ADMS 1000 Lecture Notes - Dominant Design, Reasonable Accommodation

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 1000
• Professor: Indira Somwaru

Document Summary

Employment equity act -> 1986 and updated in 1995. 4 designated groups -> traditionally faced barriers: women low pay, low status jobs/ grade discrimination, visible minorities credentials were not recognized, aboriginal people perception / easy access, people with disabilities accessibility. Employers were to ensure that the four designated groups had equal opportunity in employment. Employer had to try to hire and promote designated groups by proportional representation. As long as it did not cost the company undue hardship. Employment policies/procedures that hindered the hiring of designated groups. Flow data from hire to promotion to termination. All industries go through the life cycle. The pace of movement depends on the technology that the industry uses (evolution within the industry) Technological innovation will trigger a new cycle or create a new industry. Risk when a new lifecycle begins -> first movers (money into developing) Sales marketing focus on capturing share less research and development /