MGT 3050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reasonable Accommodation
Document Summary
Personal information protection and electronic documents act. Covers health, safety, human rights, unionized workplaces. Discrimination: essence of human rights prohibits discrimination. Bonafide occupational requirement: justifiable discrimination based on qualifications. Reasonable accommodation: adjustment to work conditions to prevent discrimination, employers expected to accommodate up to undue hardship. Harassment: workplace policy and procedure to deal with harassment issues. The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Administered by agency or commission that interoperates and enforces legislation. Governs processes and procedures between trade unions and employers. Governs employer responsibility for a safe work environment. Provides monetary compensation for on the job injuries. Employment of individuals in a fair and unbiased manner for groups historically discriminated against. Systemic discrimination: hidden employment barriers, can result in inequities if individuals discouraged based on their membership in certain groups, examples include inflated job requirements or recruiting only close friends.
