The Human Rights system in Ontario works to remedy the discrimination that continues to marginalize vulnerable groups in employment. Minimizing the importance of human rights in the workplace and failing to correct discriminatory policies, rules and practices can have serious consequences. The Ontario Human Rights Code is government policy aimed at protecting people based onContinue reading “Ignoring Human Rights Implications in Company Policies and Practices is Bad for Business”
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Ontario unions to challenge law limiting public sector wage increase
The Ontario government is accused of trampling on the rights of public workers and legislating away their Charter rights. Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy asserts that the government hasn’t done anything wrong. At issue is Bill 124 which enacted the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act. Passed in November 2019, Bill 124Continue reading “Ontario unions to challenge law limiting public sector wage increase”
EMPR 240 Introductory Blog Post
EMPR 240 – Introductory Blog Post Hello, my name is Sarah and I’ve done a lot of kinds of work. My first “industrial” job was working at McDonald’s. Through the lens of my 13-year-old ideology, my new uniformed role marked my departure from domestic and manual labour (babysitting and a paper route) into the adultContinue reading “EMPR 240 Introductory Blog Post”
Sarah Northrup 