save the relationship between member, employer and union.
If your workplace does not have a policy on discrimination, then talk to your immediate supervisor or other person in a supervisory role about the issue. Try to resolve the issue with the closest possible supervisor. Discuss the issue with your union.
Ensure that all parties (supervisors, employer, union) are aware of what you need to remedy the discrimination, or to be accommodated. If you need an accommodation make sure you clearly outline what is necessary and why. Provide several accommodation options, if possible, to show that you are meeting your responsibility to help facilitate an accommodation.
what accommodations you need, if any.
Use non-accusatory language and make the assumption that all of the parties want to work this out together. Exhaust all possibilities at each level of discussion before escalating the problem to the next level, keeping in mind that a complaint to the Commission must be made within one year after the alleged incident of discrimination. Offer to get some information from the Commission or this website so that all parties can be informed of the options and their responsibilities under human rights law.
Human rights legislation is to be given a broad and liberal interpretation.
The purpose of human rights legislation is to protect the rights of historically disadvantaged groups.
Members have the right to be accommodated to the point of undue hardship. See the Commission human rights guide Duty to accommodate for information about accommodation and undue hardship.
Review the What you need to know section on trade unions to find out more about human rights in this area.
Remind the member that they can make a complaint to the Commission and that the complaint must be made within one year of the alleged incident of discrimination.
As much as possible, use the complaint process within the organization to resolve the problem.
Remember that all collective agreements must comply with the AHR Act. If there is a conflict between a collective agreement and the AHR Act, the Act must be followed.
An individual may also choose to seek advice from the Commission about how to deal with the discrimination. The individual may decide to make a human rights complaint to the Commission. A complaint must be made within one year after the alleged incident of discrimination. For information about making a complaint to the Commission, see Making and resolving human rights complaints.