NO DISCRIMINATION/HARASSMENT 6.01 The Company and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination, interference, restriction or coercion exercised or practised with respect to any employee by reason of age, marital status, sex, race, creed, colour, national origin, political or religious affiliation, handicap, sexual orientation nor by reason of Union membership or position in the Union. Prohibited grounds shall be interpreted in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Human Rights Code. 6.02 The Union and the Company recognize that sexual, racial, and violent harassment is a cruel and destructive behaviour against others that can have devastating effects. (a) Sexual harassment is any unwanted attention of a sexual nature such as remarks about appearance or personal life, offensive written or visual actions like graffiti or degrading pictures, physical contact of any kind, or sexual demands. (b) Racial harassment is any action, whether verbal or physical that expresses or promotes racial hatred in the workplace such as racial slurs, written or visually offensive actions, jokes or other unwanted comments or acts. (c) Violent Harassment includes any form of attempted, threatened, actual conduct or physical force of a person that causes or is likely to cause injury, and includes any threatening statement or behaviour that gives an employee reasonable cause to believe that the employee is at risk of injury. 6.03 Any claims of harassment or discrimination, should be brought to the attention of management, Human Resources and/or any local Union elected person or official. Complaints of alleged harassment or discrimination as outlined in 6.01 by members of the bargaining unit will be handled with all possible confidentiality by a joint committee consisting of the a Unifor Representative and a Representative of the Company. Management Representative to be selected by the Company and Unifor Representative to be selected by the Union. (a) The investigation will be handled promptly within fifteen (15) working days from the date the complaint was filed. Investigation will be reviewed by Plant Chairperson and Human Resources Manager for final resolution. If unresolved the complaint may be taken up as a grievance at Step 3. 6.04 Any confirmed allegations of the above harassment(s) may result in discipline up to and including termination. 6.05 This article is not intended to restrict any employee's rights under the Ontario Human Rights Code. 6.06 The parties agree that normal social/business conduct between people does not constitute harassment. 6.07 Frivolous charges of harassment may be subject to disciplinary action. 6.08 Whenever in this agreement, the masculine gender is used, it will also include the feminine.
No Discrimination for Union Activity The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination, interference, restriction, or coercion exercised or practised with respect to any employee for reason of membership or activity in the Union.
No Discrimination The parties agree that there shall be no discrimination within the meaning of the Ontario Human Rights Code against any employee by the Union or the Hospital by reason of race, creed, colour, age, sex, marital status, nationality, ancestry or place of origin, family status, handicap, sexual orientation, political affiliation or activity, or place of residence. The Hospital and the Union further agree that there will be no intimidation, discrimination, interference, restraint or coercion exercised or practised by either of them or their representatives or members, because of an employee's membership or non-membership in a Union or because of his activity or lack of activity in the Union. The Union shall be provided a copy of any written notice provided to an employee that he or she may be subject to termination, demotion, transfer, or other adverse impact for innocent absenteeism.
Discrimination and Harassment All members of the Appointments Committee shall be given access to information about the content and application of relevant federal and provincial legislation, ad about University policies, relating to employment equity and federal immigration requirements. In accord with the provisions of the Article Employment Equity, Members shall familiarize themselves with such information as a condition of serving on the Appointments Committee. Furthermore, the Employer shall ensure that the Committee is aware of the relevant legislation and University policies, and the Chief Librarian or ▇▇▇▇ and the Members participating in the work of the Committee shall share responsibility for ensuring that the relevant legislation and University policies are followed throughout the deliberations of the Committee. The Committee may call upon the Human Rights Office for assistance.