This webinar will discuss best practices when responding to complaints of harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Speakers will address questions such as:

• Is an employer obligated to impose discipline when one employee has discriminated against or harassed another? When may lesser measures, such as training and education, be appropriate?
• Where discipline is imposed, what types of conduct may warrant more severe consequences? When is the employment relationship considered by arbitrators to be salvageable or unsalvageable?
• What alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) options exist, and what are the relevant advantages of each?
• How can trauma-informed approaches assist?
• What remedies are available to employees who have been harassed or discriminated against at work? How should these allegations be pursued –through an internal complaint, a grievance, a lawsuit, an occupational health and safety claim, or a human rights tribunal proceeding? How will the choice of forum impact the available remedies?
• When can an employer be held liable for harassment or discrimination in the workplace? What challenges arise for unions when responding to member-on-member discrimination or harassment claims? What remedies are likely where the union is found to have violated its duty of fair representation?
• What steps should be taken to ensure that a healthy work environment is restored following incidents of discrimination and harassment, especially where both the complainant and the offending employee remain at work?
• Should parties consider entering into a non-disclosure agreement (“NDA”) as part of settling a discrimination or harassment complaint? Are NDAs appropriate? Are they prohibited by law?

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Includes:

• Downloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers
• Access to the live session
• Opportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers

Option: Live Webinar$295.00Add to cart

Get the full live experience plus post-event resources for continued learning.

Includes:

• Downloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers
• Access to the live session
• Opportunity to ask the experts direct questions and participate in the chat with your peers
• Video recording of the session
• MP3 audio recording
• Full transcript

Option: Live Webinar, video, and MP3 Bundle$595.00Add to cart

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Includes:

• Downloadable comprehensive reference materials researched by Lancaster House lawyers
• Video recording of the session
• MP3 audio recording
• Full transcript