Sexual Harassment Awards: Saskatchewan: Summary
| Case | Year | Summary | Award | General Commentary |
| The legislators of Saskatchewan have placed a limit on the sum which may be awarded for compensatory damages for a human rights violation as $20,000. This includes any award for “punitive damages” for conduct which is wilful or reckless. An award of lost income may be allowed in addition to this sum. A person subjected to the most brutal forms of human rights abuse in a workplace environment will see such a maximum recovery. | |||
| Saskatchewan Board of Inquiry, Ratzlaff v. Dimas (1986), 7 C.H.R.R. | $2,400. The legislated cap was then $5,000. | ||
| Karlenzig v. Chris’ Holdings Ltd. | $2,500. The legislated cap was then $5,000. | ||
| Nov 2001 cap set at $10,000 | Shier v Edworthy Saskatchewan HRT | 2003 | A complainant who was the subject of one aggressive act of a physical nature, at age 21 or 22, highly physically and economically vulnerable, and subjected to verbal abuse on the same day, showing impact on her self-esteem, without “significant physiological impact”. |
| $2,000. | |||
| Evans v. Karavas
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June 2007 | The verbal abuse was frequent and ongoing;
This, combined with the sexual comments directed at the Complainant, created an intimidating and offensive working environment. |
$2,000 |
| Abu-Ghazaleh v. JKT Holdings Ltd
Sask HRT
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April 2008 | Sexual harassment;
The harassment in this case was both verbal and physical. The harassment was “not particularly aggressive”; the physical contact was intrusive and ongoing. There were two perpetrators. |
$6,000 |
| Merrick v Ipsco
Sask HRT |
Nov 2008
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Terminated due to drug addiction;
“substantial” award appropriate |
$4,000 against employer and $4,000 against the union;
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| Howard Johnston v Sask HRC | |||
| 2009 | Verbal sexual harassment | $2,000; cap was $10,000; costs ordered of $1,000 due to abusive conduct at the hearing | |
| Hawman v. Battlefords School
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| 2014 cap increased to $20,000 |