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Working parents: Does your job accommodate family life? - Point of View

Working parents: Does your job accommodate family life?

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A Canada Border Services Agency officer who had to give up her full-time position after the birth of her first child has won a six-year battle with her employer over its failure to accommodate her.

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Her employer denied her requests for schedule changes, saying the Canadian Border Services Agency had an unwritten policy not to provide full-time hours to those requesting accommodation on the basis of child-rearing responsibilities.

In a decision handed down on Friday, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal said the federal agency discriminated against Fiona Johnstone and employees like her who seek accommodation based on family status.

Does your workplace make accommodations for parents? What services does your employer offer? What would you like to see them offer?


(This poll is not scientific. It based on readers' responses.)