MGHB12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canadian Human Rights Act, Fide, Reasonable Accommodation
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Employment equity: the employment of individuals in a fair and nonbiased manner. Designated groups: women, viable minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities who have been disadvantaged in employment. Bona fide occupational qualification: a justifiable reason for discrimination based on business reasons of safety or effectiveness. Administration and enforcement of the employment equity act. Stock data: data showing the status of designated groups in occupational categories and compensation levels. Flow data: data that provide a profile of the employment decisions affecting designated groups. Underutilization: term applied to designated groups that are not utilized or represented in the employer"s workforce proportional to their numbers in the labour market. Concentration: term applied to designated groups whose numbers in a particular occupation or level are high relative to their numbers in the labour market. Systemic discrimination: the exclusion of members of certain groups through the application of employment policies or practices based on criteria that are not job related.
