In Canada, the manager of the restaurant Buono Osteria was ordered to pay $ 30,000 to one of his employees by the human rights tribunal in British Columbia.
In question, he had refused to use the pronoun "they", a pronoun used to designate a transgender person, to designate his employee, reports
Slate.
In addition to this conviction, the establishment will have to "put in place a policy on the use of pronouns and mandatory training for staff and managers on diversity, equity and inclusion," said the court. Canadian.
A violation of human rights
Despite his employee's request to use the correct pronoun, the manager preferred to continue to call him by commonly used nicknames for a woman.
What the court found to be a violation of human rights.
The man was then dismissed after making his request.
“The manager's behavior towards [me] and the employer's response constitute employment discrimination based on gender identity and expression,” the waiter said.
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