Leslie Frattolin

With an increased focus on promoting diversity & inclusion initiatives and results in the workplace, many organizations are left considering what information can be asked and collected of its candidates and employees, and for what purposes it can be used. This session will provide an overview of the law on these questions, including human rights and privacy regulation, and provide practical solutions on how a diversity & inclusion strategy can be balanced with an organizations' obligations under the law.

This session will provide an overview of an employer's duty to accommodate and what information an employer is entitled to obtain to assess accommodation, particularly in the context of an employee's medical condition. We'll discuss the obligations under human rights legislation, the types of information that an employer is entitled to and work through a series of challenging scenarios that are common in the workplace.

This session will provide an establishment of the foundations of employment law including a high-level overview of employment standards, human rights legislation, health and safety requirements, and how these topics weave their way into the every-day of a human resource professional.