Equity Services

Equity Services
Equity Services

Employment Working Group

Lead:  Heather Shields, Associate Director and Counsel, Employee & Labour Relations, Human Resources

Coordinator:  Heidi Penning, Equity Advisor, Equity Office

Secretary:  Meri Diamond, Administrative Assistant, Equity Office

Members: 

  • Karina McInnis, Executive Director, Office of Research Services
  • Sydney Downey, Return to Work Specialist, Human Resources
  • Dan Langham, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
  • Leah Wales, Manager, Client Services Team

Develop a return to work process for employees who have been absent from work due to a disability and require accommodations in order to return to work (s. 29)

Requirements (O.R. 191/11) Effective Date

Provide individualized workplace emergency response information to employees who have a disability (s. 27)

01-Jan12

Provide emergency procedures, plans, or public safety information in an accessible format or with appropriate communication supports, upon request (s. 13)

01-Jan-12

Notify employees and public about availability of accommodation for applicants in recruitment processes (s. 22)

01-Jan-14

Notify job applicants, when they are selected to participate in an assessment or selection process that accommodations are available (s. 23)

01-Jan-14

When making offers of employment, notify successful applicant of its policies for accommodating employees (s. 24)

01-Jan-14

Inform employees of policies used to support employees with disabilities (s. 25)

01-Jan-14

Provide for accessible formats and communication supports for information that is needed to perform the employee’s job and information that is generally available to all employees (s. 26)

01-Jan-14

Develop a written process for the development of documented individual accommodation plans for employees with disabilities (s. 28)

01-Jan-14

Take into account accessibility needs of employees as well as any individual accommodation plans when using performance management processes (s. 30)

01-Jan-14

Take into account accessibility needs of employees as well as any individual accommodation plans when providing career development and advancement (s. 31)

01-Jan-14

Take into account accessibility needs of employees as well as any individual accommodation plans when redeploying employees (s. 32)

01-Jan-14