Adjudication: Sexual Harassment

sexual harassment: Of the 12 cases referred to adjudication in 2012, eight involved allegations of sexual harassment and two of sex discrimination, the commission said in a news release announcing its annual report. Related Items Links MHRC 2012 Report , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Between 2000 and 2011, only two human rights public hearings have been held in Manitoba in which the adjudicator was asked to consider allegations of sexual harassment, the release said. The Manitoba Human Rights Commission saw a "worrisome" number of sexual harassment cases last year. "Although it is too early to consider this is a trend, or to speculate why so many sexual harassment cases are being referred to adjudication, the one year statistic is worrisome," chairwoman Yvonne Peters said in a prepared statement. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.