- 90 minutes
Duty To Accommodate Essentials
Workshop
Human rights laws impose on employers a “duty to accommodate” employees with differences caused by a protected personal characteristic. Fulfilling this duty can seem overwhelming. A systematic approach gives managers and supervisors a basic framework to meet their employer’s legal duty to accommodate.
Duration
Delivery Options
- Live In-person: $2,000 (+ Applicable Taxes; Additional travel costs may apply)
- Live Virtual: $1,500 (+ Applicable Taxes)
Ideal Group Size
- Up to 25 participants
Learning Objectives
- Understanding the Duty. What the duty to accommodate is; its legal sources; and the obligations of employers, employees and unions (where applicable) in the accommodation process.
- Start & End Points of the Duty. What triggers the duty to accommodate; the employee’s duty to disclose an accommodation need and the employer’s duty to inquire into a need; and the concept of “undue hardship” and how to assess it.
- Fulfilling the Duty. A systematic approach to fulfilling the duty to accommodate, including: information gathering; investigating and evaluating options; implementing the accommodation; the role of employee preferences; and a useful accommodation checklist.
Designed For
- Front Line Managers & Supervisors
- Unionized + Non-Unionized Workplaces
- Public + Private Workplaces
- Canada-wide
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