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Ties That Bind: Accommodating family status and caregiving obligations

Thursday, March 30, 2023, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET

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Moderators

David Yazbeck

Director, National Labour Relations
PIPSC

Noella Martin

Employer Counsel
Wickwire Holm

Speakers

Melanie Vipond

Employer Counsel
Gall Legge Grant Zwack

Chris Bryden

Union Counsel
Ryder Wright Holmes Bryden Nam LLP

Issues

Workplace policies and practices that fail to account for family-related concerns and caregiving obligations may lead to dissatisfied employees and claims of human rights violations. The following topics will be addressed:

What obligations does an employer have to develop policies which prevent discrimination based on family status? What obligations do unions have in preventing and addressing such discrimination?
What forms of caregiving fall under the protective umbrella of family status accommodation?
What qualifies as "undue hardship" for an employer when it comes to family status accommodation?
Is family status accommodation only an obligation once employees have demonstrated that they have exhausted alternative options?
How do different jurisdictions across the country determine whether discrimination based on family status has occurred?
What critical facts should employers consider when integrating family status accommodations into their policies?

Accreditation

This program has been approved for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours under Category A of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Log of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA).

This program has been approved by CPHR Alberta for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.

This program has been approved by CPHR BC and Yukon for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
This program has been approved by the Law Society of British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
This program has been approved by the Law Society of Saskatchewan for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
Members of the Law Society of Ontario may consider counting this program for 1.5 Substantive hours; 0 Professionalism hours.
Members of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society may consider counting this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.
Members of the Law Society of New Brunswick may consider this program for 1.5 Continuing Professional Development hours.

Additional Information

MATERIALS
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REGISTRATION FEE
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