The article written by Vicki Hall is about how employees of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) have either suffered or were a witness to personal and sexual harassment under their former president, Marcel Aubut. During Aubut’s leadership, the staff of the Canadian Olympic Committee felt that the upper management was knew about the acts of harassment happening in the workplace but did not do what they could to address them. This lead to apologies to the employees and anybody affected by the COC’s current president, Tricia Smith, and Aubut, and a pledge by Smith to adopt new workplace recommendations such as an anonymous complaint system and the hiring of a senior human resources leader (2015). There are several reasons as to why this article …show more content…
The article states that the current president, Tricia Smith, has said that the committee could have done more to address the claims and that there was a lack of monitoring of individuals who showed inappropriate behaviour and have a history of such behaviour (Hall, 2016). This is a clear human resources management issue for the COC as it deals with the unwillingness and inability to even address the problems and claims submitted by the employees. Even when problems were addressed and there was an evident need for monitoring certain individuals the COC failed to do so, which lead to not being able to prevent further acts of harassment from happening. Many of the staff felt that the board and senior leadership failed to meet its obligation to create a safe working environment for them (Hall, 2016). They were certainly right to feel that way. According to the Supreme Court of Canada, protecting employees from harassment is part of an employer’s responsibility to provide a safe working environment (Dessier et al., 2014, pg.38). The Supreme Court also states that if harassment is occurring and the employers are aware, then they can be charged as well as the harasser (Dessier et al., 2014, pg.38). However, it is no surprise that these harassment claims have gone unaddressed or unresolved because in this case the leaders of the COC were not only as guilty as the harasser, but some leaders were the harasser
The legal action was meant to set precedent about a public employer’s (or any employer) responsibility when it comes to the action of employees and claims of sexual harassment. For a human resources manager there are several implications. One is to make sure everybody has a copy of not just company policies on sexual harassment but all company policies and that each employee sign and agree that s/he has read and understands them. Another implication is that there should be regular training on how to prevent harassment. Perhaps even a liaison should be appointed for “delicate” matters such as sexual harassment.
In an express recognition that every sexual harassment case is likely to be profoundly circumstance-driven, Mansfield J appropriately focused on assessing the credibility of the witness, whether the alleged event did in fact occur, and whether it occurred in the way which she alleged it occurred, with a range of evidence before him. Some of the alleged conducts were directly denied: with regard to an April 2005 allegation concerning A Hickinbotham, after assessing the ‘reasonable’ time period in which the incident should have been reported given the surrounding circumstances (e.g. Poniatowska’s position at work), the judge rejected her claim on ground of the significant delay in reporting the incident. Reasonableness was again considered in dealing with a September 2005 allegation concernin...
The four elements of a contract are the agreement, the consideration, contractual capacity, and a legal object. The oral agreement between Sam and the chain store satisfies the agreement element of a contract definition because when the chain store offered to sell Sam 's invention at their stores, Sam accepted by agreeing to ship 1000 units in exchange. The second element of a contract, the “consideration of each party,” is satisfied because Sam and the chain store have something to give the other (1000 units of the invention in exchange for the exclusive sales of the product at their stores). The third element is “contractual capacity,” which may or may not be fulfilled since we do not know Sam 's age or whether
This section of my research presents a brief summary of Vancouver Olympics as an event in terms of sustainability.
Since 776 BCE, the Olympics have been a way for people of different cultures to come together and compete in friendly competition. In 1892 the first modern Olympics were held in Athens, although it had been over a thousand years since the last game it still had brought together an assortment of different religions and ethnic groups together. Many factors shaping the Olympic Games reflect the changes that have taken place in our world since the last game in 393 CE in Greece such changes include woman’s suffrage, global economy, world wars, and proving competency.
The article, Majority of COC staff exposed to Marcel Aubut harassment, discusses the experienced or saw sexual and personal harassment of COC staff members by Marcel Aubut, the former Canadian Olympic president. Both the experience and witness occurred within and outside the company’s doors, as well as among non-COC members while Aubut acted as a representative for the company. The Olympic Committee’s management was aware of these inhuman acts since 2008 but failed to be responsive. The company received many complaints from employees as well as other organization like VANOC about Aubut, but the company ignored the matters. Along with an apology for tardiness, COC’s president, Tricia Smith, promised to implement eight recommendations to allow
“Threats of workplace violence and aggression have emerged as important and very serious safety and health issue in today’s workplace” (van Emmerik, Euwema, & Bakker, p. 152, 2007). With this thought in mind, the intent of this case assignment is to analyze the situation of Betty Smith a newly acquired HR (human resource) Director at Company XYZ in regards to workplace violence. Hence, the CEO of Company XYZ inquires of Betty on what strategies can be implemented to prohibit such a calamity. Thus, Betty contacts a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) for their advice. That being the case, this paper will annotate some potential questions her friend would ask regarding the situation. Moreover, I will communicate my thoughts on
Sports have always been important part of Canadian identity and culture. Since the rapid growth of both amateur and professional sports in the beginning of the previous century, sports like hockey, basketball and curling became inseparable part of Canadian culture. The two books under review examine Canadian sports in twentieth century and the changes it went through in early twentieth century are Bruce Kidd’s, The Struggle for Canadian Sport (University of Toronto Press, 1996) and Colin D. Howell’s, Blood, Sweat, and cheers: sport and the making of modern Canada (University of Toronto Press, 2001). Howell argues that sport in twentieth century was “important in the construction of gender identities and in the shaping of ethnic, racial, regional and community allegiances“. Kidd however argues that “the particular transformations of this period have shaped the structure of Canadian sports as much as anything before or since.” Both authors believe that this time period in sports had formative influence not only on the sports culture but also on Canadian identity
In 1994, the Canadian Federal government compromised and voted to make hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Which Sport should be named Canada’s true national sport? Hockey is in the blood of all Canadians. Millions can vividly remember the first time they put on a pair of skates and stepped onto the ice. Providing nation-wide entertainment, Canadians are overcome by emotional realization that “Canada is hockey.”- Mike Weir. Generations of Canadians were brought up listening to Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday evening on the radio. It is more than just a sport in Canada, it defines the culture. Look no further than the five-dollar bill. One will observe a group of children playing a game of hockey on a frozen pond. The sport is part of Canada’s national identity.
