BU354 Lecture 2: Week 2 Notes
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It is usually not appropriate to ask someone their age (except minimum age to work. Can ask: are you legally entitled to work in canada? (permanent residents/holders of a valid work permit) example of direct discrimination: telling candidates they need canadian experience if they are new to the country human rights violation. Tort law: primarily judge-based law, whereby the precedent and jurisprudences set by one judge through his or her assessment of a case establishes how similar cases will be interpreted. Section 15 of the charter of rights and freedoms guarantees the right to equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination ( equality rights ) Every person residing in canada is protected by human rights legislation, which prohibits intentional and unintentional discrimination. Differential or unequal treatment; for example, different selection tests for different groups, not hiring someone because they are not from.
