DISCRIMINATION AND COERCION 8.01 There shall be no discrimination or intimidation by the EMPLOYER or the UNION against any employee as a result of or because of such employee's race, color, creed, gender, disability or national origin all in accordance with applicable law, or membership in or non-membership in the UNION.
No Unlawful Influence The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer, the Units to any person or entity with the intention of unlawfully influencing: (a) a customer or supplier of the Company or any affiliate of the Company to alter the customer’s or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company or such affiliate or (b) a journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or any such affiliate.
Discrimination and Harassment All employees have the right to work in an environment free from all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment. Discrimination is perceived or actual behaviour and includes sexual harassment as a type of discrimination which, generally, is: a) Discriminatory in nature based on race, colour, age, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, gender, sexual orientation, Union or association membership, or because that person has been charged or convicted of a criminal offence that is unrelated to the position; and/or, b) Objectionable because the person committing such behaviour knows or ought to reasonably know that the behaviour creates an environment which is not conducive to work. For the purposes of paragraph 2.09 (b), objectionable behaviour includes, but is not limited to: i) Verbal abuse or threats; ii) Offensive remarks, jokes, innuendoes, or taunting; iii) Display of pornographic, racist, or other offensive or derogatory material; iv) Persistent unwelcome invitations or requests whether direct or indirect; v) Unwelcome physical contact such as touching, patting, pinching or punching; and, vi) Leering, badgering, or intimidating actions. Sexual Harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favours, and other verbal, written, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: vii) Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment; viii) Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; ix) Such conduct interferes with an individual’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
Volunteers The use of volunteers to perform bargaining unit work, as covered by this agreement, shall not be expanded beyond the extent of existing practice as of June 1, 1986. The Hospital shall submit to the Union, at three (3) month intervals, the number of volunteers for the current month and the number of hours worked and the duties performed.
No Harassment Contractor does not engage in unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, with respect to any persons with whom Contractor may interact in the performance of this Agreement, and Contractor takes all reasonable steps to prevent harassment from occurring.