Gymnastics Canada was first established in 1969. It is Canada’s governing body for gymnastics. There are currently over 280,000 registered participants across Canada (“About GYMN”). Gymnastics is considered one of the oldest sports. It had originated in ancient Greece. The gymnastics we know today is said to have been developed in Germany around the 1800s. In 1843, the first Olympic Gymnasium opened in Montreal by an Englishman named F. Barnjum. Inspiration for Canadian gymnastics is derived from German and Czechoslovakian immigrants. Gymnastics was introduced into the school physical education curriculum in the early 1800s. Canada became the fourteenth country to join the International Gymnastics Federation in 1899 (Snyder and Letheren).
As we all know, Beijing, China is the host for Summer Olympics 2008, were a major international multi-sport event from August 8 to August 24, 2008. Even though Olympic Beijing is all dress up, but no one is going because the organizer was struggling to handle an unexpected inside Summer Games venues. The Olympics officials feel disappointed because so many empty seats at nearly every event and the lack of pedestrian traffic throughout the park. To overcome the problems the officials are busing in teams of state-trained cheer squads to help fill the empty seats and improve the atmosphere and encourage residents to apply for access to the heavily secured park.
Abstract: The Special Olympics not only give special athletes athletic skills, they offer more opportunity, encouragement, and dexterity to survive in society than the public school system alone. To understand the differences and similarities between handicapped athletes and their non-handicap peers is the first step in creating a program that best meets the child's needs. There were no community programs that catered to the mentally and physically challenged, so Eunice Kennedy-Shriver created "special games" in her back yard for her handicapped child. Shriver established the Special Olympics in 1968. Today there are more than one million special athletes competing in 140 countries. There are some problems with relying on the public school system to seek a child's full potential in the special education programs. The Special Olympics, however, have found an effective method of preparing children, teens, and adults for society through sport. The diverse selection of sports, their rules, and physical demands, is an advantage when there is a huge range of disabilities. There is a program offered for almost everyone. People who benefit from these games range from the athletes themselves, the officials, coaches, caregivers, parents, to the spectators and on-site first aid staff. Mrs. Kennedy-Shriver said this in regard to special athletes, "through sports, they can realize their potential for growth." Over and over this fantastic organization has demonstrated integrity, good sportsmanship, and goal oriented programs that work!
Modern Day Olympics are a huge tradition that sweeps the screens of televisions across the world. Competitors take the arena with uniforms that dawn their countries colors and designs that are meant to resemble their designated flag. For months the news is centered around the games; the preparation, the athletes, and of course the competition. Countries aren 't obsessed, they are inspired and full of pride seeing athletes from their country compete and show their incredible skill. This tradition dates back to ancient Greece where the games began. Tony Perrottet writes about the traditions of the ancient game in his book The Naked Olympics.
Harassment and discrimination can affect a business in many ways. Having a history of harassment and discrimination claims can damage a business’ reputation and affect its bottom line. It can cost the business current and future clients as well as investors and employees. Depending on the gravity of the claim(s), the process of settling the claim(s) can take anywhere from months to years. Meanwhile, the cost of the settlement and other fees continue to add up. A business might have to compensate the affected parties besides paying court fees and lawyers. The EEOC has seen a rise in monetary rewards from 7.5 million to 24.3 million (Glazer, 1996) However, all of these can be avoided by properly educating employers and employees about their rights and what harassment and discrimination entails.
The Olympic Games were a vital part of Greek culture which was heavily influenced by athletics. Today, the Olympic Games are the world's largest presentation of athletic skill and competitive spirit. Thousands of athletes and spectators participate in this universal event. Revived in 1896, the Olympic Games had their beginnings in ancient Greece, and since then the event is very much comparable to modern Olympic events.