NEW WEBINAR SERIES:
Difficult Questions – Part 1:
The Impacts of Covid-19 on Precarious Employment
CATEGORY – HR COMPLIANCE
DATE – Wednesday, March 30, 2022
TIME – 11:00 AM PDT
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Recorded Date: June 2, 2021
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When Equality Doesn’t Cut It – Part 1: How to Bring an Equity Lens to Workplace Violence Prevention.
Recorded Date: October 6, 2021
Speakers: Jennifer Mak and Glenn French
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Recorded Date: October 13, 2021
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ABOUT THE WEBINAR
Covid-19 has exacerbated longstanding systemic issues and injustices both within our communities and our workplaces. These impacts are particularly salient for members of marginalized communities who, due to systemic oppression, are often caught in cycles of precarious employment which many of us fail to recognize.
The pandemic has spotlighted the issues and inequities that marginalized workers experience and endure on a daily basis. However, as the pandemic persists and attention to these issues begins to dwindle, with contingent work on the rise, workers in precarious employment relationships continue to be marginalized and exploited.
As an introduction to the three-part webinar series: “Difficult Questions: The Impacts of Covid-19 on Precarious Employment”, moderators Glenn French and Jennifer Mak will engage in a roundtable discussion with three outstanding leaders.
- Deena Ladd, Executive Director of the Workers’ Action Centre
- Stephanie Premji, Associate Professor and Graduate Chair of McMaster University’s School of Labour Studies
- Sultana Jahangir, Executive Director of the South Asian Women’s Rights Organization
Deena, Stephanie, and Sultana will offer their unique perspectives on precarious employment and how the contingent workers are vulnerable to workplace abuses, during the pandemic and beyond. More importantly, we will be focusing on how you can recognize and address the challenges faced by marginalized communities.
ABOUT THE MODERATORS
Name: Glenn French
Title: President & CEO
Company: Canadian Initiative On Workplace Violence
LinkedIn: Glenn French
Glenn French is the President and CEO of the Canadian Initiative on Workplace Violence, based in Toronto, Canada. Within the mental health field, Glenn has held many senior administrative and clinical positions within both the private and public sectors.
Established in 1999, the Canadian Initiative is a consultancy that studies trends in workplace conduct within Canada. In addition, they research and catalogue the practices, which organizations and unions are employing to reduce the risk of workplace aggression. The Canadian Initiative is committed to the sharing of this information with others who are interested in arriving at a better understanding of violence from a Canadian perspective and what we can do to prevent it. In addition, the Canadian Initiative works with employers to set policies and procedures, conduct organizational risk assessments, assess individual threats. as well as, provide a wide range of educational programs for both employees and management.
Jennifer Mak has helped organizations prevent workplace discrimination, harassment, and violence and build and maintain equitable, inclusive, and healthy work environments through the promotion of human rights and equity. As each organization is a unique entity that is constantly evolving, Jennifer works closely with organizations to develop and implement strategies that are unique to their needs.
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