Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (December 2016)
Canada’s national police force has reached a settlement in two class-action lawsuits regarding accusations of sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination among its members by offering a compensation package totalling a $1oo million for several hundred women who have served with the force over the past 42 years.
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine (November 2016)
A group of LGBTQ individuals has launched a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, claiming decades’ worth of discrimination and persecution during their past employment as civil servants or military personnel. Many of them allegedly lost their jobs in a long-time purge of homosexual employees dating back to the 1950s.
Written by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Nov. 2021)
“Create a road map and make it readily available”
Policy, training and confidential reporting mechanism are the pillars of a strong harassment and violence prevention strategy. Seeing your commitment to prevention and to addressing incidents of harassment and violence at work can go a long way in helping hesitant employees feel more comfortable about reporting behaviours that they have witnessed or experienced. It may also help deter employees from engaging in questionable behaviour during workplace interactions.
Written by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Article from the OH&S Canada magazine – (Nov. 2021)
“Assessing the risks in your workplace”
Creating an environment where employees feel safe to discuss and come forward about harassment and violence starts with an assessment of existing hazards.