Employer found liable for racial and sex discrimination in hiring and maintaining a poisoned work environment.
The complainants, a man of Arab ancestry and a woman from Iran, alleged discrimination in employment on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, and sex after they were denied permanent lab analyst positions at the respondent's chemical plant.
The adjudicator found that the male complainant was discriminatorily excluded from the interview process despite having superior qualifications to the successful white male candidates.
The adjudicator also found that the female complainant's work performance was unfairly assessed due to her gender and race, and that she was subjected to a poisoned work environment characterized by the display of pornography and a male-dominated culture.
The complaints were upheld, and the respondent was ordered to pay lost wages and general damages for mental anguish and injury to dignity.
Abdolalipour v. Allied Chemical Canada Ltd., 1996 CanLII 20018
