MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Employment Equity (Canada), Fide, Canadian Human Rights Act
18 Apr 2013
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Midterm structure: 50 mc(10 questions from each week of lecture), 5 sa (1 from each week of lecture) Federal and provincial laws regulate the employee-employer relationship. Responsibility of hr specialists: stay abreast of laws, interpretations, and court rulings, develop and administer programs to ensure company compliance. Bill 168 (recent law: first law to prohibit people from making illegal abuse caused psychologically/ emotionally (eg. pranks, nonphysical abuse, provincial law, passed in ontario. Many provinces do not have this law yet. If abuse occurs in the organization, an individual is able to file a lawsuit against the organization and not the individuals involved. The organization bears the costs and pays fines. Discrimination laws: hiring and interview process ensure that no part of a decision is influenced by discriminatory principles. Direct discrimination: on grounds specified in the human rights legislation is illegal: common 50-60 years ago (e. g. segregated schools in america, organizations were able to operate in a similar manner.
