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By Piccolo Heath LLP | 5 Minutes Read June 11, 2019

Equality when you are born this way … Not the same way

When it comes to employers navigating human resource issues and relationships with their employees, the concept of equal versus identical is even more obvious. For employers, “equal” does not mean the individual employees are all the same, but that they be given the same opportunities.

Article by Piccolo Heath LLP / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / Canadian Human Rights Act, Caster Semenya, discrimination, employment law, gender discrimination, Genetic characteristics, genetic condition, Genetic discrimination, genetically different, Ontario Human Rights Code, prohibited ground of discrimination

By Alison J. Bird | 4 Minutes Read August 10, 2015

The duty to accommodate: When is the point of undue hardship reached?

Under human rights legislation, employers have a duty to accommodate an employee’s needs related to a prohibited ground of discrimination to the point of undue hardship. It can often be difficult for employers and their legal counsel to assess when the point of undue hardship is reached.

Article by Alison J. Bird / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / bona fide occupational requirement, duty to accommodate, employment law, human rights act, human rights commission, human rights legislation, LeFrense v IBM Canada Ltd, Nova Scotia Human Rights Board of Inquiry, Physical disability, point of undue hardship, prohibited ground of discrimination

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | < 1 Minutes Read June 5, 2014

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with mandatory retirement; enforceability of releases; and an employer's obligation to accommodate child care responsibilities.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / Canadian Human Rights Act, disputes arising from the agreement, employment contract, employment law, family status, human rights code, mandatory retirement, obligation to accommodate child care responsibilities, prohibited ground of discrimination, trade unions

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