Transport Canada Must Give B.C. Man his Top-secret Job Back: CKNW

Transport Canada has been ordered to give a Victoria man a job with top-secret security clearance — and compensation as high as $500,000 — because he faced discrimination due to depression.

The order comes from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, who found Hughes was discriminated against when he was denied the job 12 years ago.

What factors is an employer allowed to take into account when disqualifying a job applicant? What are an employees rights in general when it comes to suffering depression while on the job?

A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joined 980 CKNW host Jon McComb to discuss workplace rights when a disability is involved, and an employer’s responsibilities to accommodate.