ADM 2337 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fide, Protected Group, Reasonable Accommodation
22 Jan 2018
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People can take them to human rights. Important legal jurisdictions for employment law provincial/territorial employment laws govern 90% of canadian workers. Jurisdiction, military, canada post, banks, the railway/transportation, crown corporation (edc) Legal framework for employment law in canada: constitutional law (constitutional act of 1982, charter of rights and freedoms (legislation, legislated acts of parliament, laws that regulate some areas of hr, ex. Canadian human rights act (chra), occ health and safety act, income tax act: regulations (for legislated acts, aid in the interpretation of laws i. Ex. regulatory bodies like the human rights commissions: common law, legal precedents, contract law, relates to employment contracts i. Set limit on maximum number of work hours permitted. *enforcement is based on complaints, violators can be fined* Section 15 guarantees no discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, colour, religion (see page 95) The charter forms the foundation of human rights legislation in other jurisdictions.
