The complainants, two female registered nurses, were hired to share a temporary industrial nursing position at a construction site.
After two days, the employer terminated their employment and replaced them with a lesser-qualified male paramedic at a higher cost.
The employer admitted the termination was primarily because he did not want female nurses on the site for alleged safety reasons, though no evidence supported sex as a bona fide occupational qualification.
The Board of Inquiry found the employer discriminated against the complainants because of their sex and ordered the employer to pay each complainant $2,090 for lost wages and $1,000 in general damages.
