June Purres V. London Athletic Club

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The case I have chosen to do is June Purres vs. London Athletic Club (South) Inc., 2013 HRTO 1758. Part B: The prohibited grounds of discrimination that have been violated in this case are the grounds of disability and the bias of sex. This case is about how Ms. June Purres and how her employers refused to accommodate for his disability at work. Ms. Purres worked at the front of counter of an alethic center in London, where she welcomed and assisted the members of the center while doing some paperwork on the side. This job required Ms. Purres to stand at all times. While employed at the center, Ms. Purres become pregnant, and it said because of this pregnancy she was not able to stand for long periods of time without having her legs swell up to …show more content…

Ms. Purres then talked to her manager, Mr. Jim Pittam to either put a stool or chair behind front desk so she could sit while working. Mr. Pittam turned down the idea as there would not be enough space for other employees to pass by her and would make it difficult to get things from the cupboards that she would be covering. Respecting Mr. Pittam and not wanting to get into argument with him, Ms. Purres decided to work without the accommodation. After a while her legs start to swell more and her condition worsened, she then decided it would be best if she worked less hours as she was not being accommodated for her short term disability. She then applied to work part time instead of working the full time hours. She filed the request to Christy Heckman, the manager of operations and human resources, and her request was then granted. Ms. Purres was scared that working part time would affect the way her maternity leave, so she told the other employees that she would cover their shifts. In June 2010 Ms. Purres called the Ministry of Labour and was eventually advised of her rights to accommodation. After that she

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