Brooks v Canada Safeway Ltd
| Brooks v Canada Safeway Ltd | |
|---|---|
employee benefit to women on leave for pregnancy is discrimination. | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé | |
| Reasons given | |
| Unanimous reasons by | Dickson |
| Lamer, Le Dain, and McLachlin took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Brooks v Canada Safeway Ltd [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1219 is a leading
Bliss v. Attorney General of Canada
, [1979].
In 1982, Susan Brooks, Patricia Allen, and Patricia Dixon were all part-time cashiers at Safeway who became pregnant. The Safeway insurance plan that provided benefits for loss of pay due to accident or sickness did not give full benefits for 17 weeks for those who were unable to work due to pregnancy. The three women brought claims against Safeway for discriminating on the basis of pregnancy for discrimination based on sex. The court held unanimously that the insurance policy was discriminating against pregnant women.
See also
External links
- Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision at LexUM and CanLII
- ^ SCC Case Information - Docket 20131 Supreme Court of Canada