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Australia
Cooper Grace Ward
Brief reminder of changes to the sexual harassment laws, summary of the landmark judgment & key takeaways for employers.
Stacks Law Firm
The "Respect@Work" laws require employers to take "positive steps" to eliminate sexual harassment in the workplace.
Canada
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
On March 27, 2024, Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (Act), was sanctioned by the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
Fasken
The Alberta courts found that a private school discriminated against two students by not allowing them to pray at school. This decision is a good reminder...
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Under Ontario's human rights jurisprudence, when an employee raises a complaint of discrimination, the employer has a duty to address that complaint. The employer's response to a complaint...
CCPartners
A concerning arbitration decision has been quashed on judicial review.
Miller Thomson LLP
A recent decision by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") has sent a clear message that it will not take sexual harassment in the workplace lightly.
MLT Aikins LLP
The Alberta Human Rights Commission recently upheld a Director's decision to dismiss a former employee's complaint as a result of the employee refusing to accept a fair and reasonable settlement offer.
Dentons
Un tribunal de l'Alberta a récemment ordonné que les renseignements recueillis et le dossier compilé par le conseiller en ressources...
India
BTG Advaya
A hostile work environment is created when an employee experiences workplace harassment or discrimination that is pervasive and severe enough to affect...
BTG Advaya
There is a significant gender gap in the labour market, with low rates of female labour force participation. This gender gap in the LFPR has remained almost consistent...
Khurana and Khurana
Menstruation is a monthly cycle that every woman undergoes.
Ireland
Ogier
In a noteworthy decision highlighting the critical importance of employee rights, the Irish Workplace Relations Commission (the "WRC") awarded €143,268.00 in the case of Sharanjeet...
Malta
CSB Group
In a recent survey conducted by the National Statistics Office in Malta, alarming figures shed light on the prevalence of sexual harassment in workplaces.
Switzerland
Wenger Vieli AG
Berichterstattungspflichtige Schweizer Unternehmen mussten sich erstmals für das Geschäftsjahr 2023 intensiv mit der nichtfinanziellen Berichterstattung auseinandersetzen.
UK
Ankura Consulting Group LLC
Non-financial misconduct has become an urgent matter of discussion across the financial services sector. Workplace behaviours such as harassment and abuse are indicators...
Pierson Ferdinand
An employment tribunal in the UK stated that "[o]ffering a chair to an older colleague at work could count as age discrimination."
Pierson Ferdinand
We know that bullying in the workplace, no matter how horrible or damaging, is not by itself actionable under Title VII...
United States
McLane Middleton, Professional Association
On February 21, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") ruled in Home Depot USA, Inc. v. Morales, that Home Depot violated the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA")...
Ford & Harrison LLP
Can an employer be sued by an employee for an alleged discriminatory transfer? The answer had been yes, so long as the transfer was based on a discriminatory reason and resulted...
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