The complainant, a woman, applied for a job as a painter apprentice but was refused an interview by the respondent because of her sex.
The respondent argued that he could not control the conduct of other subcontractors' employees at the construction site and feared for the complainant's well-being.
The Board of Inquiry held that an employer cannot rely on the discriminatory attitudes or potential misconduct of others to justify refusing employment based on sex.
The Board found the respondent in breach of the Ontario Human Rights Code and ordered $862 in compensation for lost wages.
