Week 9: Guest Lecture - Respect in Work & Learning Enviro

Question 1

Fill in the rest:

“We acknowledge that ________…”

Answer 1

BCIT campuses are located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations.

Question 2

What does the RDI office do?

Answer 2

• Education
• Preventative Advice
• Confidential Consultations
• Informal Resolution Assistance
• Mediation/Investigation of Formal Complaints

Question 3

Finish the equation:

Product or Service + ___________ = ____________

Answer 3

Product or Service + Interpersonal Relationships = Your Job

Question 4

What are student and employee obligations at BCIT?

Answer 4

• adhere to BCIT policies
• no harrasing, discrimination, bullying

Question 5

What 4 forms of Standards set Behaviour?

Answer 5

• Legislation
• Caselaw
• Collective Agreements
• BCIT Policies

These all encompass your Rights and Responsibilities

Question 6

What is Discrimination?

Answer 6

Differential Treatment or Lack of Reasonable Accomodation related to a Protected Characteristic

Question 7

Which protected characteristic was the most common ground of complaints before the BC Human Rights Tribunal in 2018/2019?

Answer 7

Disability

Question 8

What is the Duty to Accomodate?

Answer 8

• An adjustment to the way something is typically done
• Intended to remove barriers so that everyone has an equal opportunity

Question 9

What is Code Related Harassment?

Answer 9

Unwelcome conduct or comment that causes offense or humiliation, and has to do with a Protected Characteristic

Question 10

What are key points when considering harassment?

Answer 10

• unwelcome to a reasonable person
• intent does not matter
• joking is not an excuse

Question 11

What are some commonly reported barriers encountered by women in the trades?

Answer 11

• Unwelcome and non-inclusive environments
• Ingrained gender bias within the sector
• bullying and harassment
• discriminatory recruitment, hiring, and advancement

Question 12

If you experience or observe discrimination, harassment or bullying, what 3 things should you do?

Answer 12

1. Intervene if possible
2. Document the behaviour
3. Report the behaviour

Question 13

What happens when you report at BCIT?

Answer 13

Options:

• How to address it yourself
• Having your instructor or other employee speak to the person
• Mediation
• filing a formal complaint for investigation