Sept 25th
I Hate Resumes and Cover Letters: Some Strategies that Work
o The Art of Resumes and Cover Letters
o Using AI to help kick start your writing
o The Myth of the Perfect Resume
o Let’s look at some Resumes
October 23rd
Making it Work: Pursuing employment when receiving ODSP or Ontario Works
o Will Working Impact My Benefits?
o Employee Start-Up Benefit
o Monthly Working Benefit
o Ontario Works Supports and Programs
November 20th
Right On! Navigating Workplace Accommodations and Your Rights as an Employee
o How and when to ask for accommodations
o Duty to Accommodate
o What is the “Undue Hardship” standard?
o What rights do I have and how do I protect them?
o Dealing with discrimination and the Employment Standards Act
o Human Rights Code
About the instructor:
John Fernandes (he/him) is staff at Employment Works! where he supports people with lived experience of mental illness and substance use challenges with their career and employment goals.
This offering is presented in collaboration with the CAMH Collaborative Learning College
