MHR 600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canadian Human Rights Act, Workplace Violence, Protected Group
30 Nov 2016
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Employer: right to modify employee work terms for legitimate business needs. Employee: right to be protected from harmful business practices. Government: balance needs of employer and employee. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: basic rights for all canadians. Human rights legislation: protection from discrimination. Bill 168: legislation on harassment and violence in the workplace. Unwelcome behaviour that demeans, humiliates, or embarrasses a person and that a reasonable person should have known would be unwelcome. Sexual coercion: harassment of a sexual nature that results in some direct consequence to the worker"s employment status or some gain in or loss of tangible job benefits. Sexual annoyance: sexually related conduct that is hostile, intimidating, or offensive to the employee but has no direct link to tangible job benefits or loss thereof. Enforce policies in a fair and consistent manner. Take an active role in maintaining a working environment that is free of harassment.
