Comments on: What are the standards that employers are responsible for when it comes to harassment? https://thehumlawfirm.ca/what-are-the-standards-that-employers-are-responsible-for-when-it-comes-to-harassment/ Canadian Workplace & Employment Law, Professional Regulation Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:09:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Your employer can’t bully you! How courts are recognizing mistreatment of employees in damages awards - Hum Law Firm - Employment Lawyers Toronto https://thehumlawfirm.ca/what-are-the-standards-that-employers-are-responsible-for-when-it-comes-to-harassment/#comment-64 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:09:44 +0000 https://thehumlawfirm.ca/?p=11812#comment-64 […] The ONSC opined the employer’s abusive conduct was “malicious, oppressive and high-handed” and ordered the employer to pay moral damages of $75,000 plus punitive damages of $25,000, for a total of $100,000. Additionally, the court awarded an additional $50,000 for the employer’s violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code, because the abusive conduct was related to the prohibited grounds. For a more detailed discussion, please see our article, What Are the Standards that Employers Are Responsible for When It Comes to Harassment. […]

]]> By: Top 10 errors employers make - Hum Law Firm - Employment Lawyers Toronto https://thehumlawfirm.ca/what-are-the-standards-that-employers-are-responsible-for-when-it-comes-to-harassment/#comment-58 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:57:59 +0000 https://thehumlawfirm.ca/?p=11812#comment-58 […] employer could be liable for the harassment under certain circumstances. For example, if the harasser is a manager, who is a directing mind of the employer, the employer […]

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