COMMERCE 2BC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canadian Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Commission, Reasonable Accommodation
17 Oct 2016
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Chapter 3: the legal environment - equity and human rights. Strategic hrm not only considers what is illegal or inadvisable but also acting in accordance with the spirit of the law. legal system should not be viewed as a constraint but as an opportunity to leverage diversity. The legal system in canada foundation for canadian legal system is 4th in the constitution act, 1867. Guarantees people the right to equity and basic freedom. 2) established 3 major governing bodies: legislative, executive and judicial branches. Each branch has its own area of authority, but often overlaps. 3) divides law-making power and functions in canada between the federal and provincial government. Federal: power over matters of general or national importance. Provincial: local concerns: poverty and civil rights two distinct legal systems. Based upon a comprehensive written code of rules and principles, 2) the common law in the remainder of the country.
