{"id":25829,"date":"2026-04-17T08:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T12:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/?post_type=publication22&#038;p=25829"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:36:15","slug":"know-your-rights-employment","status":"publish","type":"publication22","link":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/know-your-rights-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Rights &#8211; Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"Like any other employee, you have rights in the workplace. Human rights laws in Canada offer protection against discrimination at work based on disability, including one\u2019s HIV-positive status. Federal and provincial laws also protect your privacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"download-link-button\"><a class=\"download-link en\" title=\"3963_HIVLN_KYR05_EN_Final.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/download\/25831\/?tmstv=1776685757\" rel=\"nofollow\">\r\n\tDownload<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laws and how they apply in the workplace vary from one province to another and depend on who you work for (e.g. for a federal agency or a private business) or whether you are unionized.<\/p>\n<p>This info sheet is meant to provide general legal information about your rights in the workplace. To know<br \/>\nhow the law applies to your situation you will need to seek legal advice. You can also connect with the relevant human rights commission in your province, a privacy commissioner (or ombudsman), or your union to get more information.<\/p>\n<p>The law can change over time. This guide was written in January 2026, so you may want to check with a lawyer or legal clinic to get the most up-to-date information.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"publication_topics":[],"publication_type":[],"publication_language":[],"class_list":["post-25829","publication22","type-publication22","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22\/25829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/publication22"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22\/25829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25836,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication22\/25829\/revisions\/25836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publication_topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_topics?post=25829"},{"taxonomy":"publication_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_type?post=25829"},{"taxonomy":"publication_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hivlegalnetwork.ca\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_language?post=25829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}