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By Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR | 6 Minutes Read January 3, 2023

Ensuring fairness and thoroughness in workplace investigations

In continuation from Part 1 of our blog series on how best to approach harassment complaints, we will now focus on stage 2 of the process as we examine how best to conduct a fair and thorough investigation, following a workplace complaint.

Article by Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety / bullying, employment law, fairness, harassment, harassment complaints, mental health, occupational health and safety, procedural fairness, workplace harassment, workplace investigations Leave a Comment

By Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR | 6 Minutes Read December 6, 2022

You’ve got a harassment complaint, so what now?

These days, allegations of “harassment” or “bullying” can make people tense up very quickly. Understandably so as reputations are at stake and missteps can be costly – like, in the landmark case of Boucher v. Walmart Canada Corp where the retailer was ordered to pay damages totalling $410,000 plus 20 weeks’ salary for conducting a shoddy in-house investigation following allegations of workplace bullying and harassment.

Article by Belle Yuan, HR consultant, Strategywise HR / Employee Relations, Health and Safety / bullying, employment law, harassment, harassment complaint, investigation, mental health, workplace harassment, workplace harassment policy, workplace violence policy Leave a Comment

By Sultan Lawyers | 4 Minutes Read May 31, 2022

“Gaslighting” – What does it mean and how does it exist in the workplace?

Gaslighting is a term frequently used by Generation Z in many social settings; however, it has been around for centuries. With the motion toward diversity, equality and inclusion, the term gaslighting is significant as it is a term used to identify toxicity and manipulative behaviour in society. Moreso within relationships, however this term is applicable to all social environments in one’s daily life. One of these social environments, includes the workplace.

Article by Sultan Lawyers / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / bad faith terminations, constructive dismissal claim, discrimination, employment law, gaslighting, harassment, psychological harassment, termination without cause, toxic work environment, workplace harassment, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

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