B.C. Human Rights Tribunal moves ahead with hearing for Greater Victoria Public Library staff member
The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal will move forward with a hearing for a Greater Victoria Public Library staff member who was allegedly given an ultimatum to choose between her job or picking up her child from after-school care.
In April 2019, the library implemented a standardized schedule where library staff would work 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., though Obsniuk's pick-up time for her child’s after-school care was between 5:30 and 6 p.m. She was first offered a three-month "interim plan" by the library where she could leave work early on days she had to pick up her child with the expectation that she would find alternative childcare arrangements following the three months.
Obsniuk went on medical leave from Dec. 19, 2019, to Jan. 8, 2020."She states this was in part due to the stress caused by the change in her work schedule and the impact it had on her childcare obligations," noted the decision.
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