Yes, the property manager has violated Yvon’s rights. The property manager refuses to rent Yvon a room, saying that he does not rent to “welfare kids.” Has the property manager violated Yvon's human rights? Discussion points:
At 16, he has qualified for social assistance and has put in an application at a rooming house near his school. He has been a good student and stayed out of trouble. Things are so tense that Yvon feels he must live on his own if he is to successfully complete his school year. Question #3: YvonĪfter years of fighting, Yvon's parents are getting a divorce. As well, management must take steps to make the facilities more receptive to both genders.
They must give the women their full share of ice time, stop the jeering and remove the pin-ups. What do you think should be done? Both the manager and the rink attendants should be made aware of their responsibilities under the Code. Such a poisoned environment takes away the rights of women to take part without discrimination in the community facility. What about the jeering, pin-ups and manager's comment that they should not be playing hockey? Taken together, these actions create a poisoned environment that is threatening and demeaning to women.
The Code says that “every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities without discrimination because of ¼ sex.” Factoring scheduling and rink availability, if there is free ice-time and the women are not given equal consideration by not receiving their allotted ice time, Naomi and her team are being treated differently. The Code covers facilities (area) and prohibits discrimination based on gender or sex (ground). Yes, the rink attendants and manager have violated the young women's rights. Naomi has complained but the manager has done nothing, saying that women should “stick to figure skating” and “leave hockey to boys.” Have the rink attendants violated the young women's human rights? Discussion points: The attendants jeer every time one of the young women falls and there are often pin-up pictures of women in the dressing rooms. Whenever they play, the male rink attendants never give them their full allotted ice time, even when there are no scheduling conflicts. Naomi and several of her friends play in a women's hockey league at the local community centre. In either case, the manager would have to prove that driving the car or taking cash were bona fide-or necessary-occupational requirements (BFOR) and that no one else could reasonably be assigned the duties. Or, if he had had a conviction for theft, then the manager could likely prove that the store would be at financial risk to have Anthony work with cash. However, if the job involves driving a car for delivery and no other employee could be given that duty, then the manager might be able to show that he had a good reason for not hiring Anthony. In this scenario, Anthony's offence is unrelated to the job duties he would have to do. But each situation must be judged on its own merit. The Code says that “every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without discrimination because of ¼ record of offences.” In other words, an employer cannot discriminate against someone convicted of a provincial offence or who has been pardoned for a federal offence. The Code covers employment (area) and prohibits discrimination in hiring based on having a record of offences (ground). Yes, the manager has violated Anthony's human rights. Has the store manager violated Anthony's human rights by refusing to hire him? Discussion points: On checking his references with a former employer, the manager found out that Anthony was convicted of careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act when he was younger. Later, the manager calls Anthony to say that he will not be hired. The store manager is impressed with Anthony's maturity and ability and says that he would like to hire him, subject to reference checks. Question #1: AnthonyĪnthony, who is 18 years old, applies for a job as a clerk in a sporting goods store. Make sure that the Preamble and the charts listing the social areas and prohibited grounds covered by the Code are posted prominently in the classroom. You may wish to read or have students read from these discussion points. The story and discussion points for each situation appear below. Provide information as required to ensure that everyone understands the concepts shown in each situation. If there’s time, students can re-do the human rights quiz and compare their answers with those from their first attempt.