MHR 600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canadian Human Rights Act, Visible Minority, Equal Protection Clause
2 Apr 2016
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General assembly of the united nations adopted and proclaimed the. Universal declaration of human rights on december 10, 1948. Protects women, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples: removes employment barriers, promotes equality. Requirement for reasonable accommodation adjustment of employment policies/practices so that no individual is: denied benefits, disadvantaged in employment, prevented from carrying out a job. Based on prohibited grounds in human rights legislation e. g. work station redesign for wheelchair. Employment act requires that hiring or promotion be based on merit; or d. to create new positions in its workforce. Human rights legislation mandates employers must accommodate to point of. Undue hardship" the point where financial cost or health and safety risks make accommodation impossible. Provincial/territorial employment laws govern 90% of canadian workers federal laws govern 10% of workers in federal civil service, crown corporations and agencies, transportation, banking and communications.
