Human Rights Archives

Catnapping on the Job, Possible Termination
February 2, 2010
A recent photograph taken by a TTC traveler on January 8, 2010 has gone viral on the internet. The photo depicts a TTC employee sleeping on the job in Read More...

Statistics Canada Release Numbers on Employees Absent from Work
January 21, 2010 , No comments
Statistics Canada has released numbers demonstrating that approximately 30 million work hours were lost across Canada in November due to seasonal flu Read More...

Royal Assent Given to Bill 168: Workplace Violence and Harassment Policy
December 21, 2009
On December 15, 2009 the Government of Ontario gave Royal Assent to Bill 168, entitled An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act with res Read More...

Employee’s Privacy Rights Using Employer’s Electronic Communication Equipment Before US Supreme Court
December 15, 2009
A United States case regarding the privacy of text messages sent by employees from their work cell phones is going before the U.S. Supreme Court. Alth Read More...

SCC Clarifies the Test for Undue Hardship
October 22, 2009
Hydro-Québec v. Syndicat des employé-e-s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d'Hydro-Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP-FTQ) – Supreme Cou Read More...

Bill 168: Employer Responsibilities involving Workplace Violence and Harassment
September 8, 2009
The Ontario Government has proposed Bill 168 which, if passed, will require employers to fulfill many new responsibilities with respect to preventing Read More...

Discrimination: Employee’s Sex Should Not Matter
December 15, 2008
An employer’s decision to hire an employee based on their sex may be found to be a prima facie case of discrimination unless it can be justified tha Read More...

Disability Irrelevant – No Discrimination
November 10, 2008
An employer is permitted to terminate a disabled employee provided the employee’s disability played no part in the employer’s decision to terminat Read More...

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