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LIABILITY SCORECARD
HR PRACTICES
YES
NO
UNSURE
15. Does your business have a formal training program for all new employees?
q
q
q
16. Does your business provide annual education on illegal discrimination and
workplace harassment to all employees?
q
q
q
17. Does your business require all managers and supervisors to attend training,
educational programs or seminars on employer-employee relations and conflict
resolution?
q
q
q
18. Does your business have formal guidelines and written procedures to address
compliance with the Canadian Human Rights Act, provincial human rights codes and
provincial employment standards acts?
q
q
q
19. Does your business have formal guidelines and written procedures that explicitly
prohibit discriminatory practices in hiring, promotion and compensation?
q
q
q
20. Does your business have formal guidelines and written proedures that explicitly
prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace?
q
q
q
21. Does your business have a written policy dealing with the use of company email,
voicemail and internet access?
q
q
q
22. Does your business have formal guidelines and written procedures for reporting,
addressing and resolving employee grievances?
q
q
q
23. Does your business have formal process and written guidelines for conducting
employee performance evaluations?
q
q
q
24. Does your business have its employment policies and procedures periodically
reviewed by outside legal counsel?
q
q
q
SECTION SCORE:
SCORE
/72
SECTION INSTRUCTIONS
The following points will be assigned for each response:
YES: 3 POINTS
NO: 0 POINTS
UNSURE: 3 POINTS
BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND HISTORY
YES
NO
UNSURE
25. Has the turnover rate at your business exceeded historical levels at any time during
the past five years, or do you anticipate making any layoffs or staff reductions in the near
future?
q
q
q
26. Do any of your employees work in isolation or in circumstances where they are not
monitored by a supervisor or manager?
q
q
q
27. Does your business make use of temporary or seasonal employees?
q
q
q
28. At any point in the last five years, has any current or former employee or third
party made any claim or otherwise alleged discrimination, harassment, wrongful
discharge or other wrongful acts against your business?
q
q
q
29. At any point in the last five years, has your business terminated or otherwise
disciplined an employee for inappropriate conduct in the workplace?
q
q
q
19. Does your business anticipate taking any actions or completing any transitions that
would substantially increase the number of employees within your business?
q
q
q
SCORE
SECTION SCORE:
/18
TOTAL SCORE
MODERATE RISK: 0-18 POINTS
HIGH RISK: 21-60 POINTS
ESCALATED RISK: 63-90 POINTS
FALL 2016
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