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By Devry Smith Frank LLP | 4 Minutes Read January 29, 2020

Fired because of race? Consider a human rights claim

In 2018, a group of eight Caucasian employees of the Spruce Hill Resort and Spa Ltd. (“the Resort”) in British Columbia made a complaint to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (“the Tribunal”), in which they alleged that they had been terminated from their employment because they were not Chinese. The Tribunal found that seven of the employees had been discriminated against on the basis of race and colour, and one employee had been discriminated against on the basis of sex.

Article by Devry Smith Frank LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / discrimination based on race, discrimination based on sex, employment law, poisoned work environment, sexual harassment

By De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors | 2 Minutes Read June 8, 2018

Escalating damage awards for employees at the HRTO

notice periodIt would appear that there is an increasing willingness on the part of the HRTO to grant significant monetary awards to discriminated employees.

Article by De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll / accommodation on the ground of disability, back pay, damage awards, discrimination, discrimination based on disability, employment law, injury to dignity, poisoned work environment, reinstatement, sexual harassment in the workplace, termination, toxic work environment

By Rubin Thomlinson LLP | 4 Minutes Read October 17, 2017

The Wall: Tearing down a poisoned work environment

Although a similar CSI-style wall is unlikely to be recreated in a typical workplace, other examples of pervasive, non-specific harassment may arise. It is incumbent upon leaders at all levels in an organization not just to recognize harassment and potentially, a poisoned work environment, but to take steps to remedy the issues.

Article by Rubin Thomlinson LLP / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / complaints of harassment, duty to investigate harassment complaints, employment law, harassment, inappropriate behaviour, poisoned work environment, workplace assessment

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