MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Visible Minority, Performance Appraisal, Reverse Discrimination
23 Feb 2017
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Chapter 2: the changing legal emphasis: from compliance to valuing diversity. Explain how employment-related issues are governed in canada. Describe the roles of minimums established in employment standards legislation and the enforcement process. Discuss at least five prohibited grounds for discrimination under human rights legislation, and describe the requirements for reasonable accommodation. Provincial/territorial employment laws govern 90% of canadian workers. Federal laws govern 10% of workers in federal civil service, crown corporations and agencies, transportation, banking and communications. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: basic rights for all canadians. Human rights legislation: protection from discrimination. Employment standards legislation: minimum terms and conditions of employment. Ordinary laws: content or context specific. Freedoms: freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, belief, expression and opinion, freedom of peaceful assembly. Section 15 equality rights: right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination. Establish minimum terms for: wages, overtime pay, paid holidays and vacations, maternity/paternity leave, bereavement/compassionate care leave termination notice.
