Man wins right to work in French: Quebec tribunal

A man who claimed his right to work in French has successfully won his case at the Labour Tribunal, citing the new provisions of the province's French-language law (Bill 96).

The complainant had applied for a position in the procurement and logistics department of a company but was not selected. He filed a complaint with the Labour Administrative Tribunal, challenging the employer's request for his CV to be submitted in English and for the job interview to be conducted in Korean.

In the tribunal hearing, the employer's representative argued that the complainant was not hired due to a lack of necessary skills and maintained that the English and Korean language requirements were essential for the role.

However, the tribunal reached a different conclusion after reviewing the evidence.

In its ruling, the tribunal noted that the company "failed to demonstrate that it had met all the conditions for concluding that it had taken reasonable steps to avoid imposing the requirement of knowledge of English and Korean before proceeding with the posting of the position."

As a result, the tribunal upheld the complaint and reserved the right to determine any possible remedies.