BU354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Protected Group
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Government impact: regulations, legally enforceable rules developed by governmental agencies to ensure compliance with laws that the agency administers. Charter of rights and freedoms: charter, federal law enacted in 1982, guaranteeing individuals equal rights before the law, section 1, guarantees rights and freedoms, section 2, freedom of association, section 15, equality rights. Human rights legislation: provincial human rights laws, all provinces have their own human rights laws with discrimination criteria, regulations, and procedures, canadian human rights act, federal law prohibiting discrimination created in 1977, bona fide occupational requirement (bfor) Diversity management: old boys" network, set of informal relationships among male managers providing increased career advancement opportunities for men and reinforcing a male culture, glass ceiling. Invisible but real obstructions to career advancement of women, minorities, resulting in frustration, career dissatisfaction, and increased turnover: workplace diversity. Identify ideal future state: analyze present systems and procedures, change systems, procedures, and practices, evaluate results and follow up.
