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# If you’re an employee, talk to your company supervisor or human resources person. Find out your employer’s policy on human rights complaints. If you belong to a union, talk to the union steward. You have a right under the collective agreement between the union and employer to complain to the union about sexual harassment by the employer, a supervisor, a co-worker, or a customer. | # If you’re an employee, talk to your company supervisor or human resources person. Find out your employer’s policy on human rights complaints. If you belong to a union, talk to the union steward. You have a right under the collective agreement between the union and employer to complain to the union about sexual harassment by the employer, a supervisor, a co-worker, or a customer. | ||
# Make and keep a written record of every incident of harassment—when it occurs. Include the date and location, who else was present, and the details of the harassment. Tell someone else, like a trusted co-worker, friend, or family member that you are being harassed. Your written record, and the fact that you told someone, may be important evidence if you file a complaint or sue. | # Make and keep a written record of every incident of harassment—when it occurs. Include the date and location, who else was present, and the details of the harassment. Tell someone else, like a trusted co-worker, friend, or family member that you are being harassed. Your written record, and the fact that you told someone, may be important evidence if you file a complaint or sue. | ||
# If the harassment continues, file a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal—check script 236 for details. The Tribunal website explains how to do this. Phone the Tribunal at 604.775.2000 in Vancouver and 1.888.440.8844 elsewhere in BC. If the Code covers your complaint, the Tribunal will ask the other person to reply to your complaint. The Tribunal will try to help you and the other person settle the case. If that’s not possible, the Tribunal may hold a hearing. If your complaint is justified, the Tribunal can make orders to stop the harassment and pay you money for lost income (including wages and disability and other benefits) and expenses. The Tribunal can also order the person who harassed you to pay you for injury to your dignity, feelings, and self-respect. | # If the harassment continues, file a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal—check script 236 for details. The [http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/ Tribunal website] explains how to do this. Phone the Tribunal at 604.775.2000 in Vancouver and 1.888.440.8844 elsewhere in BC. If the Code covers your complaint, the Tribunal will ask the other person to reply to your complaint. The Tribunal will try to help you and the other person settle the case. If that’s not possible, the Tribunal may hold a hearing. If your complaint is justified, the Tribunal can make orders to stop the harassment and pay you money for lost income (including wages and disability and other benefits) and expenses. The Tribunal can also order the person who harassed you to pay you for injury to your dignity, feelings, and self-respect. | ||
#:The Code prohibits anyone from threatening you or retaliating against you for filing a complaint. | #:The Code prohibits anyone from threatening you or retaliating against you for filing a complaint. | ||
#:The BC Human Rights Clinic may be able to help you file a complaint with the Tribunal and help you at a hearing. The Clinic is operated by the Community Legal Assistance Society. Check the Clinic website or phone 604.622.1100 in Vancouver and 1.855.685.6222 elsewhere in BC. Live phone help is available only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. | #:The [http://www.bchrc.net/ BC Human Rights Clinic] may be able to help you file a complaint with the Tribunal and help you at a hearing. The Clinic is operated by the [http://www.clasbc.net/ Community Legal Assistance Society]. Check the [http://www.bchrc.net/ Clinic website] or phone 604.622.1100 in Vancouver and 1.855.685.6222 elsewhere in BC. Live phone help is available only on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. | ||
# If you lose your job because of discrimination, you may also be able to sue in court for wrongful dismissal. Check script 241, called “If You’re Fired—Wrongful Dismissal”, for more information. But complaining to the Tribunal may work better in a sexual harassment case. As well, a wrongful dismissal lawsuit can be complicated and expensive, so if you are thinking about suing, get legal advice first. | # If you lose your job because of discrimination, you may also be able to sue in court for wrongful dismissal. Check script [[If You’re Fired—Wrongful Dismissal (Script 241)|241]], called “If You’re Fired—Wrongful Dismissal”, for more information. But complaining to the Tribunal may work better in a sexual harassment case. As well, a wrongful dismissal lawsuit can be complicated and expensive, so if you are thinking about suing, get legal advice first. | ||
# Contact a lawyer for legal advice about what you can do. For the name of a lawyer, call the Lawyer Referral Service at 604.687.3221 in the lower mainland or 1.800.663.1919 elsewhere in BC. | # Contact a lawyer for legal advice about what you can do. For the name of a lawyer, call the [https://www.cbabc.org/For-the-Public/Lawyer-Referral-Service Lawyer Referral Service] at 604.687.3221 in the lower mainland or 1.800.663.1919 elsewhere in BC. | ||
==Are there time limits for filing a complaint or suing?== | ==Are there time limits for filing a complaint or suing?== | ||
