BADM*2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Occupational Safety And Health, Collective Bargaining, Equal Protection Clause
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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"s role balancing employer and employee needs. Employers have a right to modify employee work terms and arrangements according to legitimate business needs. The governments role is to balance employee and employer needs through the development and maintenance of employment legislation. Employers have a right to be protected from harmful business practices. Most employment law is the responsibility of the regional government- province or territory. Federal employment law applies to specific cases: (any organization not restricted to one region) Hr must ensure that organization policies and procedures meet minimum requirements in all jurisdictions where the organization operates. Primarily judge based law, whereby precedent and jurisprudences set by one judge through his/her assessment of a case establishes how similar cases will be interpreted.