Human Capacity Glossary
Nova Scotia Human Rights Act
This is a law that protects people from discrimination. It applies to many areas of life, including jobs, housing, and services. It says that everyone should be treated fairly, no matter their age, race, religion, gender, disability, and other personal characteristics.
This is a law that protects people from discrimination. It applies to many areas of life, including jobs, housing, and services. It says that everyone should be treated fairly, no matter their age, race, religion, gender, disability, and other personal characteristics.
Protected Characteristics
These are personal traits that the law says you cannot be discriminated against for having. They include things like your age, race, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.
These are personal traits that the law says you cannot be discriminated against for having. They include things like your age, race, religion, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.
Discrimination
This is when someone treats you unfairly because of a personal characteristic, like your disability, race, gender, or sexual orientation. For Example, it would be discrimination if a venue refused to hire you because you take medication for depression.
This is when someone treats you unfairly because of a personal characteristic, like your disability, race, gender, or sexual orientation. For Example, it would be discrimination if a venue refused to hire you because you take medication for depression.
Duty to Accommodate
Employers and service providers have a legal duty to make changes to their workplace to help disabled staff participate fully. This might include modifying job duties or providing assistive devices. For example, a sound technician cannot refuse to set up a hard of hearing singers personal in-ear-monitoring system.
Employers and service providers have a legal duty to make changes to their workplace to help disabled staff participate fully. This might include modifying job duties or providing assistive devices. For example, a sound technician cannot refuse to set up a hard of hearing singers personal in-ear-monitoring system.
Undue Hardship
Is a situation where providing an accommodation for a disabled worker becomes excessively difficult or expensive for the employer or service provider. There’s no set formula for determining undue hardship. Each case is evaluated individually, considering factors like:
Is a situation where providing an accommodation for a disabled worker becomes excessively difficult or expensive for the employer or service provider. There’s no set formula for determining undue hardship. Each case is evaluated individually, considering factors like:
- The financial cost of the accommodation
- Safety concerns for the employee, other workers, and the public
- The size and nature of the organization
- Potential disruption of services or agreement
Restorative Board of Inquiry (mediation)
The Board of Inquiry might use a special format called a talking circle to encourage communication and find solutions that work for everyone. If the Board decides that discrimination happened, they can tell the other person to change their policies or pay you compensation.
The Board of Inquiry might use a special format called a talking circle to encourage communication and find solutions that work for everyone. If the Board decides that discrimination happened, they can tell the other person to change their policies or pay you compensation.
