Definitions of Discrimination Sample Clauses

Definitions of Discrimination. Harassment‌ (a) Grounds for discrimination include race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, illness, gender, sexual orientation, age, or because a person has been convicted of a criminal or summary conviction offense that is unrelated to employment. (b) Harassment is any conduct – verbal, physical or by innuendo – that is likely to cause offense or humiliation to any person within the context of (a) above. (c) Inappropriate behaviour, generally, may be one incident or a series of incidents, of any direct or indirect conduct, comment, suggestion, gesture or communication, which: (1) is likely to cause offense, humiliation or intimidation to any employees; (2) is unwanted or unwelcome, whether intentional or unknowing; (3) includes but is not limited to subordinate/power relationships; (4) might, on reasonable grounds, be perceived, explicitly or implicitly, as placing a term or condition on employment, training or promotional opportunities; (5) interferes with an individual's job performance; (6) has the effect of creating a poisoned or hostile working environment. This list is not exhaustive. (d) Discrimination/harassment by an employee is a serious offense, and is subject to disciplinary action, which may lead to termination of employment.
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Definitions of Discrimination. Harassment/Bullying‌ (a) Grounds for discrimination include race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, illness, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age or because a person has been convicted of a criminal or summary conviction offence that is unrelated to employment. (b) Harassment is any conduct - verbal, physical or by innuendo that is likely to cause offence or humiliation to any person within the context of (a) above. (c) Bullying refers to vexatious behaviour taking the form of repeated hostile conduct, comments, actions or gestures that affects and employee’s dignity and that results in a harmful work environment; or a single incident of such behaviour that has a lasting harmful effect on an employee may also constitute bullying. (d) Inappropriate behaviour, generally, may be an incident or a series of incidents of any direct or indirect conduct, comment, suggestion, gesture or communication, which (1) Is likely to cause offence, humiliation or intimidation to any employees; (2) Is unwanted or unwelcome whether intentional or unknowing; (3) Includes but is not limited to misuse of position of authority, subordinate/power relationships; (4) Might, on reasonable grounds, be perceived, explicitly or implicitly, as placing a term or condition on employment, training or promotional opportunities; (5) Interferes with an individual's job performance; (6) Has the effect of creating a poisoned or hostile working environment. This list is not exhaustive. (e) Discrimination does not include actions occasioned through exercising in good faith the Employer's managerial/supervisory rights and responsibilities. (f) Discrimination, harassment and/or bullying by an employee is a serious offence, and is subject to disciplinary action which may lead to discipline up to and including dismissal.

Related to Definitions of Discrimination

  • Anti-Discrimination Clause The contractor agrees: (a) to comply with the Kansas Act Against Discrimination (K.S.A. 44-1001 et seq.) and the Kansas Age Discrimination in Employment Act (K.S.A. 44-1111 et seq.) and the applicable provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) (ADA) and to not discriminate against any person because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin or ancestry, or age in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or activities; (b) to include in all solicitations or advertisements for employees, the phrase "equal opportunity employer"; (c) to comply with the reporting requirements set out at K.S.A. 44-1031 and K.S.A. 44-1116;

  • Prohibition of Discrimination In accordance with applicable equal opportunity statutes, Executive Orders, and regulations: a) The Owner must not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, familial status, or disability in connection with this Contract. Eligibility for HUD’s programs, including this Program, must be made without regard to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status; and b) The Owner must cooperate with the Program Administrator and HUD in conducting any equal opportunity compliance reviews and complaint investigations in connection with this Contract; and c) The Owner must comply with the Violence Against Women Act, as amended, and HUD’s implementing regulation at 24 CFR part 5, Subpart L, and HOME Program regulations.

  • D3 Discrimination The Contractor shall not unlawfully discriminate either directly or indirectly on such grounds as race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, sex or sexual orientation, religion or belief, or age and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the Contractor shall not unlawfully discriminate within the meaning and scope of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, the Race Relations Act 1976, the Equal Pay Act 1970, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, the Equality Act 2006, the Human Rights Act 1998 or other relevant or equivalent legislation, or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof.

  • Violation of Non-discrimination provisions Violation of the non-discrimination provisions of this Agreement shall be considered a breach of this Agreement and subject the Contractor to penalties, to be determined by the County Manager, including but not limited to i) termination of this Agreement; ii) disqualification of the Contractor from bidding on or being awarded a County contract for a period of up to 3 years; iii) liquidated damages of $2,500 per violation; iv) imposition of other appropriate contractual and civil remedies and sanctions, as determined by the County Manager. To effectuate the provisions of this section, the County Manager shall have the authority to examine Contractor’s employment records with respect to compliance with this paragraph and/or to set off all or any portion of the amount described in this paragraph against amounts due to Contractor under the Contract or any other Contract between Contractor and County. Contractor shall report to the County Manager the filing by any person in any court of any complaint of discrimination or the filing by any person of any and all charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission or any other entity charged with the investigation of allegations within 30 days of such filing, provided that within such 30 days such entity has not notified Contractor that such charges are dismissed or otherwise unfounded. Such notification shall include the name of the complainant, a copy of such complaint, and a description of the circumstance. Contractor shall provide County with a copy of their response to the Complaint when filed.

