I did a post a while back about an Ontario human rights tribunal decision in which a female employee had been repeatedly called ‘boobie girl’ by a female coworker. The Tribunal ruled that this was not sexual harassment, but the employee nevertheless won a retaliation case, since the employer dismissed her once they learned she was unhappy about being called the name.
Donna Seale, a human rights lawyer and consultant who has her own Blog on human rights in the workplace recently posted her own analysis of the decision, including advice to employers as to what to take from the decision. Here is Donna’s commentary.