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What Protections Do Employees Have Against Workplace Discrimination

What Are My Rights as an Employee in Canada? In Canada, every employee has the right to be treated respectfully and fairly in the workplace. This includes protection against discrimination based on national or ethnic origin, race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, or a conviction for which a record […]

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What do I do if I’m working in a toxic work environment?

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What do I do if I’m working in a toxic work environment? Over the years, laws in Canada have evolved to protect workers from toxic work environments. Today, more Canadians than ever understand the legal right to a safe and healthy workplace that is free of bullying and harassment or discrimination under human rights law.

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Workers with Disabilities

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Employers have important obligations towards workers with disabilities Diversity is one of British Columbia’s greatest strengths and employers gain the diversity advantage when they seek to employ people with disabilities. It is estimated that more than six million Canadians identify as having a disability. Globally, the population of persons with a disability is 1.3 billion.

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What Can I do if I am Being Bullied and Harassed at Work?

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What Can I do if I am Being Bullied and Harassed at Work? Under the BC Workers Compensation Act, regulations, and policy, it is the obligation of everyone in the workplace, i.e., the employer, supervisors, and employees, to take all reasonable steps to prevent bullying and harassment from taking place. However, not every unpleasant interaction

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I have been injured at work

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Workplace injuries can be devastating. What should you do if you’ve been injured at work? Most people hurt at work can’t sue in the courts. If you’re in an employment relationship, or you’re an independent business person who carries self-paid insurance premiums with your provincial workers compensation board (called “personal optional protection” or “POP” in

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Types of Workplace Discrimination

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Types of workplace discrimination comes in many forms. Fortunately, we live in an era where companies, employers, and even employees are more sensitive to the myriad forms of discrimination and are also more likely to take steps to eliminate this insidious workplace behaviour. Still, despite the very simple definition of employment discrimination, it can be

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Human Rights Law in Canada

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Canada is a country that provides its citizens with a wide range of rights and freedoms. In 1977, the Parliament of Canada passed the Canadian Human Rights Act that intends to define rights and freedoms that apply equally to all its citizens regardless of their personal identities. In other words, no matter your sex, sexual orientation, gender

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