  • Discrimination Clause The contractor agrees to abide by the requirements of the following as applicable: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Federal Executive Order 11246 as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 as amended, and contractor agrees to abide by the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Contractor agrees not to discriminate in its employment practices, and will render services under this contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, political affiliation, or disabilities. Any act of discrimination committed by Contractor, or failure to comply with these statutory obligations when applicable shall be grounds for termination of this contract.

  • NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE During the performance of this Agreement, Contractor and its subcontractors shall not deny the contract’s benefits to any person on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status, nor shall they discriminate unlawfully against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. Contractor shall insure that the evaluation and treatment of employees and applicants for employment are free of such discrimination. Contractor and subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code §12900 et seq.), the regulations promulgated thereunder (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, §11000 et seq.), the provisions of Article 9.5, Chapter 1, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code (Gov. Code §§11135-11139.5), and the regulations or standards adopted by the awarding state agency to implement such article. Contractor shall permit access by representatives of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the awarding state agency upon reasonable notice at any time during the normal business hours, but in no case less than 24 hours’ notice, to such of its books, records, accounts, and all other sources of information and its facilities as said Department or Agency shall require to ascertain compliance with this clause. Contractor and its subcontractors shall give written notice of their obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining or other agreement. (See Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, §11105.) Contractor shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all subcontracts to perform work under the Agreement.

  • CONDITIONS OF LIMITATION This Lease and the term and estate hereby granted are subject to the limitation that: (a) in case Tenant shall make an assignment of its property for the benefit of creditors or shall file a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, or an involuntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law shall be filed against Tenant and such involuntary petition is not dismissed within 60 days after the filing thereof, (b) in case a petition is filed by or against Tenant under the Reorganization provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Act or under the provisions of any law of like import, unless such petitioner under said Reorganization provisions be one filed against Tenant which is dismissed within 60 days after its filing, (c) in case Tenant shall file a petition under the Arrangement provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Act or under the provisions of any law of like import, (d) in case a permanent receiver, trustee or liquidator shall be appointed for Tenant or of or for the property of Tenant, and such receiver, trustee or liquidator shall not have been discharged within 60 days from the date of his appointment, (e) in case Tenant shall default in the payment of any fixed rent or additional rent or any other sum or charge payable hereunder by Tenant to Landlord on any date upon which the same becomes due, (f) in case Tenant shall default in the due keeping, observing or performance of any covenant, agreement, term, provision or condition of this Lease on the part of Tenant to be kept, observed or performed (other than a default of the character referred to in subparagraph (e) of this Article 16), and if such default shall continue and shall not be remedied by Tenant within 10 days after Landlord shall have given to Tenant a written notice specifying the same, or, in the case of such a default which for causes beyond Tenant's control cannot with due diligence be cured within said period of 10 days, if Tenant (i) shall not, promptly upon the giving of such notice, advise Landlord in writing of Tenant's intention to duly institute all steps necessary to remedy such default, (ii) shall not duly institute and thereafter diligently prosecute to completion all steps necessary to remedy the same, or (iii) shall not remedy the same within a reasonable time after the date of the giving of said notice by Landlord, (g) in case any event shall occur or any contingency shall arise whereby this Lease or the estate hereby granted or the unexpired balance of the term hereof would, by operation of law or otherwise, devolve upon, or pass to, any person, firm, association or corporation other than Tenant except as expressly permitted under Article 7 hereof, or whenever Tenant shall desert or abandon the premises or the same shall become vacant (whether the keys are surrendered or not an whether the rent be paid or not), or (h) in case any other lease held by Tenant from Landlord shall expire and terminate (whether or not the term thereof shall then have commenced) as a result of the default of Tenant thereunder or of the occurrence of an event as therein provided (other than by expiration of the fixed term thereof or pursuant to a cancellation or termination option therein contained), then in any of said cases Landlord may give to Tenant a notice of intention to end the term of this Lease at the expiration of 3 days from the date of the giving of such notice, and, in the event that such notice is given, this Lease and the term and estate hereby granted (whether or not the term shall theretofore have commenced) shall expire and terminate upon the expiration of said 3 days with the same effect as if that day were the date hereinbefore set for the expiration of the term of this Lease, but Tenant shall remain liable for damages as provided in Article 18 hereof. If the term "Tenant", as used in this Lease, refers to more than one person, then, as used in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (h) of this Article 16, said term shall be deemed to include all of such persons or any one of them,; if any of the obligations of Tenant under this Lease is guaranteed, the term "Tenant", as used in said subparagraphs, shall be deemed to include also the guarantor or, if there be more than one guarantor, all or any one of them; and if this Lease shall have been assigned, the term "Tenant", as used in said subparagraphs, shall be deemed to include the assignee and the assignor or either of them under any such assignment unless Landlord shall, in connection with such assignment, release the assignor from any further liability under this Lease, in which event the term "Tenant", as used in said paragraph, shall not include the assignor so released.

