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OHRC and HRPA webinar on preventing sexual harassment at work

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OHRC and HRPA webinar on preventing sexual harassment at work

Preventing sexual harassment at work

July 07, 2015 at 12:00 pm

30 minutes

OHRC and HRPA webinar on preventing sexual harassment at work for HR professionals.

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Can I fire a woman whose pregnancy is preventing her from doing the job she was hired to do?

It is discrimination if you fire, demote or lay off an employee because she is or may become pregnant or she is away on maternity leave or disability leave related to pregnancy. Employers have a duty to accommodate a pregnant woman unless it would cause undue hardship. This may include changing her job duties temporarily or providing time off work.

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Preventing discrimination because of pregnancy and breastfeeding

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Preventing discrimination because of pregnancy and breastfeeding

Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Webinar

October 29, 2014 at 11:00 am

60 minutes

Policy on preventing discrimination because of pregnancy and breastfeeding overview and Q&A.

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Policy on preventing discrimination because of pregnancy and breastfeeding

October 2014 - This policy sets out the OHRC’s position on discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding at the time of publication. It deals primarily with issues that fall within the jurisdiction of the Ontario Code, and which can form the subject matter of a human rights claim. At the same time, the policy interprets the protections of the Code in a broad and purposive way, consistent with the principle that the quasi-constitutional status of the Code requires that it be given a liberal interpretation that best ensures its anti-discriminatory goals are met.

Human rights obligations related to pregnancy and breastfeeding: Case law review

October 2014 - This case law review looks at important developments in the law dealing with discrimination based on pregnancy and breastfeeding between 2008 and January 2014.[1] The discussion of the law in Ontario is intended as a resource, to be read along with the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s Policy on Preventing Discrimination because of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding (the Policy)[2], about the rights of women[3] who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, who have had a baby or who are breastfeeding. However, it is not legal advice.

Pregnancy

From: Guide to your rights and responsibilities under the Human Rights Code

The Code protects a woman because she is or was pregnant, may become pregnant, has just had a baby or other pregnancy-related situations.[27] Pregnancy includes the process of having a baby from conception up to the period following childbirth. It also includes the post-delivery period and breastfeeding.

The term “pregnancy” takes into account all the special needs and circumstances of a pregnant woman and recognizes that the experiences of women will differ. Special needs can be related to:

Can I fire a woman whose pregnancy is preventing her from doing the job she was hired to do?

From: Frequently asked questions

It is discrimination if you fire, demote or lay off an employee because she is or may become pregnant or she is away on maternity leave or disability leave related to pregnancy. Employers have a duty to accommodate a pregnant woman unless it would cause undue hardship. This may include changing her job duties temporarily or providing time off work.

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