Employer liable for $30,000 after failing to address a poisoned work environment and sexual rumours.
The complainant, a female real estate agent, alleged she was subjected to a poisoned work environment and terminated on the basis of sex and gender.
She experienced derogatory name-calling, exclusion, and a persistent false sexual rumour involving her manager.
The Tribunal found that the employer failed to reasonably investigate or address her complaints, allowing the poisoned environment to flourish.
The Tribunal concluded that the complainant's gender was a factor in the adverse treatment and that the discriminatory environment contributed to her termination.
The corporate respondent was ordered to pay $30,000 for injury to dignity, feelings, and self-respect.
Claims for lost income and personal liability against individual respondents were dismissed.
Ontario (Human Rights Comm.) v. Staubach Ontario Inc. (No. 1), 2011 HRTO 979
