Human Rights & Harassment Sample Clauses

Human Rights & Harassment. Both the Employer and the Union endorse the principles outlined under the B.C. Human Rights Act. Harassment, either personal or sexual, is a form of discrimination that is not acceptable in the workplace and will not be tolerated. Where an employee alleges that harassment has occurred on the job, the employee shall have the right to grieve under the Collective Agreement, and the complaint or grievance will be investigated thoroughly by both parties in confidence.
AutoNDA by SimpleDocs
Human Rights & Harassment. 3.12.1 The Employer and the Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from harassment. The Parties agree to xxxxxx and promote such an environment. 3.12.2 Harassment is defined as deliberate actions, that ought reasonably to be known as unwelcome by the recipient and which serve no legitimate work related purposes, toward an individual or individuals by either employees, or the Employer, on any of the prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Human Rights Code of British Columbia, including: age, race, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, disability, marital status, family status, political beliefs or conviction of a criminal or summary offence unrelated to employment. 3.12.3 Protection against harassment for employees extends to incidents occurring at or away from the workplace, during or outside working 3.12.4 An employee who wishes to pursue a concern arising from an alleged harassment may register a complaint through the Union to the Employer designate. Harassment complaints may also be pursued pursuant to Article 4 – Grievances. Both the complainant and the alleged harasser shall be entitled to Union representation if they are members of the bargaining unit. 3.12.5 None of the above shall in any way prohibit the right of a complainant to pursue a complaint under the Human Rights Code of British Columbia.
Human Rights & Harassment. The Company and the Union agree that discrimination harassment of any employee because of color, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability is absolutely prohibited. Every employee has the right to work in an environment of mutual respect, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment. Action contravening this policy will constitute grounds for discipline. Sexual harassment means any repeated unwelcome words or actions of a sexual nature made by a person who knows or ought to know it is unwelcome and includes but is not limited to the following:

Related to Human Rights & Harassment

  • Human Rights 14.1 The Recipient shall (and shall use its reasonable endeavours to procure that its staff shall) at all times comply with the provisions of the Human Rights Xxx 0000 in the performance of this Agreement as if the Recipient were a public body (as defined in the Human Rights Act 1998). 14.2 The Recipient shall undertake, or refrain from undertaking, such acts as the Funder requests so as to enable the Funder to comply with its obligations under the Human Rights Xxx 0000.

  • Civil Rights A. Xxxxxxx agrees to comply with state and federal anti-discrimination laws, including: i. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq.); ii. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §794); iii. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);

  • Harassment The Employer and the Union recognize the right of employees to work in an environment free from harassment, including sexual harassment, as defined by the Employer’s harassment policy.

  • Sexual Harassment CONTRACTOR shall have a Sexual and Gender Identity harassment policy that clearly describes the kinds of conduct that constitutes sexual harassment and that is prohibited by the CONTRACTOR’s policy, as well as federal and state law. The policy should include procedures to make complaints without fear of retaliation, and for prompt and objective investigations of all sexual harassment complaints. CONTRACTOR further agrees to provide annual training to all employees regarding the laws concerning sexual harassment and related procedures pursuant to Government Code 12950.1.

  • CIVIL RIGHTS ACT This Agreement is subject to the compliance requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000d) relating to nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs. The Performer has signed an Assurance of Compliance with the nondiscriminatory provisions of the Act.

Draft better contracts in just 5 minutes Get the weekly Law Insider newsletter packed with expert videos, webinars, ebooks, and more!