Quiz

Employers who know about workplace harassment and do not take steps to stop it can be held responsible for the harassment.

A worker must still be working at the place where the discrimination occurred to make a human rights complaint.

Complaints can be made up to 2 years after the incident.

The Human Rights Commission decides if a report of discrimination can result in a complaint.

The first step after there is a complaint is to try and resolve the matter by agreement.

If a complaint cannot be resolved, it must be referred to court for a hearing.

If a human rights complaint goes to court the person who allegedly discriminated needs to pay for their own lawyer if they want a lawyer to defend them.

The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code defines sexual harassment.

In most cases before there is a court hearing the person who allegedly discriminated is asked to make a final offer to resolve the matter out of court.

A court hearing a discrimination case cannot order monetary compensation.