The Halifax Regional Municipality is committed to fostering a healthy, safe, diverse and inclusive workplace and to providing a work environment where all persons are treated with respect and dignity.
Respect is one of the municipality’s seven core values. We define respect as fundamental to a healthy community and work environment. This means treating our colleagues and the residents we serve with dignity and fairness. It includes respecting the diversity of our community and workplaces and addressing any disrespectful behaviour to ensure our workplace is free from discrimination, harassment and violence. and violence.
What is a respectful workplace?
Respectful workplaces are healthy, safe and professional work environments where each person is treated with fairness and dignity. This includes acting and communicating with personal integrity, openness and civility.
All employees share the responsibility to create and maintain a work environment free from disrespectful behavior, harassment, discrimination and violence. We can achieve this by:
- Establishing a culture of shared responsibility and cooperation in promoting a positive work environment free from all forms of disrespectful behaviour, harassment, discrimination and violence;
- Promoting prevention and prompt resolution of concerns through early intervention supports and tools; and
- Creating an understanding of behaviour that does not support a respectful workplace.
Respectful Workplace Policy
Learn more by reading our Respectful Workplace Policy.