Harassment & Discrimination The local parties will determine the appropriate means of promoting an effective and meaningful way of addressing discrimination and harassment issues, which may include, but is not limited to the following: • Reviewing the hospital’s harassment policy and making joint recommendations to the Chief Nursing Officer; • Promoting a harassment free workplace where there is ‘zero tolerance’; • Ensuring that all employees are familiar with the employer’s harassment policy by identifying educational opportunities, including the orientation period for new employees; • Identifying supports and solutions to assist employees to deal with harassment and discrimination issues (i.e. Employee assistance Programs, staff supports); • Development of processes to address the accommodations/ modified work needs for nurses; • Development of assertiveness training programs.
Freedom from Discrimination 3.02 The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination, interference, restriction, or coercion exercised or practised with respect to any employee by reason of age, sex, race, creed, colour, nationality, religion, ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, family status, family affiliation, political belief, political association, social condition, disability, a conviction that is subject to a pardon or record suspension, nor by reason of union membership or activity. Freedom from Workplace Violence
