MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Employment Contract, Equal Protection Clause, Reverse Discrimination
8 Mar 2018
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Right to modify employee work terms for legitimate business needs. Right to be protected from harmful business practices. Provincial/territorial employment laws govern 90% of canadian workers. Federal laws govern 10% of workers in federal civil service, crown corporations & agencies, transportation, banking & communications. Right to equal protection & benefit of the law without discrimination. Complaints filed with ministry of labour or counterpart. Maximum claim limit for unpaid wages filed complaint is settled through the ministry, not civil court limitation periods for filing. Equal pay for equal work for temps. Unintentional direct contrcutive/systemic discrimination different/unequal treatment embedded in policies with adverse impact on specific groups indirect (3rd party) by association. Based on business necessity for safe & efficient operations. Must have sight to drive a truck. Adjustment of employment policies/practices so that no individual is. Based on prohibited grounds in human rights legislation. Human rights legislation mandates employers must accommodate to point of "undue hardship"
