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What Bill 132, the Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan, Means for Employers

Jian Ghomeshi. Bill Cosby. Liberal MPs Scott Andrews and Massimo Pacetti. We have seen shocking allegations of sexual harassment and violence in the workplace over the past year. Perhaps the one silver lining is that these high-profile cases have highlighted the deficiencies in the way that many workplaces address allegations of sexual harassment, and the […]

The Reinstatement Of Shawn Simoes: Takeaways for Employers

After discussing in last week’s post the evolution in attitudes toward workplace sexual harassment and violence following the one-year anniversary of Jian Ghomeshi’s termination from the CBC—and subsequent allegations of physical abuse by several of the former Q host’s female partners—another incident cited in that post made news yet again.