There are many workplace challenges facing Canadians. From observations while working in the field of workplace and community human rights over many years, Stephen Hammond has chosen what he considers the top 10. These videos are intended to start a dialogue. Have a discussion, and try to come to resolutions that can be helpful to your group. The best way to deal with workplace challenges is to talk about them in a respectful way.
1. Fearful of changing values
2. Speaking Different Languages at Work - Workplace Challenge Two by Stephen Hammond
3. Concern of actually speaking about culture, race, religion, etc. for fear this will be seen as bigoted
4. Hiring a "Different" Person - Discipline, Firing and the Human Rights Commission
5. Not hiring women for fear they will go on parental leave.
6. Fear of not knowing how to respond to an insensitive comment or conduct at work (supervisors and managers won’t know what to do because they aren’t experts in human rights)
7. When an employee meets with some discrimination, this employee wants someone fired (for example) and the employer doesn’t think firing is a reasonable response
8. Getting leaders and employees throughout the organization to effectively and simply, deal with inappropriate comments as they arise. i.e. getting people to stick their necks out.
9. Understanding the need to “accommodate” employees when the law requires an employer to do so
10. Knowing that similar words or actions can have a different impact on people at work