Federal Court clarifies that the prohibited ground of “family status”...
Do employers have to accommodate the "childcare responsibilities" of their employees to the point of undue hardship? The Federal Court has confirmed that in the federal jurisdiction the answer is yes...
View ArticleMost-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk
The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with workplace discrimination due to childcare obligations, terminating a disabled employee on sick leave and the need to have clear written...
View ArticleLeave to Appeal Air Canada mandatory retirement case to Supreme Court of...
As predicted, there was an application for leave to appeal Air Canada's mandatory retirement case to the Supreme Court of Canada; however, without providing any reasons, the Supreme Court of Canada...
View ArticleThree of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with three accommodation on the ground of disability.cases badly handled by employers. Continue reading Three of the most popular...
View ArticleIs an employer’s duty to accommodate becoming too much?
After a recent Federal Court of Appeal ruling, employers are now faced with the responsibility of accommodating employee requests relating to childcare - providing it does not cause the employer undue...
View ArticleFederal Court of Appeal dismisses Air Canada pilots’ appeal regarding...
In a decision dated August 9, 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal made by Air Canada pilots regarding their age discrimination claim. Continue reading Federal Court of Appeal...
View ArticleThe Air Canada pilots’ mandatory retirement saga – will it end with the...
In July, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal made its third decision in the case of two Air Canada pilots who challenged the airline's mandatory retirement policy. The tribunal decided in favour of Air...
View ArticleAir Canada pilots’ mandatory retirement saga continues
As you may recall, Air Canada pilots launched human rights complaints on the ground of age discrimination because the company forced them to retire at age 60. In a history of decisions spanning back to...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....