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By Michele Glassford | 2 Minutes Read December 1, 2014

Are your sexual harassment and harassment policies proactive or reactive?

While at the First Reference Conference one year, an interesting conversation arose among attendees at my lunch table, where more than one complained that her workplace refused to implement an anti-bullying policy (as was required under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act), apparently because doing so would open the floodgates (as the HR Manager was the alleged bully).

Article by Michele Glassford / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Union Relations / anti-bullying policy, discrimination, employment law, Ghomeshi effect, harassment, occupational health and safety act, off-duty conduct, poisoned work environments, policies and procedures, prohibited ground in human rights legislation, racism, sex discrimination in the workplace, sexism, sexual harassment

By Andrew Lawson | 3 Minutes Read October 11, 2011

Does over-sensitivity lead to harassment? The preventive value of respect

Respect Street Sign“Excessive claims of workplace harassment are a sign that our society has become far too sensitive and it really needs to stop.” This is the message I received from workshop participants this week during a group discussion on the topic of the prevention of workplace harassment and discrimination. But is it true?

Article by Andrew Lawson / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Bill 168, discrimination, employment law, harassment, harassment prevention, healthy workplaces, human rights code, illness, lost time, offensive speech, OHSA, Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, over-sensitive, respect, sexism, stress, workplace harassment, workplace violence

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