A woman had been working in a contract position for almost five years when she was offered a permanent management position. That year, her husband suffered a traumatic injury which permanently paralyzed him. She experienced depression, anxiety and grief, and her performance at work suffered.
Her director started to over-scrutinize her work and would not approve her vacation requests. Her employer eventually asked if she had a disability; she responded “no” and said that she preferred not to talk about it. She was fired shortly thereafter for performance issues.
The termination had a profound impact on our client. She found another job, but developed an overwhelming fear of not being able to financially support her family.
The Centre negotiated an agreement that included:
- Financial compensation for the discrimination;
- An amended employment letter stating that she had left to pursue other endeavours;
- Removal of the termination from her file, so that she could apply to internal job postings for two years.