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Respect At Work

On Friday, October 14, from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, Cory Boyd joins Humber for a talk entitled Respect At Work, focusing on subjects that include: 

• Workplace investigations 

• Workplace restorations 

• Bullying and harassment 

• Human rights developments 

• The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 

As part of Humber's Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion Dialogue 2022-23 series, Humber Libraries is highlighting additional resources related to the dialogues. 

Additional selected readings: 

Preventing Workplace Harassment in a #MeToo World by Bobbi K. Dominick, 2018. 

In this book, Dominick examines leadership behavior critical to promoting a culture of respect and establishing appropriate policies and behavior expectations.  

Decolonizing Employment: Aboriginal Inclusion in Canada's Labour Market by Shauna MacKinnon

MacKinnon's examination of Indigenous labour market participation outlines the deeply damaging, intergenerational effects of colonial policies and describes how a neoliberal political economy serves to further exclude Indigenous North Americans. 

 

 

 

 

Management Practices for Engaging a Diverse Workforce by Manish Gupta (Editor), 2020. 

The book explores 12 themes of workforce diversity and culture, including differences of race, religion, gender, sexuality, income class, education level, marital status, generation/age, physical ability, and more. 

How Giving Voice to Values Can Transform a Toxic Workplace Culture by Carolyn Plump, People & Strategy, 2019. 

This article provides guidance on how organizations can go about changing their culture to reduce pervasive misconduct. It explores how utilizing the Giving Voice to Values framework can transform a culture by establishing a values-driven orientation that promotes respect, integrity, and fairness. 

About the Speaker: 

Cory Boyd is a Partner and Practice Lead at Rubin Thomlinson. Cory applies his analytical skills to conducting workplace and institutional investigations. In addition, Cory assists employers in developing systems to ensure compliance with legal and ethical obligations, creating effective workplace policies and procedures, and delivering training to staff at all levels on their roles within the process. He also works with clients prior to, or following, a complaint in order to identify individual and systemic issues within the organization and to create a plan to restore the workplace and allow employees to move forward. 

Resources curated by Adam Weissengruber, Humber Libraries.