Common use of WORKPLACE RESPECT Clause in Contracts

WORKPLACE RESPECT. 8.01 The Employer, the Union and Employees are committed to having a safe and respectful workplace where discrimination, bullying, violence and harassment are not tolerated. 8.02 NO DISCRIMINATION There shall be no discrimination, restriction, or coercion exercised or practiced in respect of any Employee by either Party because of age, race, colour, national origin, ancestry, political or religious belief, gender, gender identification, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, place of origin, source of income, family status, physical or mental disability or any other prohibited grounds as provided in the Alberta Human Rights Code; Nor by reason of membership or non-membership or activity in the Union nor in respect of an Employee's or Employer's exercising any right conferred under this Collective Agreement or any law of Canada or Alberta. Subject to the duty of accommodation to the point of undue hardship, clause 8.01 shall not apply with respect to a refusal, limitation, specification or preference based on a bona fide occupational requirement. The foregoing does not apply with respect to a refusal, limitation, specification or preference based on bona fide occupational requirement.