LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Section 33 Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Mischief Rule, Independent Contractor
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Text: employment law for business and human resources professionals: Sources of employment law: statue law legislation passed by the government, constitutional law canadian charter of rights and freedoms, common law judge-made law. Statue law: are passed because the government believes that employees require protection or rights beyond those that currently exists. Legislative requirements or changes can be cause by political parties, demographic shifts in society and changing social values. How statues and regulations are made: the legislative process. Statue first takes the form of a written bill. Cabinet but private members; they usually do not become laws because they die on the order paper . A bill becomes a statue once it receives a royal assent, on a particular date (names the date that it comes into effect) or on proclamation (announced later). Regulations: are rules made under the authority of a statue. They are not made by a legislature but by government officials.