Protecting all human rights of Albertans! By: The SUM(M)ERS & F ORD
If anyone feels that they have went through harassment or have been discriminated against, the Act allows for them to make a complaint to the Commission. The Commission’s solution process is to return the complaint to the position they would be in if they did not under go harassment or discrimination. Commission: The act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty.
Statements, publications, notices, signs, symbols, emblems Facilities and services Tenancy (Possession of land or property as a tenant) Employment practices, applications or advertisements Membership in trade unions, employers’ organizations or occupational associations Trade Union: An organized association of workers in a trade, group of trades, or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests
Race: the group of people of the same heritage Religion: system of belief and worship Gender: being male, female or even transgender, also protecting sexual harassment Physical and Mental Disabilities: deformity, malformations or disfigurements caused by birth, injuries or illness. Mental disabilities including mental disorder or learning disorders Marital Status: being married, divorced, widowed, single etc. Place of Origin: birth place Family Status: being adopted, or by blood Sexual Orientation : being homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual
The Act prohibits anyone retaliating a complaint against another person who has made a complaint or assisted someone making a complaint. The act also does not allow another person to make a complaint with an evil motive. Retaliating: Make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack.
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