Duty to Accommodate
Employer's Toolkit for Addressing Complex Accommodation Challenges
November 8 and 9, 2011 · Workshops: November 7 and 10, 2011
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
Event Overview
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Hear tried and tested approaches from experienced leaders in the field
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- Capital District Health Authority
- Dalhousie University
- TransCanada
- Office of the Employer Advisor Nova Scotia
- Stewart McKelvey
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- Burchell MacDougall
- Department of National Defence
- Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Cox & Palmer
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Meet Your Obligations with Confidence
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- Troubleshoot complex scenarios where the law seems unclear
- Hear Dalhousie University's approach to developing a human rights policy
- Learn to manage absenteeism in the context of accommodation
- Understand how workers compensation considerations are evolving
- Gain insights into mental health accommodation from the Department of National Defence
- Get the most recent case law update and have all your legal questions answered
- Recognize when you have reached the threshold for undue hardship
- Examine best practices for investigating and managing claims
- Hear how the RCMP meets their duty to accommodate: lessons learned from their experiences
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As an employer, you face constant and costly challenges to accommodate employee addiction, physical and mental illness, absenteeism and many other issues present in your workplace. Successfully balancing employee rights with employer rights has never been more of a challenge. Managing the various principles in following accommodation policy can be a tricky and time-consuming process and neglecting this area of responsibility comes with costly legal and financial consequences.
INFONEX's Duty to Accommodate returns to Halifax in November. Our roster of legal and HR experts -- from the military, private sector business, health care, and the education industry -- will present a robust program of detailed sessions and case studies that will give workplace-ready tools you can apply immediately. For more than a decade, INFONEX has provided human resource and management professionals with the critical information needed to stay abreast of their ever-changing obligations and this program continues our tradition of high-calibre events.
Understand the limits of your obligation and how to proceed when you have reached the threshold of undue hardship. Examine evolving trends in accommodating family status, religion, and how the end of mandatory retirement affects accommodation policies and pension plans. Get insight from detailed case studies from he RCMP and Dalhousie University, plus a top-rated presentation on mental health accommodation and operational stress injuries from LCol Stephane Grenier, from the Department of National Defence.
This seminar will provide you with both in-depth, practical techniques as well as numerous interactive learning opportunities. Don't miss out on this chance to share information, exchange ideas on trends and learn best practices in employee accommodation. Register today to guarantee your spot!
Who Should Attend This Event
- In-house/corporate counsel
- Labour relations professionals
- Employment and labour lawyers
- Union council and representatives
- Arbitrators and mediators
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- Human resources executives, managers and consultants
- Disability managers and consultants
- Wellness coordinators
- Occupational health workers
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