 $164,000 fine ordered in bias caseLaw & Order | 206734 hits | Sep 24 8:32 am | Posted by: leewgrant  In the heaviest fine it has recommended in a racism case, the Quebec Human Rights Commission has called on a Montreal manufacturer to pay a total of $164,000 to 15 Chinese workers.
The case stems from July 11, 2006, when 30 Chinese immigrant workers weCommentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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They also complained Rapps told them they were no longer in China and they must wash themselves daily, and said: "You Chinese eat like pigs." Two workers were assaulted, they added.
Rapps challenges this version of the meeting and what was said, his lawyer, Julius Grey, said yesterday. "There was never any racist comment," Grey said, adding the amount levied was "crazy."
Rapps did call workers to a meeting, Grey noted, but all he said was that "things were dirty, people were acting like pigs." Rapps never singled out the workers' ethnic or national origin, Grey insisted.
Racism or ethnic misunderstanding?
Always record meetings like this... It's their word against the others...
Sad isn't it when we have come to a state where an employer's meeting with his employees has to be recorded to avoid litigation?
Always record meetings like this... It's their word against the others...
Sad isn't it when we have come to a state where an employer's meeting with his employees has to be recorded to avoid litigation?
Yes. Very. People lie and cheat every day because we are a money grabbing, selfish species...
Me, me, me...
"OHHH! I don't like what he said, and he was stupid enough to not record it, so lets sue the asshole and see if we can get some money out of it!"
BAH!
Always record meetings like this... It's their word against the others...
People in Canada seem to be afraid to be recorded, I know of a few employers that do record any meetings or disciplinary actions. The employees have raised stinks claiming it was against their charter rights to be recorded. Never went to court but the employees sure were not happy to be recorded.