7:30 - 8:30 | |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:30 - 8:40
Welcome and Opening Remarks from the Chair
Dan Palayew, Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP
8:40 - 9:40
Legal Updates and Recent Trends: How They Will Affect You
Philippe Dufresne, Director and Senior Counsel, Litigation Services Division, Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Your duty to accommodate: best practices for employers and employees
- How to accommodate religious beliefs and practices
- Current case law: the latest word from the Supreme Court
9:40 - 10:00 | |
Networking Break |
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THREE-PART SESSION:
Strategies for Accommodating Mental Health Issues in the Workplace
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10:00 - 10:30
I. Accommodating Mental Health: How Far You Need to Go
Daphne Fedoruk, Labour and Employment Lawyer, Ogilvy Renault
- How far does duty to accommodate extend?
- Good and bad mental health accommodation
- What is not expected of you
- Creating a win-win scenario: how accommodation benefits both employers and employees in the long term
- Examples
10:30 - 12:00
II. Issues and Solutions around Mental Health in the Workplace
Renée Ouimet, Director, Capacity Building and Education Division, Canadian Mental Health Association, Ottawa Branch
- Overview of the Mental Health Works approach
- Mental Health Works philosophy and strategy
- Developing awareness and recognition of mental health issues in the workplace
- Personal accounts of mental health accommodation
1:15 - 2:15
III. Assessing a Disability When You Can't See the Problem
Liz R. Scott, PhD, Organizational Solutions Inc.
- Recognizing the problem: distinguishing between psychiatric or psychological illness and work stress or job dissatisfaction
- Common mistakes to avoid: protecting yourself and protecting your employee
- Important resources to take advantage of
- Examples
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2:15 - 2:30 | |
Networking Break |
2:30 - 3:30
Developing Sound Policies for Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Jim Jamieson, Medical Advisor to the OSISS Program, Canadian Forces
- Recognizing signs of problems and determining when to intervene
- Treatment methods and monitoring programs
- Returning the employee to work: exploring the employer's involvement in the reintegration process
- Avoiding absenteeism: essential strategies for creating a workable solution
3:30 - 4:30
When Accommodation Fails: How to Deal with Termination
Raquel Chisholm, Emond Harnden LLP
- Requirements determining an employer's duty to a disabled employee
- Defining the disabled employee's duty to the employer
- Determining at what point undue hardship has been reached
- Use of "last chance agreements" to resolve discharge grievances
- Frustration of contract and innocent absenteeism
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