Respectful Workplace Week is a free annual event that promotes and educates people about building healthier workplaces. The main event is a forum with 2-3 full days of online seminars, workshops, trainings, and discussion panels. We also offer training for the public on issues related to respect, equity, and safety at work.

Respectful Workplace Week 2024 will take place from September 3-6. This includes a main Forum on Wednesday September 4th and Thursday September 5th and a workshop series of public trainings on Tuesday September 3rd and Friday September 6th.

For any questions about attending Respectful Workplace Week sessions please contact: pleisnb@web.ca

The Respectful Workplace Week Forum

The 2024 Forum includes two days of free webinar programming. Registration is open to the public. The Forum sessions include:

An overview of the duty to accommodate at work, presented by the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
A presentation on respectful working environments for Temporary Foreign Workers, presented by the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre
An overview of the state of women in the NB workforce and the current state of pay equity in NB and Canada by the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity
A presentation by Can’t Buy my Silence on the issues with using non-disclosure agreements in cases of harassment, assault, and violence
A discussion panel on disability at work including experts from Inclusion NB, Ability NB, and the Canadian Mental Health Association NB
A discussion panel of experienced workplace investigators.

The Forum will open with a keynote address by Natasha Poirier, author of Unsure: Bearing Witness to Justice on Wednesday morning.

Presented with support from academic and community partners and the government of New Brunswick, the Respectful Workplace Week Forum includes English, French, and bilingual content. Simultaneous translation is available in French and English.

The Respectful Workplace Week Workshop Series

On September 3^rd at 1pm, GNB’s Employment Equity Opportunity (EEO) program will present Accessibility Basics for Facilitators, a 2.5-hour workshop which will teach facilitators and trainers how to integrate accessibility guidelines into their presentations.

On Wednesday September 4^th from 4pm to 6pm, we will offer a workshop from It’s Your Business: A Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence Workplace Toolkit. This two-hour workshop will provide employers, unions and employees with information and resources to recognize and respond to situations in which DIPV enters the workplace.

On Friday September 6^th starting at 10am we will offer a 2 hour workshop from Safer Places NB which will teach employees about their rights and the legal rules and best practices regarding workplace sexual harassment.

All workshops will be offered at no cost.

Find more information about upcoming Respectful Workplace Week programming below, as it becomes available.

Session Recordings

Please note that while Respectful Workplace Week has simultaneous translation available during live sessions, the recordings are only available in the original language used by presenters. This means that some sessions are available only in English, while others are available only in French.