sexual harassment in the workplace

Embracing the #MeToo movement

October 29, 2019 Stringer LLP Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Training and Development, 0

#MeToo has quickly caught wind as a widespread movement that sheds light on the prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, particularly in the workplace. As a result of the movement, society’s attitudes towards workplace sexual harassment have started to change; but, has this impacted how courts and tribunals approach sexual harassment cases?

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No right to sue employer for sexual assault by co-worker: WSIAT

November 26, 2018 Sean Bawden Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights

Can an employee sue her employer if she is the victim of sexual assault at work by a co-worker? The Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal says no once again, “not if the employee is entitled to WSIB benefits.”

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Q&A: When is an employer’s duty to investigate workplace harassment triggered?

July 19, 2018 Ava Z Moradi, JD Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources

In this conference Q&A, we address when an employer’s duty to investigate workplace harassment is triggered. In partnership with Stringer LLP, First Reference Inc. recently hosted the 19th Annual Employment Law Conference on June 12, 2018, where we discussed the latest legal developments including issues surrounding workplace harassment. We received a large number of questions […]

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Escalating damage awards for employees at the HRTO

June 8, 2018 De Bousquet PC Barristers and Solicitors Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll

It would appear that there is an increasing willingness on the part of the HRTO to grant significant monetary awards to discriminated employees.

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New Ontario law requires public disclosure of employee compensation

May 8, 2018 Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Wages and Compensation

On the heels of new amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, which introduced changes to this law’s equal pay provisions, the Ontario government recently passed The Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (“the Act”). The Act is just one of many components of the Liberal government’s plan.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 1, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with avoiding sexual harassment claims in the workplace, Occupational Health and Safety amendments and BC’s Family Day.

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Sexual harassment and Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2018 Lisa Stam, Spring Law Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development

Employers need to be aware of the sexual tensions at play in an office, or risk being held liable for failing to address a poisoned work environment. For example, if two co-workers had a relationship and then broke up, and one is now showing revealing photos of the other around the office, this likely creates a poisoned work environment for the depicted employee. Though a manager may be tempted to deem the matter personal, the employer has an obligation to protect the employee.

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Combatting sexual harassment in the workplace: Formal measures required by September 2016

June 15, 2016 Employer Advisor, McCarthy Tétrault LLP Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Privacy and Security, Training and Development, Union Relations

As we wrote about late last year, the Government of Ontario has moved forward with its plan to address sexual violence and harassment. Bill 132, Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (Supporting Survivors and Challenging Sexual Violence and Harassment), 2015, received Royal Assent…

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The Human Rights Code and Res Judicata: G.G. v. […] Ontario Limited

July 29, 2015 Kevin Sambrano, Sambrano Legal Services HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Recruiting and Hiring

Generally speaking, res judicata (Latin for “a thing adjudicated”) is the legal doctrine which prevents the same matter from being tried a second time once there has been a verdict or decision in regard to that matter. Under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, a criminal matter being decided in regard to a matter that contains a breach of the Human Rights Code does not necessarily prevent an applicant from filing at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. This was the case in G.G. v. […] Ontario Limited.

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Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

November 14, 2013 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, HR Analytics, HR Policies and Procedures, HRMS, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations, Wages and Compensation

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with expanding their disability management programs; a zero tolerance approach to a grievance arising from a case of sexual harassment and assault; and the Canada Pension Plan 2014 contribution rates,

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