LABR 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ontario Human Rights Code, Ontario Human Rights Commission, Workplace Violence

• School: Brock University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABR 1F90
• Professor: Alison Braley- Rattai

Document Summary

Various statutes regulate terms and conditions of employment, most notably in the following areas: Human rights eg. ontario human rights code. Health and safety in ontario this includes anti-harassment and workplace violence eg. occupational health and safety act. Union-employer relations eg. ontario labour relations act. Basic floor" of terms eg. employment standards act. Tribunal is tasked with making adjudicating alleged violations of the code. It is aided by the ontario human rights commission that has an educative role. All jurisdictions have independent tribunals to administer their human rights laws. Deals with health and safety issues, notably provisions around the right to refuse unsafe work". Requires a joint occupational health and safety committee at all workplaces with over. More recently has added strong provisions against workplace harassment and violence. Has added section that forbids employers from requiring high heels" at work. Administered by the ontario labour relations board.