Your Rights
What protects gender identity in Ontario workplaces?
Ontario Human Rights Code
Who must prevent discrimination at work?
The employer
Repeatedly using the wrong pronouns is?
Harassment
Can you be fired for coming out as trans at work?
No, it's illegal discrimination
Can an employer demand you take out piercings and change your hair colour for the job?
If it is your gender expression to dye your hair and wear piercings, it is protected under the Human Rights Code.
Jokes about gender at work can be what?
A hostile work environment
What is a legal requirement when updating workplace policies?
Reflecting inclusivity and equity laws
Employers must use this when referring to staff, even if it's new to them.
Chosen names and pronouns
Assuming someone's gender based on appearance is?
Microaggressions
A company’s refusal to provide a gender-neutral restroom is illegal, true or false?
True, it is illegal.
If an employee reports discrimination, the employer must do this immediately.
Must investigate the complaint, take corrective action, and ensure the employee is not retaliated against for making the complaint.
Treating a nonbinary person based on binary gender norms in workplace policies is an example of what?
gender-based discrimination
What must be included in a workplace’s harassment policy?
Gender identity and expression protections
If a gender-diverse employee requests time off to attend a gender affirming procedure, what should the employer do?
Employers must accommodate the employee's request, offering time off under existing leave policies or creating a customized accommodation as required.
Denying a gender-diverse individual access to a job because of their identity is?
employment discrimination