A Greater Victoria Public Library staffer who was told to choose between her job or picking up her child from after-school care on time will get a hearing with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal.
Tracy Obsniuk alleges her employer, the Greater Victoria Public Library Board, discriminated against her on the basis of family status by changing her shift schedule “in a manner that interfered with her child care obligations,” then “refused to provide her with reasonable accommodation.”
“She requested that her schedule be modified to 9:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., which would allow her to pick up her child before the child care centre closed. The library denied this request,” read the decision. In November 2019, Obsniuk again met with the library to explain she had exhausted all options and that “the stress accompanying her change of schedule was negatively impacting her health.” A meeting was set for January 2020 to discuss next steps.
The employer told Obsniuk that “after two months she would no longer be permitted to use unpaid leave or vacation time to modify her schedule.” She opted to stay in her permanent position and work the standardized schedule.
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