Restoration, comments were racist, decision about a job by text message, discrimination, discriminatory conduct on the part of an employer, discriminatory text messages, employment law, human rights code, job application process, job interview, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, potential employers, potential job, resumes

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