The applicant, a former restaurant employee, alleged that the owner subjected her to a poisoned work environment through racial and sexual comments and conduct.
The Tribunal found that the owner made racially discriminatory comments about a former Black employee, implemented a Valentine's Day promotion that invited customers to kiss staff, asked the applicant an inappropriate sexual question, and sent a sexualized text message to her boyfriend.
The Tribunal concluded that these actions created a poisoned work environment contrary to section 5(1) of the Human Rights Code.
The applicant was awarded $3,000 for injury to dignity, feelings, and self-respect, and the respondent was ordered to complete human rights training and implement a human rights policy.
The claim for lost wages was dismissed as the applicant would have quit for non-Code related reasons.
