WestJet asks BC court to toss proposed class-action lawsuit over workplace harassment

WestJet says a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for female employees is an abuse of process that should be thrown out of court. The airline argued in a British Columbia Supreme Court Thursday that the legal claim would be better dealt with through a human rights tribunal or workers' compensation board. The company's lawyer said WestJet is not disputing the substance of the allegations but believes the arguments are being heard in an improper venue. "This is not a defence of poor behaviour or an argument that sexual harassment is anything other than completely inappropriate and completely wrong," the attorney told the court. WestJet is being sued over allegations of gender-based discrimination. <br/>