Resources: Human Rights
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Ontario Employer Not Liable for Harassing Conduct between Employees
May 2014
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal recently made an interesting finding with respect to an employer’s limited responsibility for harassing conduct between employees in Baker v. Twiggs Coffee Roasters, 2014 HRTO 460 (Carey).
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A Cautionary Tale When Dismissing an Older Employee
February 2014
Aging and the lack of capacity to perform work can be inextricably linked but the dismissal of an older worker, even where there are performance concerns, must be handled with extreme care to avoid exposure to human rights complaints.
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2013 Ends with a Bang: $75,000 Award for Injury to Dignity Sets High Water Mark
January 2014
Kelly v. University of British Columbia (No. 4), 2013 BCHRT 302, was released on December 17, 2013. In it, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) decided the appropriate remedy for the discrimination it had found in an earlier decision.
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2013 Ends with a Bang: $75,000 Award for Injury to Dignity Sets High Water Mark