Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B Chapter 2: The Changing Legal Emphasis: Compliance and Impact Canadian Workplaces

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 1021A/B
• Professor: Livia Veselka

Document Summary

Ch 2 : the changing legal emphasis: compliance and impact. Hr professionals are expected to provide guidance, training, programs and policy developments that are legally defensible: everyone in the company should comply with legislated rules and regulations, consequences = expensive lawsuit, branding and reputation. Employee-employer relationship (formal/informal) to maintain the employment by fulfilling their responsibilities. Ex: employees have informal expectation that as long as they work, they wont be fired. Employers = modify employment work terms and arrangements according to legitimate business needs. Employees = right to be protected from harmful business practices. The judicial system provides a forum for interpreting legislation according to precedents established by past judicial rulings. Stare decisis: decisions of a higher court can act as the binding authority on a lower court decision within that same jurisdiction. 2: employment contract = a contract between an individual employee and their employer regarding specified employment conditions in specified roles.