Common use of NO HARASSMENT OR BULLYING Clause in Contracts

NO HARASSMENT OR BULLYING. 1. The Board will maintain Discrimination and Harassment Procedures and a Discrimination Harassment Policy for the life of this Agreement, subject to Article 1.20 (Board Policies). As a clarification to the Members the Policies and Procedures provide the following: NOSM is committed to the right to work, learn and conduct research in an environment free from prohibited discrimination and harassment consistent with its obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The School will act diligently in accordance with its obligation to create and maintain an environment free from psychological harassment. NOSM is also committed to vigilance in protecting academic freedom, including the rights of freedoms of expression, inquiry and research and recognizes that academic excellence and academic freedom can only be achieved when there is freedom to work, teach, research and learn in an environment in which discrimination and harassment are not tolerated. Periodically the Chief Administrative Officer shall appoint a working group, which will include representatives from Bargaining Units within the School, for the purposes of reviewing the policy and procedure and its operation and submitting recommendations for change. Nothing in the policy will limit or amend the provisions of any Collective Agreement in force at NOSM. If the complainant and/or respondent are governed by a Collective Agreement, any and all actions shall be taken in accordance with its terms, including remedies and disciplinary actions where applicable. Nothing in the policy shall be construed to remove any rights to appeal or rights to grieve that members of the NOSM community have independent of the policy or to remove any rights to take action against NOSM or members of the NOSM community in other processes within or outside the School. All letters from the Board to Member(s) pertaining to the application of the Discrimination and Harassment Procedures and Discrimination Harassment Policy shall be immediately copied and sent to the Union. Files will be retained as per the Board’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy.

NO HARASSMENT OR BULLYING. 1. The Board will maintain Discrimination and Harassment Procedures and a Discrimination Harassment Policy for the life of this Agreement, subject to Article 1.20 (Board Policies). As a clarification to the Members the Policies and Procedures provide the following: NOSM is committed to the right to work, learn and conduct research in an environment free from prohibited discrimination and harassment consistent with its obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The School will act diligently in accordance with its obligation to create and maintain an environment free from psychological harassment. NOSM is also committed to vigilance in protecting academic freedom, including the rights of freedoms of expression, inquiry and research and recognizes that academic excellence and academic freedom can only be achieved when there is freedom to work, teach, research and learn in an environment in which discrimination and harassment are not tolerated. Periodically the Chief Administrative Officer Associate Xxxx Administration shall appoint a working group, which will include representatives from Bargaining Units within the School, for the purposes of reviewing the policy and procedure and its operation and submitting recommendations for change. Nothing in the policy will limit or amend the provisions of any Collective Agreement in force at NOSM. NOSM If the complainant and/or respondent are governed by a Collective Agreement, any and all actions shall be taken in accordance with its terms, including remedies and disciplinary actions where applicable. Nothing in the policy shall be construed to remove any rights to appeal or rights to grieve that members of the NOSM community have independent of the policy or to remove any rights to take action against NOSM or members of the NOSM community in other processes within or outside the School. All letters from the Board to Member(s) pertaining to the application of the Discrimination and Harassment Procedures and Discrimination Harassment Policy shall be immediately copied and sent to the Union. Files will be retained as per the Board’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy.

NO HARASSMENT OR BULLYING. 1. The Board will maintain Discrimination and Harassment Procedures and a Discrimination Harassment Policy and a Workplace Violence Policy for the life of this Agreement, subject to Article 1.20 (Board Policies). As a clarification to the Members the Policies and Procedures provide the following: NOSM is committed to the right to work, learn and conduct research in an environment free from prohibited discrimination and harassment consistent with its obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code. The School will act diligently in accordance with its obligation to create and maintain an environment free from psychological harassment. NOSM is also committed to vigilance in protecting academic freedom, including the rights of freedoms of expression, inquiry and research and recognizes that academic excellence and academic freedom can only be achieved when there is freedom to work, teach, research and learn in an environment in which discrimination and harassment are not tolerated. Periodically the Chief Administrative Officer shall appoint a working group, which will include representatives from Bargaining Units within the School, for the purposes of reviewing the policy and procedure and its operation and submitting recommendations for change. Nothing in the policy will limit or amend the provisions of any Collective Agreement in force at NOSM. 7KH SROLF\ ZLOO UHFRJQL]H ERWK Ws tKo Ha fairUaHndVSRQGH impartial process. If the complainant and/or respondent are governed by a Collective Agreement, any and all actions shall be taken in accordance with its terms, including remedies and disciplinary actions where applicable. Nothing in the policy shall be construed to remove any rights to appeal or rights to grieve that members of the NOSM community have independent of the policy or to remove any rights to take action against NOSM or members of the NOSM community in other processes within or outside the School. All letters from the Board to Member(s) pertaining to the application of the Discrimination and Harassment Procedures and Discrimination Harassment Policy shall be immediately copied and sent to the Union. Files will be retained as per the Board’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy.