Often during my time working as a Human Resources Manager, and while working with clients as a Human Resources consultant, I’ve had employees come to me with what they considered an act of discrimination and a violation of their human rights. Sometimes these have been legitimate issues, other times they have not fallen under the […]
How does the Human Rights complaint process start? Steps to resolve a complaint.
The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission is the governing body that administers the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act: a provincial statute created in 1969 to protect human rights in Nova Scotia. There are 16 protected characteristics which consist of: age, race, colour, religion, creed, ethnic, national or aboriginal origin, sex (including pregnancy and pay equity), […]
