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By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 2 Minutes Read September 25, 2019

Recent case assessment direction and “creed”

The Halton District Catholic School Board posted a job advertisement for a contract position. The applicant replied to the advertisement, and when he was not selected for the position he filed a complaint at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario alleging discrimination on the ground of creed.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights / CAD, Case Assesment Direction, code-related allegations, creed, discrimination in employment, employment law human rights, human rights, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Kevin Sambrano human rights paralegal, Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario human rights commission, religious discrimination

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 4 Minutes Read October 12, 2017

Adding new prohibited grounds in Ontario Human Rights Code

Private member's Bill 164, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2017, introduced on October 4, 2017 in the Ontario Legislature would amend the Ontario Human Rights Code (Code) to include four new prohibited grounds of discrimination including, social condition, police records, genetic characteristics and immigration status.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights / employment law, Genetic characteristics, immigration status, Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario human rights commission, police record checks, prohibited grounds of discrimination, social condition, social stigma

By Cristina Lavecchia | < 1 Minute 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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