Reminder: Respectful Workplace Model Policy Training Opportunities

November 15, 2019

The Law Society of Alberta is pleased to provide a Respectful Workplace Model Policy that your firm or organization is encouraged to adapt and use. The purpose of any Respectful Workplace policy is to explain what is meant by discrimination, harassment, and violence, and to make workplaces safe for all employees. A Respectful Workplace policy also sets into motion the development and review of procedures to report discrimination or harassment without fear of retaliation.

In addition to the model policy, we are developing guides for employees and employers to further understand the model policy. The employee guide explains how the policy protects employees when they experience discrimination, harassment and violence in the workplace. It also provides additional resources for employees to seek assistance. The employer guide explains how to implement the model policy and why it’s important. These guides will be released shortly.

We developed the Respectful Workplace Model Policy in response to two important considerations: recent changes to legislation governing workplaces, and discrimination and harassment issues revealed in our recent articling survey results report .