A federal adjudicator has found that Global Affairs Canada discriminated against a foreign service officer when it cancelled his posting to Nairobi, Kenya, after relying solely on a Health Canada …
Family Status
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Human rights case against City of Peterborough deferred pending labour board, WSIB decisions
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has deferred a sexual harassment and discrimination case against the City of Peterborough until parallel proceedings at the Ontario Labour Relations Board and Work… …
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A Nova Scotia Board of Inquiry has ordered PepsiCo Canada to pay nearly $22,000 in damages to a worker who was terminated without proper accommodation for her physical disability and …
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PREMIUM Moores faces human rights complaint despite late filing after technical error
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Arbitrator orders Unifor to provide childcare particulars in Bombardier accommodation fight
An Ontario arbitrator has directed Unifor to provide Bombardier with detailed information about childcare arrangements and costs in a dispute over family-status accommodation. The union filed a grieva… Free Membership …
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Family status not a factor in firing of worker who sought time off to care for aging mother: Tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario dismissed a discrimination complaint from a delivery driver who claimed he was fired for requesting time off to care for his elderly mother, ruling …
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Receptionist who returned from parental leave to increased hours, offered different role awarded nearly $45,000
A former receptionist, who was greeted with increased work hours and an attempt to reassign her to a different office and position when she returned from parental leave, has been …
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FeaturedSexual Harassment
Liquor store worker who alleged owner harassed, assaulted her has case dismissed by Alberta human rights tribunal
The Human Rights Tribunal of Alberta has dismissed a complaint from a liquor store worker who alleged sexual harassment and assault, along with family status discrimination in the workplace, finding …
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board ordered to pay $10,000 for discriminatory firing
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) was found to have discriminated against an employee on the basis of his family status and other protected characteristics under the Ontario Human …
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Preference versus need: Worker’s family status discrimination complaint dismissed
A single mother and former residential support worker at Family Options Inc. has had her family status discrimination application dismissed by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO). The worker,… …

