MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
26 Feb 2013
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The federal and provincial laws that regulate the employee employer relationship challenge the methods human resource departments use. Some laws, such as the canada labour safety code of 1968, make major demands on human resource departments. Federal and provincial governments often create special regulatory bodies, such as commissions and boards, to enforce compliance with the law and to aid in its interpretation. Regulations: legally enforceable rules developed by governmental agencies to ensure compliance with laws that the agency administers. First, human resource experts must stay abreast of the laws, interpretation of the laws by regulatory bodies, and court rulings. Otherwise, they will soon find their knowledge outdated and useless to the organization. Second, they must develop and administer programs that ensure company compliance. Failure to do so may lead to the loss of government contracts, poor public relations, and suits by regulatory bodies or affected individuals.