  • NON-DISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS To the extent required by Article 15 of the Executive Law (also known as the Human Rights Law) and all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions, the Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or marital status. Furthermore, in accordance with Section 220-e of the Labor Law, if this is an Agreement for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public work or for the manufacture, sale or distribution of materials, equipment or supplies, and to the extent that this Agreement shall be performed within the State of New York, Contractor agrees that neither it nor its subcontractors shall, by reason of race, creed, color, disability, sex or national origin: (a) discriminate in hiring against any New York State citizen who is qualified and available to perform the work; or (b) discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work under this Agreement. If this is a building service Agreement as defined in Section 230 of the Labor Law, then, in accordance with Section 239 thereof, Contractor agrees that neither it nor its subcontractors shall, by reason of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex or disability: (a) discriminate in hiring against any New York State citizen who is qualified and available to perform the work; or (b) discriminate against or intimidate any employee hired for the performance of work under this contract. Contractor is subject to fines of $50.00 per person per day for any violation of Section 220-e or Section 239 as well as possible termination of this Agreement and forfeiture of all moneys due hereunder for a second subsequent violation.

  • ANTI-DISCRIMINATION It is the policy of the District that in connection with all work performed under Contracts there be no discrimination against any employee engaged in the work because of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religious creed, physical disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, or age and therefore the Consultant agrees to comply with applicable Federal and California laws including, but not limited to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act beginning with Government Code Section 12900 and Labor Code Section 1735 and District policy. In addition, the Consultant agrees to require like compliance by all of its subcontractor(s).

  • Limitations of Liability The Trustee shall have no responsibility or liability to: (a) Imply obligations, perform duties, inquire or otherwise be subject to the provisions of any agreement or document other than this Agreement and that which is expressly set forth herein; (b) Take any action with respect to the Property, other than as directed in Section 1 hereof, and the Trustee shall have no liability to any third party except for liability arising out of the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct; (c) Institute any proceeding for the collection of any principal and income arising from, or institute, appear in or defend any proceeding of any kind with respect to, any of the Property unless and until it shall have received instructions from the Company given as provided herein to do so and the Company shall have advanced or guaranteed to it funds sufficient to pay any expenses incident thereto; (d) Refund any depreciation in principal of any Property; (e) Assume that the authority of any person designated by the Company to give instructions hereunder shall not be continuing unless provided otherwise in such designation, or unless the Company shall have delivered a written revocation of such authority to the Trustee; (f) The other parties hereto or to anyone else for any action taken or omitted by it, or any action suffered by it to be taken or omitted, in good faith and in the Trustee’s best judgment, except for the Trustee’s gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. The Trustee may rely conclusively and shall be protected in acting upon any order, notice, demand, certificate, opinion or advice of counsel (including counsel chosen by the Trustee, which counsel may be the Company’s counsel), statement, instrument, report or other paper or document (not only as to its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the truth and acceptability of any information therein contained) which the Trustee believes, in good faith and with reasonable care, to be genuine and to be signed or presented by the proper person or persons. The Trustee shall not be bound by any notice or demand, or any waiver, modification, termination or rescission of this Agreement or any of the terms hereof, unless evidenced by a written instrument delivered to the Trustee, signed by the proper party or parties and, if the duties or rights of the Trustee are affected, unless it shall give its prior written consent thereto; (g) Verify the accuracy of the information contained in the Registration Statement; (h) Provide any assurance that any Business Combination entered into by the Company or any other action taken by the Company is as contemplated by the Registration Statement; (i) File information returns with respect to the Trust Account with any local, state or federal taxing authority or provide periodic written statements to the Company documenting the taxes payable by the Company, if any, relating to any interest income earned on the Property; (j) Prepare, execute and file tax reports, income or other tax returns and pay any taxes with respect to any income generated by, and activities relating to, the Trust Account, regardless of whether such tax is payable by the Trust Account or the Company, including, but not limited to, tax obligations, except pursuant to Section 1(j) hereof; or (k) Verify calculations, qualify or otherwise approve the Company’s written requests for distributions pursuant to Sections 1(i), 1(j) or 1(k) hereof.

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