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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 5 Minutes Read March 6, 2020

No obligation to accommodate employee’s “preference” to work closer to home

A recent arbitration decision is helpful for employers dealing with accommodation requests, particularly with respect to a request to be transferred to a different location.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Human Rights / accommodation, discrimination in employment, duty to accommodate, employment law, prima facie discrimination Leave a Comment

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read February 26, 2019

The employee’s responsibility under the “Code”

Accommodation under the “Code” is a bridge where both parties must meet. What happens if a reasonable effort is not made on the part of the applicant?

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / disability and sick leave management system, Duty to Accomdate to the point of undue hardship, duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, employment law, human rights code, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Kevin Sambrano, Kevin Sambrano human rights paralegal, LeBlanc v. Haugen’s BBQ Ltd., prima facie discrimination, respondent

By Sean Bawden | 4 Minutes Read February 20, 2019

Arbitrator orders nurse who was caught stealing narcotics to be reinstated

Is it a discriminatory practice and potential breach of the Ontario Human Right Code for a nursing home to prohibit nurses from stealing narcotics?

Article by Sean Bawden / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Payroll / addiction in the workplace, discriminatory practice, duty to accommodate, employment law, prima facie discrimination, termination, termination with cause

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