Meeting Your Duty to Accommodate in Federally Regulated Workplaces

Meeting Your Duty to Accommodate
in Federally Regulated Workplaces

Improve workplace health and employee accommodations to meet legal requirements and ensure workforce viability

Conference: March 18 and 19, 2008 · Optional Workshops: March 20, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Proven and innovative strategies to meet your most difficult accommodation challenges

Learn how to effectively assess and accommodate mental illness and workplace stress to support employees and maintain a healthy, productive workforce
Discover how a healthy workplace and work-life balance can benefit more than just your employees
Hear about the best return-to-work strategies for physical and non-physical disabilities
Enhance your understanding of family status and other recent accommodation trends for maintaining a healthy work-life balance
Understand how recent updates in federal legislation and case law will affect your workplace strategies
Share best practices in effective communications between employee, employer, and union
Find out how to deal with termination when an employee cannot be accommodated: assessing "undue hardship" and avoiding claims of wrongful dismissal

As a federally regulated employer, your duty to accommodate is an ever-changing issue constantly throwing new challenges your way. Dramatic changes to human rights legislation and recent federal case law have significantly impacted public sector workplace accommodation policies and procedures. You are responsible for accommodating physical, mental, and stress-related disabilities, family obligations, religious observances, and the demands of an aging workforce. It is your responsibility to be aware of and up to date on best practices and policies. Don't be caught uninformed!

For the past six years, INFONEX has provided HR professionals with proven solutions and answers that help build sound policies and implement programs to meet the accommodation challenges of today's diverse work environment. Attend INFONEX's sixth annual Duty to Accommodate for Federally Regulated Workplaces conference and hear other organizations share their experiences and lessons learned from their successful and progressive policies and procedures. At the same time, gain crucial information you need to meet your duty to accommodate and ensure the long-term viability of your employees.

Hear expert advice from:

Canadian Human Rights Commission
Human Resources Social Development Canada
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Department of National Defence
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Organizational Solutions Inc.
Emond Harnden LLP
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Optimal Performance Management Inc.
Heenan Blaikie LLP
University of Toronto Department of Human Resources and Equity
CARP - Canada's Association for the Fifty Plus
Canadian Mental Health Association

This conference will give you an extensive look at approaches to accommodation that have worked for other organizations and will help you build your own accommodation plan. Learn how to develop a work culture that includes accommodation, and learn the latest, innovative strategies to help you benchmark your disability management program. Register today!

Act now to take full advantage of our early registration discount. Register before January 22, 2008 and save up to $500. Call Infonex at 1-800-474-4829. Or, register online! But act soon. The $500 early registration discount is only available until January 22. Register today!

Who Should Attend This Event

Executive Directors, Directors, and Managers of Human Resources
Attendance and Accommodation Managers
Human Resources Advisors/Return-to-Work Coordinators
Health and Safety Officers and Occupational Health Nurses
Health and Benefit Officers and Claims Managers
Disability Management Consultants
Employee Relations Specialists/Consultants
Union Counsel and Representatives
Arbitrators and Mediators
Labour and Employment Lawyers