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5 C.H.R.R. ND/1 (1984)

handle is hein.journals/chhr5 and id is 1 raw text is: CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTER NEW DEVELOPMENTS Volume 5, C.H.R.R. January, 1984 DECISIONS OF NOTE AGE LIMIT OF 27 YEARS FOR PILOTS HIRED NOT SUPPORTED BY BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT A Federal Review Tribunal has rejected an appeal by Air Canada from the decision of an earlier Tribunal that the airline discriminated against several pilot- applicants when it refused to hire them because they were older than 27 years of age. The Review Tribunal rejected the appeal, finding that Air Canada had failed to establish a bona fide occupational requirement for its age-restrictive hiring policy. It found that Air Canada might be able to justify an age limit for hiring on the ground that the combina- tion of mandatory retirement of pilots at age 60 and the number of years necessary for training require an age limit at hiring to ensure a viable pilot force. How- ever, the Review Tribunal finds that this is not the case that was put before it, and Air Canada failed to establish that its hiring policy was necessary to ensure that pilots are healthy and that safety is maintained. (See Decision 335) RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN MONTREAL TAXI INDUSTRY After a public inquiry into allegations of racial dis- crimination in the taxi industry in Montreal, a Commit- tee of Inquiry has concluded that there was discrimina- tion in the admission of black persons to employment in the industry, in the publicity used to advertise taxi services, and in the terms of employment of black drivers. The Committee of Inquiry recommended to the Quebec Human Rights Commission that the Commis- sion enter into mediation to settle the individual com- plaints considered by the Committee. It also recom- mended that the Commission report to the Attorney- General the numerous violations of the Charter and evidence of a conspiracy on the part of some companies to deprive black persons of their rights, and that the Attorney-General initiate proceedings pursuant to anti- conspiracy provisions of the Criminal Code. (See Decision 334) LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS NEWFOUNDLAND HUMAN RIGHTS CODE AMENDED Bill 79, An Act to Amend the Newfoundland Human Rights Code received Royal Assent December 21, 1983. The Bill prohibits harassment in the workplace based on a prohibited ground of discrimination and prohibits sexual advances or solicitation in the work- place by a person in a position of authority over another person. The Act also makes provision for affirmative action programs. These amendments will be incorpo- rated into the Legislative and Regulations volume of the Canadian Human Rights Reporter in a forthcoming issue. ND/1

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