Hey guys,
Was browsing your website, and stumbled on you employment application - took a quick look at it, and it seems that you guys are opening yourselves up to a bit of liability with it. At the very end it says "Signing below confirms that in the past year I have not been under medical or other treatment in regards to my mental and / or psychological state."
I've spent a good part of my career working in HR, and that section pretty clearly contravenes the Ontario Human Rights Act, which explicitly prohibits discrimination in employment on that basis (http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm#BK12). It's odd too, because at the very top of your application it says: "Employment Application. We consider all applications without regard for: Race, colour, creed, ancestry, origin, ###, ###ual orientation, marital status, family status, handicap or other protected status." Disability under the OHRC includes mental disability or disorder.
You may want to have your HR folks have a look at this http://www.ontarioemployerlaw.com/2...on-mental-health-disabilities-and-addictions/ and this http://www.ohrc.on.ca/sites/default...ilities and addictions_ENGLISH_accessible.pdf to ensure your hiring practices are in line with the OHRC.
Was browsing your website, and stumbled on you employment application - took a quick look at it, and it seems that you guys are opening yourselves up to a bit of liability with it. At the very end it says "Signing below confirms that in the past year I have not been under medical or other treatment in regards to my mental and / or psychological state."
I've spent a good part of my career working in HR, and that section pretty clearly contravenes the Ontario Human Rights Act, which explicitly prohibits discrimination in employment on that basis (http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h19_e.htm#BK12). It's odd too, because at the very top of your application it says: "Employment Application. We consider all applications without regard for: Race, colour, creed, ancestry, origin, ###, ###ual orientation, marital status, family status, handicap or other protected status." Disability under the OHRC includes mental disability or disorder.
You may want to have your HR folks have a look at this http://www.ontarioemployerlaw.com/2...on-mental-health-disabilities-and-addictions/ and this http://www.ohrc.on.ca/sites/default...ilities and addictions_ENGLISH_accessible.pdf to ensure your hiring practices are in line with the OHRC.