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AUDIO
CONFERENCE
Bullying and Harassment: Employer Responsibilities,
Employee Remedies – An Advanced Session
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| WHEN: |
May 24,
2007
12:30
p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Playback:
Monday, May 28, 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT |
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| WHERE: |
Your
own office or boardroom |
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| MODERATORS: |
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Noella Martin
Employer Counsel
Wickwire Holm |
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Simon Renouf
Union Counsel
Simon Renouf Professional Corporation |
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| SPEAKERS: |
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Ian Fellows
Union Counsel
Green & Chercover
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Sandra Guarascio
Employer Counsel
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin |
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ISSUES:
Has the number of harassment grievances and lawsuits risen dramatically over the last year? The sheer volume of new arbitral, court and human rights decisions dealing with harassment indicates that the answer to this question is definitely yes. In this advanced session, Lancaster's panel of experts will analyze the latest arbitral, human rights tribunal, and court decisions in this complicated and growing area. Topics will include:
- What constitutes harassment in the face of rapidly changing workplace norms? What's the difference between legitimate management, bad management, and harassment?
- Responding to harassment complaints: What employer duties are triggered immediately upon receipt of a complaint? Can, or should, the employer remove the accused harasser from the workplace? Place the harasser on leave? How should the employer respond to a concern regarding harassment in order to reduce the risk of a grievance, human rights complaint or lawsuit?
- Investigating harassment complaints: How must the investigation be conducted to ensure that all parties are treated fairly? Are harassment complaints and witness statements privileged? What happens to those investigation reports – are they disclosable? Should they be shredded? How should investigations be conducted if there is a pattern of harassment? What steps should be taken to ensure that victims and witnesses are protected against reprisal?
- Discipline for harassment in the workplace: What must the employer prove? What special rules govern a harassment investigation? What penalties are arbitrators imposing on harassers?
- Damages for harassment in arbitral, human rights tribunal and court awards: When is harassment actionable? When will decision-makers award damages for harassment, and how much? What other remedies are being ordered?
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| Q
& A: |
Gather
your colleagues around a speakerphone in your own office or boardroom. Have the
opportunity to ask questions in the Question & Answer portions of the sessions.
An additional 15 minutes will be added at the end of the session for those who
wish to continue with Q & A. |
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| MATERIALS: |
Valuable,
up-to-date materials and case summaries will be available for downloading from
our website. |
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| REGISTRATION
FEE: |
$195,
plus GST (Registrations must be paid in advance of the audio conference).
Registration costs are per listening site/telephone, so you can have any number
of people listening at your location for one low price. Click
here for registration information. |
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| CDs: |
Audio conference CDs, including a PDF copy of the materials from the conference, are available for $175 + GST per conference ($75 + GST for registrants). Click here to order. |
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| REGISTRATION
INFORMATION: |
When
you register, you'll be given a toll-free number to dial at the time of the session
and a PIN number for access. For additional program and registration information,
call Lancaster House at 416-977-6618 or register now. |
