Exclusion of front-line managers from collective bargaining legislation does not violate Charter‘s guarantee of freedom of association, Supreme Court of Canada rules — Lancaster House Summary with academic commentary on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Quebec Casinos case

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The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal held that a government agency's decision to withdraw a conditional offer of employment during its security screening process was discriminatory. While accepting that the complainant's adversarial tone and language throughout the security screening process provided a basis for the employer to question the complainant's suitability for the position, the Tribunal held that the decision to rescind her offer was influenced by a stereotypical perception of her as a non-compliant and overly demanding Indigenous woman, and did not constitute an impartial evaluation of her qualifications or conduct. Finding that the applicant would have successfully begun a probationary period but for the discrimination, the Tribunal awarded the complainant $36,812.48 in lost wages, representing the wages the complainant would have earned during the six-month probationary period, and $15,000 for injury to dignity.