CBC News – Woman Shocked When GoodLife Fitness Said Workout Was Part of Interview

An Ontario woman says she was shocked when Goodlife Fitness told her a workout with her boss’s boss was part of the interview process for a job in the IT department.

“There’s no way you’re going to get someone’s best in an interview when they know they have to work out with a senior member of the company, a total stranger, right after,” said Roberta Clifford, who applied for a job as an IT business analyst at Goodlife’s head office in London, Ont.

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“I understand work culture, and I have no problem with gyms, people going to the gym, gym culture. But my fitness goals are irrelevant to the job I’m going to be doing for them.”

Lumi Pungea, a Toronto employment lawyer and partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, was interviewed by CBC Radio-Canada, and asked whether the employer made an inappropriate or illegal request during the interview process.

Listen to the interview on CBC Radio-Canada here.