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Supreme Court of Canada grants leave to appeal Keays v. Honda

March 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’ve pointed to the Keays v. Honda Canada case a couple of times. It was a record-setting judgement two years ago. The Ontario Court of Appeal reduced the punitive damages about six months ago. Now the Supreme Court of Canada is getting involved.

Employment Law - Unjust Dismissal - Punitive damages - Standards of Review - […]

Tags: Human Rights · Discrimination

BC Court of Appeal Upholds $950,000 Harassment Award

March 12th, 2007 · No Comments

RCMP Constable Nancy Sulz was awarded $950,000.00 for past and future wage loss due to the severe psychological harm she suffered following her Commanding Officer’s persistent harassment. She was not expected to ever be able to work again. The BCCA upheld the award against the Provincial Government, which was found vicariously liable for the RCMP’s […]

Tags: Human Rights · Discrimination · Harassment

Credibility an Important Consideration in Harassment Cases

February 13th, 2007 · No Comments

The following decision comes from an Alberta Human Rights Commission investigation into a workplace sexual harassment complaint.
Diane Carr v. Humpty’s Family Restaurant and Humpty’s Restaurants International Inc. (July 21, 2006; Delano W. Tolley, Panel Chair)
Discrimination – Grounds – Gender – Sexual Harassment – Area – Employment – Kitchen worker alleged sexual harassment at the […]

Tags: Legislation · Human Rights · Discrimination

Court of Appeal Reduces Landmark Punitive Damages Award Against Employer

October 6th, 2006 · No Comments

In May 2005, I posted links to some stories touching on the landmark Keays v. Honda Canada decision. As was anticipated, the decision was appealed. On September 29, 2006, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the judge’s award of 24 months pay in lieu of notice, but significantly reduced the punitive damages awarded.
Blakes Bulletin on Labour & […]

Tags: Human Rights · Discipline · Termination · Discrimination

The Cost of Sexual Harassment

August 3rd, 2006 · No Comments

This is just the dollar cost. The media rarely reports on the damage to morale.
VANCOUVER (CP) - A B.C. Human Rights tribunal has ordered owners of the Nanaimo Burger King to pay two women they fired almost $45,000 dollars for sexist comments.
Macleans.ca: Human Rights tribunal says sexist remarks will cost Burger King owner $45,000

Tags: Discrimination · Harassment

5 Tips for Avoiding Human Rights Issues

July 24th, 2006 · No Comments

On May 10, 2006, the Human Rights Panel of Alberta confirmed the principle that employers cannot discriminate against pregnant employees. In Baker v. Crombie Kennedy Nasmark Inc. (“CKN”), the complainant alleged that she suffered discrimination in the area of employment practices on the ground of gender contrary to section 7 of the Human Rights, Citizenship […]

Tags: Performance Management · Human Rights · Discrimination · Harassment

The True Cost of Discrimination

June 9th, 2006 · No Comments

A piece in Business Week takes a look at the affect discrimination has on the workplace.
In a small business, having a culture of equality can mean the difference between success and failure.

Damaged reputation
Limited internal competition
Morale
Turnover
Wrong signals to potential clients
Limited hiring pool
Ethical precedents
Legal violations

Read The True Cost of Discrimination

Tags: Motivation · Discrimination