Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Independent Contractor, Labour Law, Occupational Safety And Health

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Employment law: engaging the services of others provide the means by which a business can carry out its. Defences to discrimination: bona fide occupational requirement (bfor): a defence that excuses discrimination on a prohibited ground when it is done in good faith and for a legitimate business reason, ex. !5: obligations from previous job resulting in legal action against new employer such as, inducing breach of contract, restrictive covenants, fiduciary obligations. Safety and compensation: employers are required to pay into a fund, and workers who have job-related injuries, accidents, or illnesses are compensated regardless of fault. Employee economic safety: two legislative schemes in the area of employee economic safety are employment insurance and the canada and quebec pension plans, employment insurance act: federal legislation that applies to both the federally and provincially regulated sectors. Drug and alcohol testing: contentious as it is a prima facie discriminatory.