Discrimination
If you are discriminated against in the workplace this means that you may have a personal grievance claim against your employer.
Illegal discrimination in the workplace includes being treated differently from other employees on the basis of any of the following (there are some limited exceptions):
Examples of illegal treatment can include being denied the opportunities, benefits or conditions of employment provided to other similar employees, or being dismissed or retired on discriminatory grounds.
Employers also have an obligation to accommodate employees’ practices relating to their religious and ethical beliefs, where this is reasonable. Examples of accommodations that employers might have to provide, include allowing Muslim employees to have a prayer space or being sensitive to employees’ needs not to work on particular days for religious reasons.
Please ask us if you have any questions.
Illegal discrimination in the workplace includes being treated differently from other employees on the basis of any of the following (there are some limited exceptions):
- Sex;
- marital status;
- religious belief;
- ethical belief;
- colour;
- race;
- ethnic or national origins;
- disability;
- age;
- political opinion;
- employment status;
- family status;
- sexual orientation;
- refusal to perform work likely to cause serious harm; or
- involvement in union activities.
Examples of illegal treatment can include being denied the opportunities, benefits or conditions of employment provided to other similar employees, or being dismissed or retired on discriminatory grounds.
Employers also have an obligation to accommodate employees’ practices relating to their religious and ethical beliefs, where this is reasonable. Examples of accommodations that employers might have to provide, include allowing Muslim employees to have a prayer space or being sensitive to employees’ needs not to work on particular days for religious reasons.
Please ask us if you have any questions.