LAWS 3401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Justifiable Homicide, Labor Rights

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Law
• Course: LAWS 3401
• Professor: Zeina Bou- Zeid

Document Summary

Employment law is concerned with the rules that govern the relationships between employers & employees. A worker"s ter(cid:373)s & (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374)s of e(cid:373)ploy(cid:373)e(cid:374)t are determined by (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:271)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) of pro(cid:272)ess . Negotiations with the employer that are incorporated into the express terms of the employment contract. Unilateral decisions by the employer that are given effect through the express or implied terms of the contract. Customs/practices of the employer that are given effect through the implied terms of the contract. The common law contract of employment: application of general contract law to principles to the contract of employment. Prote(cid:272)tive e(cid:373)ploy(cid:373)e(cid:374)t legislatio(cid:374): esta(cid:271)lishi(cid:374)g a (cid:862)floor of rights(cid:863). Gradual extension of employee rights through legislation is being (cid:272)halle(cid:374)ged (cid:271)y (cid:862)effi(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)y paradig(cid:373)(cid:863: reason 1) globalization of capital and industry, Reason 2) increase in labor saving technological advancements. Maximize the free play of market forces in determining the conditions of employment.