MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Employment Equity (Canada), Employment Contract, Visible Minority
9 Mar 2018
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Mhr lecture 4 human rights & diversity. Federal laws federally regulated employers (federal civil service, crown corporations and agencies, transportation, banking and communications) Canadian legislation: canadian charter of rights and freedoms, human rights legislation, protection from discrimination, ordinary laws. Specific to the workplace: employment standards legislation, federal/territorial versions, establish minimum terms for, employment contracts may exceed minimums, principle of greater benefit applies, collective bargaining agreement, employment contract, occupational health and safety legislation, employment equity act. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: freedoms of, conscience & religion, thought & expression, peaceful assembly (peaceful protests, association (any group, organization, equality rights. Employment equity act: based on charter of rights and freedoms, applies to federally regulated employers only, promotes equality, removes employment barriers, four designated groups: women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, aboriginal people. Exclusion of the labour market; differential treatment which prohibits a person from exercising their own human rights.
