Human Rights: Duty to Accommodate Assignment (3%)

Student Name:
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Purpose of this Assignment:

 To develop a deeper understanding of an employer’s duty to accommodate

to the point of undue hardship as required by Canadian human rights
legislation.
 To provide insight into the types of resources available to HR students and
practitioners to help them understand and stay current in this, and other,
areas of employment law.

ASSIGNMENT:
 Following the directions in the box below, locate an article in the publication Canadian
Employment Law Today related to the “duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship”
under human rights legislation.
 Answer the questions on the assignment sheet
 Submit your completed assignment through the drop box by the due date (See course’s
Critical Path under “Getting Started”).

Directions on how to locate a relevant article from the publication Canadian

Employment Law Today:

 Go to library.humber.ca
 Click “Content Type” then “Journals & Magazines”.
 In search bar put “Canadian Employment Law Today”
 Click “ABI/INFORM Collection” (it’s towards the middle of the
page)
 Log in as requested
 Put “Duty to accommodate” in the top search bar (so you can
canvas relevant articles from many issues of this publication, not
just one)
 Locate a recent article (from 2020 to present) on a Canadian case
where the legal issue is whether the employer fulfilled its human
rights duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship an
employee based on one or more of the prohibited grounds of
discrimination. For full marks your case must fit within these
requirements.
1. In 2 – 3 sentences, briefly summarize the facts (not the decision, that comes later) of the case
discussed in your article.

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2. What is the prohibited ground(s) of discrimination that is at issue? (e.g. disability, creed,
family status, etc.? _____________________________________________

3. Indicate 3 pieces of written evidence relied upon by either side (e.g. HR policies, the
collective agreement, doctor’s notes, written witness statements, functional ability forms,
incident reports, x-rays, job description). (3 in total, not 3 for each side). HINT: you’ll have
to deduce – figure out - what these written pieces of evidence are from the article. This
question is meant to highlight the importance of documentary (written) evidence.
(If you can’t find 3, indicate that as well and explain why written evidence was less
necessary/ relevant in this case.)

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4. Briefly summarize the final decision, the main reasons given for that decision, and what, if
any, remedies were awarded to the employee.

Tribunal or court’s final decision:

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Reasons given for that decision (i.e. rationale):

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 Remedies awarded (if relevant):
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5. Indicate whether or not you agree with this decision and why.

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6. Identify 3 points that you find particularly interesting or noteworthy in this decision AND
what those points tell us generally about the duty to accommodate under human rights
legislation.

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Please insert the link to your article here: