What to Do When an Employee Defies Your Mandatory Vaccination Policy
Find out why the employee is refusing before deciding what to do. Before the pandemic, mandatory vaccination policies were rare and limited to sensitive sectors like health care and travel. But […]
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Is Enforcing Mandatory Vaccination Employment Discrimination? – Quiz
It depends on whether employees refuse due to a disability or personal preference. Getting the COVID-19 vaccination is still a personal choice. But as the delta variant wreaks devastation, more and […]
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September 8: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Date: September 8, 2021 Time: 2:00 PM PDT Speaker: Jill Wilkie, Miller Thomson Watch the Recorded Webinar Here In this webinar, we will be discussing the following points with our expert from Miller Thomson, […]
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Do Employees Who Wear Religious Headwear Have to Use Hardhats?
Safety comes before religion but your duty is not to force workers to choose between them. Under OHS laws, employers must ensure that employees use PPE necessary to protect them from […]
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13 Ways to Battle Islamophobia in Canadian Workplaces
In January of 2017, an act of terror took the lives of six people at the Grand Mosque in Québec City and seriously injured 19 others. Their deaths were heartbreaking […]
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July 28: Using Mediation for Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
RECORDED DATE: July 28, 2021 TIME: 9:00-10:30AM PDT SPEAKER: Heather Hettiarachchi, LLB MSc CPHR To access the recording of this webinar, please go here. As a member of OHS Insider, use discount code HRIVIP21 to watch […]
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Mandatory Masking Human Rights Complaint Rejected
The requirement to wear face masks in public indoor settings to curb the spread of COVID-19, subject to certain exemptions, has resulted in a surge of human rights complaints across […]
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Can We Make Employees Speak Only English at Work? – Ask The Expert
English-speaking only is generally not an acceptable safety policy. QUESTION Can we require all workers to speak English at all times when they’re at work? We’ve had a lot of workplace incidents […]
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New Federal Workplace Harassment And Violence Prevention Regulations
Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (the Regulations), as well as related changes to Part II of the Canada Labour Code, came into force on Jan. 1, 2021. This new legal framework introduces significant […]
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Advancing Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Initiatives Through Employee Surveys
In the spring of 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement sparked conversations around the world about systemic racism and unconscious bias. Businesses have been re-evaluating their diversity, equity and inclusion […]
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Not Just “Sticks And Stones”
Not Just "Sticks And Stones": Ontario Recognizes A New Tort Of Online Harassment We have all heard the saying: "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words shall never hurt […]
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Discrimination And Retaliation
Discrimination And Retaliation: Employee Terminated After Complaining About Inappropriate Comments On Her Appearance In The Sales Associate v. Aurora Biomed Inc. and others, 2021 BCHRT 5 the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled […]
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Downsizing and the Liability Risks of Laying Off Employees on Medical and Disability Leave
Being on leave doesn’t prove a general force reduction layoff is disability discrimination. Times are hard and many employers simply need to reduce staff to stay in business. And that raises […]
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Is It Discrimination to Make Injured Worker Undergo Additional Medical Assessment?
Medical assessment to ensure a safe return to work is not disability discrimination. SITUATION A worker with a work-related back injury undergoes a medical assessment before returning to modified light work in […]
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C-65 Workplace Violence & Harassment Compliance Checklist
The to-do list you must complete by January 1, 2021 to comply with Bill C-65 Employers who are federally regulated have a long list of things to do to ensure compliance […]
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What Is Unconscious Bias? Infographic
What Is Unconscious Bias? It is an implicit association or attitude - about race or gender, for example - that: Operates beyond our control and awareness; Informs our perception of a […]
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You’re Biased & You Don’t Even Know It Infographic
What is unconscious bias? Our brains are bombarded with thousands of messages each second but instead of constantly seeing the world and making decisions as if for the first time the […]
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A Comprehensive Guide to Strategies and Benefits of Building a Diverse Workplace
Introduction As workforces shift and evolve technologically and interpersonally, it’s no wonder diversity in the workplace is a critical, ongoing discussion organizations need to be having. Building diversity programs, infrastructure, and strategy […]
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COVID-19, Return to Work & the Risks of Disability Discrimination Quiz
Don’t treat employees returning from COVID-19 like they’re radioactive lepers. SITUATION Fully recovered from his bout with COVID-19, Corey is thrilled and excited to return to work after 14 days of […]
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Genetic Testing & Nondiscrimination Policy
Don't use genetic information to make hiring and employment decisions. POLICY STATEMENT In recognition of the fact that genetic information about individuals is irrelevant to their current ability to work, […]
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Why You Should Not Factor Genetic Information into Your Hiring & Employment Decisions
Genetic screening of job applicants & employees can get you into serious legal trouble . Before COVID-19, genetic testing from companies like 23andMe was probably the hottest thing in consumer diagnostics […]
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Discrimination Quiz
QUESTION What are the consequences of discrimination in workplace for a business? ANSWER Complaints of discrimination against a company or business has serious consequences. These has been an uptick in the number of […]
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Top 5 Stories in HR Compliance that Almost Nobody Is Paying Attention To
If not burnout, you may at least be suffering from COVID-19 fatigue right now. Trust me, you’re not alone. The monster virus has seemingly consumed everything in its path over […]
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Working to Equality: Practical Steps for Designing an Effective Anti-Discrimination Strategy
By Cassandra Ma, Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP Recent events have ignited global public discourse around workplace human rights and, in particular, systemic racial discrimination. Collectively, the deaths of George Floyd, […]
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Racism in the Workplace
The standard racial discrimination and harassment policies to ensure compliance with human rights laws is no longer enough for these turbulent times. In response to the murder of George Floyd, […]
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Making a Difference: The 10 Things Employers Can Do to Combat Racism
The standard racial discrimination and harassment policies to ensure compliance with human rights laws is no longer enough for these turbulent times. In response to the murder of George Floyd, […]
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Anti-Racism Vision Statement
The murder of George Floyd is a tragic reminder that society’s war against racism and racial injustice has not been won. For decades, human rights commissions across Canada have called […]
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HR Audit: Are Your Employment Practices Perpetuating Racial Discrimination?
If you’re appalled by the recent murders in the U.S. and want to take a stand against racism and racial discrimination, the place to start is by asking this question: […]
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Debunking 7 Common Myths About Racism & Racial Discrimination
The hateful institutions of racism and racial discrimination are propped up by a set of myths and stereotypes that suppress people from speaking out and impede informed dialog and the […]
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Is Circumstantial Evidence Enough to Prove Racial Discrimination?
SITUATION The lone African Canadian employee of a trucking company endures racial abuse at the hands of his supervisor and co-workers. He complains to management and is warned to “stay in […]
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