In this webinar, practitioners will examine recent noteworthy cases and legislative developments relating to gender equity in the workplace. Speakers will address questions such as:

• When can an employer discipline, an employee for expressing controversial or discriminatory views regarding gender equity at work? What rights and restrictions exist with respect to employees expressing views regarding gender equity in the workplace? When will free speech rights prevail?
• What factors relating to gender equity have been found to render hiring processes discriminatory in recent cases? How can employers and unions ensure that hiring and promotion processes are equitable and do not reinforce systemic barriers to advancement?
• What trends in discipline and damages are emerging in recent cases dealing with sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and/or family status?
• What lessons can be learned from recent cases addressing the procedure for investigating discrimination and harassment claims related to gender equity concerns?
• How have arbitrators, courts, and human rights tribunals resolved evidentiary challenges relating to establishing sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and/or family status? Is direct evidence of discrimination required? When may expert evidence be necessary?
• When will an employer’s refusal to allow an employee to work from home be considered discriminatory on the basis of the employee’s pregnancy and/or family status?
• What lessons can be learned from recent cases addressing legislative pay equity requirements? For example:
  • Are employers required to disclose information on an ongoing basis relating to the maintenance of legislative pay equity?
  • When are disputes regarding legislative pay equity requirements grievable/arbitrable?
• What federal and provincial legislative initiatives have recently been enacted addressing issues of gender equity? For example, which provinces have recently passed pay transparency legislation and how do these legislative enactments differ in their requirements? What changes have been implemented through Ontario’s Working for Workers legislation? What is the status of the federal government’s proposed amendments to the federal Employment Equity Act?

Final selection of topics will take place in the weeks leading up to the webinar, ensuring coverage of the latest and most newsworthy developments.

Materials

Valuable, up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from our website. Each webinar is accompanied by a PDF of concise summaries of the cases discussed.

Registration Fee – Single Attendee

Live webinar, video, and MP3 bundle – $995
Live webinar – $395
Video and MP3 – $695
(Registrations must be paid in advance of the webinar)
Please contact us by email, or by phone at (416) 977-6618, for discount pricing for additional participants and group orders.

Registration Information

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