Please note that this webcast will be delivered in English.
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are under the spotlight more than ever before. Employers need to ensure they are taking appropriate steps to prevent discrimination and accommodate the needs of their employees, taking into account requirements under human rights legislation.
Join Blakes Employment & Labour lawyers for a webcast as they discuss these timely issues.
Topics:
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Recent cases and trends on workplace diversity and inclusion
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How to prevent and address discrimination and harassment
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Accommodation requirements and best practices
- Common questions and practical tips
Speakers:
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Anna Abbott, Counsel, Toronto
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Laura Blumenfeld, Associate, Toronto
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Aldona Gudas, Partner, Montréal
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Michael Howcroft, Partner, Vancouver
When
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
12 - 12:45 p.m. (EST)
Mandatory Continuing Education
Ontario
This program contains 30 minutes of EDI Professionalism content. This organization has been approved as an Accredited Provider of Professionalism Content by the Law Society of Ontario.
Quebec
Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.
Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.
British Columbia
This program has been accredited for 0.5 CPD Credit Hour(s) with The Law Society of British Columbia and counts towards the two-hour requirement for professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management.