Equity and Equality

As employers compete for talent, a sound understanding of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is critical to attracting and retaining skilled employees. This webinar will help attendees understand the difference between equity and equality, how to identify unconscious bias and microaggressions that negatively impact the workplace, and elements to include in their workplace DEI policy.

About the Speaker:

Dorian has taken the path less traveled and that has made all the difference. Prior to practicing employment law, he obtained a bachelor of commerce degree, worked in wealth management and government, and studied theology. His diverse life experience and education have uniquely prepared him to solve the problems of today’s workplace.
Prior to founding Persaud Employment Law, Dorian was an associate with a prominent employment law boutique in Toronto and a labour and employment law firm in Northern Ontario. He was actively involved in arbitration and collective bargaining. He also provided counsel on the restructuring of private and public sector companies, and worked extensively with First Nations organizations.

Dorian provides counsel to employers and employees on all areas of employment law, including employment contracts, wrongful dismissals, workplace policies, employment standards, human rights in the workplace, and workplace investigations. He has more than 12 years of experience conducting complex investigations in both the private and public sector including allegations of racial discrimination, harassment, mobbing, sexual harassment and violence.

Dorian graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School and was Called to the Ontario Bar in 2006. He is frequently invited to speak at seminars hosted by the Law Society of Ontario and was recently on a panel of experts helping lawyers identify legal issues with respect to workplace investigations. Dorian completed his investigation training at Reid Associates and has completed additional training on conducting interviews using an anti-oppression lens and alternate dispute resolution through Stitt Feld Handy. Dorian is a member of the Human Resources Professionals Association, Canadian Bar Association and Association of Workplace Investigators.

Dorian has written and published a number of articles on employment and human rights law and currently sits on the Board of Governors for Knox College, University of Toronto.

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Organized by CAMSC, in partnership with Stronger Together – a project that prevents hate motivated crime through community collaboration.