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AODA accessibility standards for customer service – Training decisions
Image: www.foviance.com Organizations in Ontario with one or more employees must train staff, volunteers and third parties who deal with the public on your behalf on how to provide customer service to...
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Accessibility is a global mandate
Image: www.un.org December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On this December 3, the global celebration has an appropriate theme, “Together for a better world for all: Including...
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Is the flu a disability?
Image: David Castillo Dominici / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Should your organization treat illness such as the flu, colds and other minor ailments as disabilities? Are you aware of the law in this area? Is...
View ArticleSlaw: Recommendations for new Manitoba legislation to remove barriers faced...
Manitoba is the second province in Canada that intends to make their province accessible for persons with disabilities by developing specific standards of accessibility in a number of key areas....
View ArticlePublic Consultation on Building Code Accessibility Requirements
The Accessibility Standards for the Built Environment under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) were originally to be enacted in one single regulation under the Act similar to...
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Happy 2014! Well, it will be if you start preparing your multi-year...
It’s January once again—another new year—2013! So, that means it’s time to think about January 2014! Businesses know as well as people how quickly a new year can arrive—along with the new obligations...
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day – May 9
Today, May 9, 2013, is the second year for Global Accessibility Awareness Day! This day is meant to, get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility...
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Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Are employees entitled to benefits coverage after the age of 65? With more and more Canadians working well past the “traditional” retirement age, benefit entitlements have become more of a concern for...
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OHRT rules the “flu” is not a “disability” attracting the protection of the...
As an employment law practitioner, it is refreshing to see any court and/or administrative tribunal release a decision that makes “common sense” (as well as legal sense). Recently, the Ontario Human...
View ArticleLet’s review: AODA public feedback now open
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) aims to make the province of Ontario fully accessible for people with disabilities by 2025. Since the AODA became law in 2005, Ontario has...
View ArticleDisability, employment and the new veterans charter
The relationship between disability and employment is slowly changing, and as much as we are mindful of developing trends in policy and law, we still have the obligation to recognize and respect...
View ArticleHappy 2014! Well, it will be if you start preparing your multi-year...
Businesses know as well as people how quickly a new year can arrive—along with the new obligations that go along with it. In this case, I'm talking about the Accessibility for Ontarians with...
View ArticleGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day – May 9
Today, May 9, 2013, is the second year for Global Accessibility Awareness Day! This day is meant to "get people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility...
View ArticleThree of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk
Three of the most popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with benefits coverage after the age of 65; employees’ future performance; and deductibility of pension benefits from termination pay....
View ArticleOHRT rules the “flu” is not a “disability” attracting the protection of the...
As an employment law practitioner, it is refreshing to see any court and/or administrative tribunal release a decision that makes “common sense” (as well as legal sense). Recently, the Ontario Human...
View ArticleLet’s review: AODA public feedback now open
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) aims to make the province of Ontario fully accessible for people with disabilities by 2025. Since the AODA became law in 2005, Ontario has...
View ArticleDisability, employment and the new veterans charter
The relationship between disability and employment is slowly changing, and as much as we are mindful of developing trends in policy and law, we still have the obligation to recognize and respect...
View ArticleSlaw: Recommendations for new Manitoba legislation to remove barriers faced...
Manitoba is the second province in Canada that intends to make their province accessible for persons with disabilities by developing specific standards of accessibility in a number of key areas....
View ArticlePublic Consultation on Building Code Accessibility Requirements
The government, through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, is holding a two-month public consultation to develop updated accessibility requirements for the Building Code. Continue reading...
View ArticleProcess matters: understanding the procedural duty to accommodate
What is sometimes forgotten is that the duty to accommodate has both procedural and substantive aspects. This means that it is not enough for an employer to arrive at the right result. The process in...
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