MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Sexual Coercion, Reasonable Accommodation, Fide

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Regulations legally binding rules established by special regulatory bodies created to enforce compliance with law & aid in its interpretation. Employment (labour) standards legislation laws present in every canadian jurisdiction, establish minimum employee entitlements & set limit on maximum number of hours of work permitted per day/week. Charter of rights & freedoms federal law, 1982, guarantees fundamentals freedoms to all canadians. Equality rights section 15 of charter, guarantees right to equal protection & equal benefit of law without discrimination. Discrimination human rights in employment, a distinction, exclusion, preference, based on one of prohibited grounds, effect of nullifying/impairing right of person to full & equal recognition & exercise of their rights & freedoms. Unintentional/constructive/systematic discrimination embedded in policies & practices, appear neutral, implemented partially, adverse impact on specific groups of people for reasons not job related/required for safe & efficient operations.

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