Human Rights Tribunal Flexes Power

By Graeme McFarlane Is zombie culture spreading to the courtroom?  Issues employers thought were long dead coming back to life and returning to the workforce. ...

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Is Your Workplace Psychologically Safe? Part One

By Cori Maedel, CHRP This is the first of a five part-series exploring the varied impacts of the National Standard, developed by the Mental Health...

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Shifting the Perception of Disability in the Workforce

By Karen Lai and Mark Gruenheid How many of your staff has asked for a redesign of their workstation?  To provide an ergonomic cushion for...

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Failure to Accommodate Results in Damages of Over $387,000

By Veronica Ukrainetz On June 9, 2009, The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal awarded Lynda Kerr, a pharmaceutical sales representative, damages of $387,083.07 plus pre/post...

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Human Rights and Employer Responsibility to Accommodate Disability in the Workplace

By Jennifer Lynch, QC* When it comes to mental illness and problem substance use in the workplace, employers and employees have both rights and responsibilities....

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