LAW 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter workplace law: Contract, Labour Power, Collective Bargaining
Document Summary
Chapter 1: canadian work law in a nutshell (pp. Employment: an organizational form through which a person (employee) sells his or her labour power to a buyer of labour (employer) in exchange for value and in which the relationship is governed by an employment contract. Key legal regimes in canadian workplace law: the common law of employment, regulatory law, collective bargaining law (aka labour law) The common law regime: the common law regime comprises both the law of contracts and the law of torts. Contract: a legally binding agreement consisting of reciprocal promises between two or more parties. An employment contract may by written or oral. Common law: a system of judge-made rules originating in england around the 12th century, and inherited by canada as a british colony, that uses a precedent-based approach to case law. Earlier decisions dealing with similar facts or legal issues guide later decisions in an attempt to create legal predictability.
