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By Vey Willetts LLP | 4 Minutes Read January 17, 2020

Food for thought: do employers need to accommodate ethical veganism in the workplace?

While the Ontario Human Rights Code has been interpreted in a liberal manner, there are situations where employees will experience workplace discrimination that falls beyond its scope. One area where it remains unclear to what extent the Code will apply, however, is with respect to vegan employees.

Article by Vey Willetts LLP / Employee Relations, Human Rights / accommodation and human rights issues, creed, employment law, ethical veganism, Human Rights code of Ontario, philosophical beliefs, protected human rights grounds, religious beliefs

By Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services | 3 Minutes Read May 26, 2016

The duty to accommodate revisited: H.T. v. ES Holdings Inc. o/a Country Herbs

The duty to accommodate presents itself to employers in many forms. While the most common accommodation involves a disability, often there are other grounds for accommodation that an employer must address as illustrated in H.T. v. ES Holdings Inc. o/a Country Herbs.

Article by Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services / Employee Relations, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / adverse discrimination, BFOR, constructive discrimination, creed, discrimination, duty to accommodate, duty to accommodate in the workplace, employment law, Human Rights in employment, human rights legislation, Kevin Sambrano, mandatory training, Meiorin, Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, policies and procedures, prima facie discrimination, religious accommodation, religious beliefs, termination, undue hardship

By Michele Glassford | 3 Minutes Read March 2, 2015

Betting you don’t have a gambling policy

We have recently survived the Superbowl and the Oscars. Over the next few weeks you may also experience some March Madness amongst your employees. And we have all heard the story of a mega-jackpot win by a group of employees who, despite their good fortune, left their employer bereft of employees overnight.

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