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Slaw: Four Christians arguing right to religious freedom at work before European Court of Human Rights

September 6, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Human Rights

On Wednesday September 5, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg heard arguments from four workers challenging British judgments over the expressions of their religious faith in the workplace. Two are arguing for the right to wear a cross at work, while the others object to dealing with same sex couples.

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Slaw: AODA era part II: What’s up next? The proposed integrated accessibility regulation

March 18, 2011 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Accessibility Standards, Human Resources, Human Rights, Integrated Accessibility Regulation

The Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation Standards have all been combined in the Proposed Integrated Accessibility Regulation (PIAR). This proposed regulation is currently under public review till March 18, 2011. Proposed compliance timelines are included. I was told by a source close to the ministry that the final version of the Integrated Accessibility Regulation will…

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Slaw: CSST services and website available only in French

December 23, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources

The Office québécois de la langue française requires that all communications between the Commission de la Santé et de la Sécurité du Travail du Québec (CSST, Quebec’s workplace health and safety board) and employers, suppliers and partners take place in French only, to comply with…

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Slaw: Human rights tribunal defends family values: work-life balance ruling

August 13, 2010 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Human Resources, Human Rights

While not every childcare need gives rise to an employer obligation to accommodate, the employee argued that her complicated and unpredictable schedule made it impossible to care for her children. Moreover, she knew that…

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