Resources

Please note all materials were prepared and presented for the date of the session and may no longer be current or up to date. Readers are encouraged to do further research on the subject.

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Mid-Winter Materials

Statutory Obligations

  • January 19, 2016

This presentation goes over the statutory obligations and policy requirements for workplace safety & health. The presenter goes on to describe the investigation process for sexual harassment in the workplace, including the purpose of the investigation, the rights and responsibilities of the parties involved and what the investigation should determine.

Labour + Employ, Womens Forum

Mid-Winter Materials

Respectful Workplace Policy

  • January 19, 2016

This paper describes the different types of harassment that exist in the workplace, the rights and responsibilities of both the employee and employer involved, procedures applying to complaints of harassment, corrective and follow up actions and education and monitoring.

Labour + Employ, Womens Forum

Mid-Winter Materials

Harassment in the Legal Profession

  • January 19, 2016

This presentation explains what sexual harassment is and is not and provides example scenarios. The presenters go over relevant case law, such as Janzen and Govereau v. Platy Enterprises. Effective policies for law firms to consider, as well as information regarding investigations of harassment complaint are also presented.

Labour + Employ, Womens Forum

Section Reports

Women Lawyers' Forum Report 2013-2014

  • August 22, 2014

The Women's Lawyers' Forum is the connecting point for women in the legal profession. Through the inter-lacing of the social and the professional, the Women Lawyers' Forum provides an opportunity for women in the law to meet to talk and get to know each other better, for personal and professional benefit. The Forum organizes several events each year where women can engage, relax, and enjoy the company of other women who share the law as a common thread.

Womens Forum