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OP: "Air Canada pilots get permission to wear beards"
I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand it, an employer can legally choose not to hire based on her/his personal views of appearance. That is not a violation of the Human Rights Act or Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This applies whether it is a union or non-union workplace.
The only exceptions would be ethnic, tribal custom or religion.
Where the prospective employment is not to be in a public place this may be less important.
The situation becomes more complicated after an employee has been hired.
Here the employers rights differ greatly depending on whether it is a union or non-union workplace.
Air Canada is a union workplace.
I'm not a lawyer, but as I understand it, an employer can legally choose not to hire based on her/his personal views of appearance. That is not a violation of the Human Rights Act or Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
This applies whether it is a union or non-union workplace.
The only exceptions would be ethnic, tribal custom or religion.
Where the prospective employment is not to be in a public place this may be less important.
The situation becomes more complicated after an employee has been hired.
Here the employers rights differ greatly depending on whether it is a union or non-union workplace.
Air Canada is a union workplace.