Employees harassed by anti-maskers in BC grocery store

Employees at a grocery store in Nelson British Columbia have been plagued with harassment and sometimes aggression from customers due to anti-mask sentiments. While most businesses and stores require customers to wear a mask indoors in order to follow public health guidelines, there has been some pushback from clients.

While the grocery store Kootenay Co-op hired a security guard for protection, concerns of workplace safety due to harassment are always prevalent for employees.  What accommodations are employers required to implement in order to protect their employees from harassment? What recourse do employees have if they feel their concerns are not being addressed? A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joins CBC’s Chris Walker to answer these questions and more.