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By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read April 9, 2021

Criminal records check requirement

Can an employer require a worker to complete a criminal records check (CRC) as a condition of employment? Is it a breach of the worker’s human rights if the employer dismisses him for refusing to complete a CRC? What if the employee has a previous criminal conviction?

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Business, Human Rights / criminal records checks, Dismissal, employment law, performance issues, prohibited grounds of discrimination Leave a Comment

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read August 14, 2019

5 questions to consider when exploring the duty to accommodate

Canadian human rights law also imposes a duty to accommodate. This requires employers to ensure that persons with characteristics protected under the Code are not unfairly excluded where working conditions can be adjusted.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employee Relations, Human Rights / bona fide occupational requirement, disability–based discrimination, discrimination in employment, duty to accommodate, duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, employment law, flexibility, physical or mental disabilities, prohibited grounds of discrimination, protected grounds of discrimination

By Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law | 7 Minutes Read June 21, 2019

Employer reminder: Summary hearing tool at the Human Rights Tribunal for allegations of bullying and harassment

An “Order for a Summary Hearing” is an employer’s tool to seek early dismissal of the Application on the basis that ‘there is no reasonable prospect that the Application will succeed’ at a full hearing. Hence, it should be dispensed quickly and efficiently.

Article by Jeff Dutton, Dutton Employment Law / Employee Relations, Human Rights / bullying and harassment, discrimination, discrmination, employment law, prohibited grounds of discrimination, summary hearing, summary hearing process

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