Management and Organizational Studies 3385A/B Lecture 2: Lecture 2

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 3385A/B
• Professor: Gail Robertson

Document Summary

The government is the balancer of the needs of employers (right to modify employee work terms for legitimate business needs) and employees (right to) Provincial/territorial laws govern 90% of workers, whereas federal only governs 10% Canada"s employment law framework: constitutional law charter of rights and freedoms, legislated acts (federal, provincial, etc. ) Income tax, employment standards: regulatory rules and regulations to aid interpretation of laws, tort (common) law judge based law, contract law collective agreements and employee contracts. Quebec wants to enact their own charter of values, which would secularize the public services. It would restrict public service employees from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs, kippas, turbans, etc. Their goal is to create a neutral state . Ontario human rights added gender identity and gender expression as human rights on the grounds of discrimination in 2012. Provides minimum entitlements for employees (wages, leaves, overtime)