Hadiya J. Roderique

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability, record of offences, and reprisal.

The respondent requested a summary hearing to dismiss the application on the basis that it had no reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal found that the applicant's allegations regarding a workplace accident, a disciplinary letter, and layoffs and recalls either did not amount to a Code violation, were untimely, or lacked any evidence connecting the events to a prohibited ground.

The Tribunal concluded that the application had no reasonable prospect of success and dismissed it.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of disability more than two years after his employment was terminated.

The Tribunal held a preliminary hearing to determine if the delay was incurred in good faith.

The applicant argued that language barriers prevented him from understanding his termination until much later.

The Tribunal rejected this explanation, noting the applicant had previously sought translation assistance from his uncle and had retained a paralegal for WSIB matters during the relevant period.

Finding no good faith explanation for the delay, the Tribunal dismissed the application.

The applicant, a nurse, alleged discrimination on the basis of race, colour, disability, and age after being required to take a mandatory Health Assessment Course following a patient complaint, which she claimed led to her forced retirement.

The Tribunal held a summary hearing to determine whether the application should be dismissed for having no reasonable prospect of success.

The Tribunal found that the applicant had pointed to evidence that could link the respondents' actions to the alleged Code grounds, including differential treatment of black and older employees regarding remedial action and accommodation.

The Tribunal concluded the application had a reasonable prospect of success and directed it to proceed to a merits hearing.

The applicant alleged discrimination in employment on the basis of age and family status after her employment was terminated upon her return from bereavement leave.

The respondent requested a summary hearing, arguing the termination was due to a workplace reorganization and that there was no link to the prohibited grounds.

The Tribunal found that the applicant had no reasonable prospect of establishing a link between her termination and her age or family status, as a simple difference in age from her replacement and the timing of her termination were insufficient to prove discrimination.

The application was dismissed.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of family status after she was not hired for an internship.

The respondent requested a summary hearing to dismiss the application.

The applicant alleged that during a phone call, a respondent employee made assumptions about her based on her family's poverty.

The Tribunal found that the applicant's allegations related to her financial status, not her status in a parent-child relationship.

As poverty is not a prohibited ground of discrimination in employment under the Code, the application had no reasonable prospect of success and was dismissed.

The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination in employment on the basis of race, colour, and age.

A summary hearing was scheduled to determine if the application had a reasonable prospect of success.

The applicant failed to file required materials and sent an email after business hours the day before the hearing requesting an extension or withdrawal due to address issues.

The applicant did not attend the hearing.

The Tribunal dismissed the application due to the applicant's failure to attend, noting the prejudice to the respondents and the Tribunal's process.