Statutory Mandate to Investigate
The Occupational Health and Safety Act in Ontario makes it mandatory for the employer to maintain and implement a policy to ensure its workforce remains free from threats of workplace…
Due Diligence Defence
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Human Rights: Employer's Defence: Due Diligence Human Rights: Employer's Defence: Due Diligence Ontario’s Code has a provision which deems the employer liable for the acts…
Human Rights: Duty to Investigate
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Human Rights: Duty to AccommodateHome › Workplace Human Rights ›Human Rights: Duty to Investigate Human Rights: Duty to Investigate The investigation of any human…
Poisoned Work Environment
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Human Rights: Other Liabilities: Poisoned Workplace Human Rights: Other Liabilities: Poisoned Workplace The employer takes on direct liability, given a finding of a poisoned workplace.…
Reprisal
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Human Rights: Remedies: Reprisal Human Rights: Remedies: Reprisal The word “reprisal” can lead to confusion as there are two types of such retaliatory conduct often…
Canada
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Damages: Injured Feelings: Canada Damages: Injured Feelings: Canada Canada maintains a legislated cap on the sum to be awarded for compensatory damages of $20,000. As…
Quebec
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Damages: Injured Feelings: Quebec Damages: Injured Feelings: Quebec An award of $5,000 was made to a woman whose manager confided to her repeatedly about his…
Manitoba
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Damages Injured Feelings: Manitoba Damages Injured Feelings: Manitoba The awards in Manitoba have been traditionally modest. A recent 2019 decision has reversed this trend, one…
Addiction
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Addiction: Accommodation Addiction: Accommodation Addiction, as discussed elsewhere, has been recognized as a protected ground as a disability. The issue becomes, particularly in addiction cases,…
Is Procedural Breach Actionable
Home › Workplace Human Rights ›Duty to Accommodate: Procedural Breach: Actionable Duty to Accommodate: Procedural Breach: Actionable The issue has arisen as to whether a failure to meet the procedural…