Accessible Employment Standard Regulation

The Accessible Employment Standard Regulation removes and prevents barriers that could impact current and potential employees in Manitoba.

The Accessible Employment Standard was the second standard enacted under The Accessibility for Manitobans Act. This regulated standard builds on the existing requirements of The Human Rights Code (Manitoba). It applies to paid employees who are full-time, part-time, apprentices or seasonal workers. It addresses practices relating to employee-employer relationships, including measures, policies and practices related to the recruitment, hiring and the retention of employees.

The General Requirements of the Accessible Employment Standard include:

• creating workplace emergency response plans to help employees stay safe during emergencies
• asking employees who require assistance for permission to share their information with individuals who agree to help during emergencies
• offering reasonable accommodations when recruiting new employees
• informing selected applicants about workplace accommodation policies and practices when making an offer of employment
• letting employees know about accessible employment policies and practices
• offering accessible formats and communication supports to employees, upon request
• developing and implementing individual accommodation plans for employees, upon request
• considering workplace accommodations to remove a barrier affecting an employee’s performance
• providing reasonable workplace accommodations to remove a barrier that may affect an employee’s opportunities for training and advancement
• developing a policy and process to determine reasonable workplace accommodations when an employee returns to work
• training management and staff with human resource responsibilities about accessible employment and related legislation

Legal disclaimer: The above information is not legal advice. It aims to assist organizations to meet the requirements under Manitoba’s Accessible Employment Standard. The information provided does not replace the content of the Accessible Employment Standard Regulation or The Accessibility for Manitobans Act. If there is any conflict between this resource and the regulation or the act, the latter two shall prevail.