Sociology 2169 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ontario Human Rights Code, Workplace Harassment, Visible Minority
8 Apr 2016
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Western"s human rights office, dealing with issues of harassment, discrimination and employment equity. Advice, mediation services, informal resolution, referrals and resources. By 2031 more than 1 in 4 canadians could be foreign born. Close to 1. 2 million canadians report aboriginal ancestry. Over 4. 5 million canadians have a disability. In 2011, there were 64,575 married same-sex couples in canada. By 30% of canadians could belong to a visible minority. Applies to employment, accommodation, goods, services & facilities, and membership in vocational associations and unions. Workplace harassment (e. g. bullying, poisoned work environment) Applies to almost every worker, supervisor, employer and workplace in. Requires intent to cause reasonable fear for safety. Unequal or differential treatment of a person or persons that is not based on individual or group performance, but is, instead, based on inappropriate considerations such as: Marital status, same sex partnership, family status. Based on a prohibited ground (e. g. race, age, etc . )
