Human Rights and the Duty to Accommodate
Workshop Description
The purpose of this workshop is to provide health care managers and supervisors with processes and tools to effectively manage requests for accommodation under the BC Human Rights Code.
Participants will learn what duty to accommodate means and the legal background that supports it.
Participants will also learn how to gather appropriate information to determine if and how accommodation would be possible; and work collaboratively with unions, employees, and other parties to develop and implement accommodation plans.
Workshop Goals
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to do the following:
- Explain what duty to accommodate means and the legal background that supports it
- Follow a process to manage requests for accommodation under the BC Human Rights Code
- Gather appropriate information to determine if and how accommodation would be possible
- Work collaboratively with unions, employees, and other parties to develop and implement accommodation plans
Length
This course is offered as a 1-day face-to-face workshop, or as a 2-part webinar series.