MHR 523 Lecture 4: MHR 523 Lecture 4 (Chapter 2)
12 Mar 2018
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Jurisdiction: federal laws: federally regulated employers (federal civil service, crown corporations and agencies, transportation, banking and communications, provincial/territorial employment laws: all other employers (90% of canadian workers) 1990, c. h. 19, s. 1; 1999, c. 6, s. 28 (1); 2001, c. 32, s. 27 (1); 2005, c. 5, s. 32 (1); 2012: 7, s. 1. (cid:863: *grounds on which employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of these grounds* Preventing people from having the same access to opportunities as others in the workplace. Intentional discrimination (direct): someone is deliberately discriminating a person or group based on the grounds. The person knows they are doing it and are doing it intentionally: systemic discrimination (unintentional): policy or practice that on the surface seems neutral but in practice it creates a barrier or adverse impact (ex. Minimum height requirement, that can discriminate against women) Mhr 523 chapter 2: the changing legal emphasis.
