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[quote author=Anonymous link=msg=370857 date=1594487242]
<r>There is no excuse for racial slurs in the workplace. If somebody cannot abide by this very basic rule of respect in the workplace, than I guess they do not need a job.

<B><s>[b]</s>Labour board upholds Toronto man’s firing<e>[/b]</e></B>

Use the N-word and get a pink slip.

The labour board has upheld the firing of a foreman at a Toronto warehouse for using the N-word in an angry exchange with a junior co- worker, according to a Blacklock’s Reporter story.

An Ontario arbitrator ruled the days of using such language on the job are over.

“Times have changed,” wrote arbitrator Gordon Luborsky. “Given the evolution of thinking on the matter, racially demeaning language and racial slurs can never be excused as mere shop talk.”

White foreman Gerald Brown, 52, who had 23 years of service at a Levi Strauss & Co. warehouse, was fired in 2017 after allegedly using the N- word regarding a Black co-worker.

Luborsky dismissed the union’s appeal.

“A salty figure of everyday speech while conversing with peers is to be distinguished from the targeted use of profanity in the nature of name-calling directed at an individual,” he wrote. “If such words are capable of being overheard in the workplace, at a minimum they contribute to a poisoned work environment which if not appropriately redressed leads to the impression that minority racial groups are somehow less entitled to equality.”

The ruling follows significant fines levied by human rights tribunals over racial slurs in the workplace.

In 2019, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordered a Brampton trucking company to pay $7,000 after a manager called an Indigenous driver a “dirty Indian.”

After a Black prison guard in Quebec was called swarthy, the Quebec Human Rights Commission in 2018 awarded $12,500 in damages.</r>
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Posted by Anonymous

- July 23, 2020, 05:42:02 PM

~~Quote from: Odinson post_id=372511 time=1595540187 user_id=136~~
There are lots of factors that play a part in a job interview.

"Middle-aged hags" are better when you are looking for a long-term employee..

Age has advantages and disadvantages. Older workers are more reliable and have tons of experience. But, they are hard to train.

Posted by Odinson

- July 23, 2020, 05:36:27 PM

There are lots of factors that play a part in a job interview.

"Middle-aged hags" are better when you are looking for a long-term employee..

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 10:53:41 PM

Every time I walk into a government office, it's all damn females. It's not hard for me to deduce that they don't like hiring straight White males. I think this is unfair. Maybe I should throw on a cheap wig, and call myself a tranny in order to get these cushy jobs with pension and benefits.

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 09:33:15 PM

~~Quote from: Mel post_id=371035 time=1594594745~~
~~Quote from: Fashionista post_id=371002 time=1594581010 user_id=3254~~
There are no men where I work..

That sounds like sexist hiring policies. Years ago I had an interview at a government run seedling packaging plant. I did well at interview, and was easily capable of performing the duties. I never heard back. So a few weeks later I drive by, and what do I see? A bunch of middle aged hags standing around outside smoking. Not one male I could see...

Aren't government workplaces supposed to ensure hiring equality?

I don't know......I don't work in HR.

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 06:59:05 PM

~~Quote from: Fashionista post_id=371002 time=1594581010 user_id=3254~~
There are no men where I work..

That sounds like sexist hiring policies. Years ago I had an interview at a government run seedling packaging plant. I did well at interview, and was easily capable of performing the duties. I never heard back. So a few weeks later I drive by, and what do I see? A bunch of middle aged hags standing around outside smoking. Not one male I could see...

Aren't government workplaces supposed to ensure hiring equality?

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 06:18:10 PM

~~Quote from: Fashionista post_id=371002 time=1594581010 user_id=3254~~
~~Quote from: Odinson post_id=370995 time=1594579383 user_id=136~~
We dont have restrictions about that either..

You say a dirty joke, the female employees laugh..

There are no men where I work..

My husband says there is a lot of foul language at his shop.

Imagine that.

Posted by Odinson

- July 12, 2020, 06:16:59 PM

~~Quote from: Fashionista post_id=371002 time=1594581010 user_id=3254~~
~~Quote from: Odinson post_id=370995 time=1594579383 user_id=136~~
We dont have restrictions about that either..

You say a dirty joke, the female employees laugh..

There are no men where I work..

My husband says there is a lot of foul language at his shop.

Its normal.

I aint gonna start telling a grown man how he should talk... I aint his mother.

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 03:10:10 PM

~~Quote from: Odinson post_id=370995 time=1594579383 user_id=136~~
We dont have restrictions about that either..

You say a dirty joke, the female employees laugh..

There are no men where I work..

My husband says there is a lot of foul language at his shop.

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 02:55:14 PM

~~Quote from: Odinson post_id=370995 time=1594579383 user_id=136~~
We dont have restrictions about that either..

You say a dirty joke, the female employees laugh..

Suomi

Posted by Odinson

- July 12, 2020, 02:43:03 PM

We dont have restrictions about that either..

You say a dirty joke, the female employees laugh..

Posted by Anonymous

- July 12, 2020, 01:10:46 PM

~~Quote from: Odinson post_id=370933 time=1594515393 user_id=136~~
~~Quote from: "Shen Li" post_id=370929 time=1594512174 user_id=56~~
Fighting at work equals automatic dismissal in Canada Odi. The n-word is considered a fight provoking word.

Hmm.. Are dirty jokes forbidden?

What if I told a woman that she has sweet pants..

Would I get fired immediately?

Probably not immediately. There would be an investigation.

Posted by Odinson

- July 12, 2020, 11:41:01 AM

Not that the workplace is a wrestling/boxing rink..

The boss just doesnt get his panties in a bunch over racist, sexist jokes or a little "fighting" between the employees.

Posted by Odinson

- July 11, 2020, 09:34:34 PM

We have these minor physical altercations... Sometimes..

Guys get stressed out due to busy schedule.

The banter goes straight to the feels.

Sometimes the other crews are just fucking with you.

Usually we threaten to get them outside of work.

Posted by Anonymous

- July 11, 2020, 09:28:22 PM

~~Quote from: "Shen Li" post_id=370929 time=1594512174 user_id=56~~
Fighting at work equals automatic dismissal in Canada Odi. The n-word is considered a fight provoking word.

Not necessarily. Depends on the employer, industry, etc. In my line of work, I have witnessed shit that would make the corporate world have a heart attack.

Posted by Odinson

- July 11, 2020, 08:56:33 PM

~~Quote from: "Shen Li" post_id=370929 time=1594512174 user_id=56~~
Fighting at work equals automatic dismissal in Canada Odi. The n-word is considered a fight provoking word.

Hmm.. Are dirty jokes forbidden?

What if I told a woman that she has sweet pants..

Would I get fired immediately?