George Vucic

The applicant, a teacher who had previously been disciplined for allegedly having a student sit on his lap, filed a human rights application alleging that a school board poster depicting a student sitting on a teacher's lap constituted indirect discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing and dismissed the application, finding no reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal concluded that the poster did not constitute a workplace rule or requirement, nor did the applicant establish any link between the poster's alleged disproportionate impact and a protected ground under the Code.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation regarding discipline imposed in 2008 and a poster displayed in 2009.

The respondent argued the 2008 allegations were out of time.

The Tribunal found that the 2008 events and the 2009 poster did not constitute a series of incidents.

The Tribunal dismissed the allegations relating to 2008 as they were filed outside the one-year limitation period and the applicant failed to establish that the delay was incurred in good faith.

The allegation regarding the 2009 poster was permitted to proceed.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment based on sex and sexual orientation.

The respondents raised preliminary issues, including that the application was filed outside the one-year limitation period.

The Tribunal issued an interim decision directing the parties to provide written submissions on the timeliness of the application before addressing other preliminary issues.