MHR 749 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Piece Work, Profit Sharing, Featherbedding

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 749
• Professor: Margaret Yap

Document Summary

Government as part of the employment relationship: government is a key stakeholder in compensation decision making. Effect of government on supply of & demand for workers: demand, government a big employer: federal, provincial & municipal, indirectly affects labor demand through its purchases and policy decisions. Supply: affects labor supply through legislation, licensing requirements restricts labour supply, immigration policy. Human rights laws: based on charter of human rights and freedoms in canadian constitution, equal treatment in employment and opportunity for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, sex , prohibit harassment in the workplace. Pay equity issue relating to the gender wage gap: gender wage gap is the amount by which the average pay for female workers is less than the average pay for male workers. Reasons for gender wage gap: differences in occupations, qualifications and experience, differences in number of hours worked, differences in industries and firms, differences in union membership, presence of discrimination.