BUSM 1100 Lecture Notes - Human Rights Commission
Document Summary
The legal framework for employment law in canada. In canada, provinces and territories responsible for employment- related laws: about 90% of workers are governed by this, 10% employed in federal civil services. Differences in legislation; entitlement varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Legal framework also includes: constitutional law. Charter of rights and freedoms: acts of parliament, common law. Accumulation of judicial precedents that do not derive from specific pieces of legislation: contract law. Government in each jurisdiction creates special regulatory bodies to enforce compliance with the law and aid its interpretation: ex. Human rights commission, ministries of labour: develops legally binding rules called regulations and evaluate complaints. Laws present in every canadian jurisdiction that establishes minimum employee entitlements and set a limit on the maximum number of work permitted per week/day: wages, paid holidays, vacation, maternity, parenting, adopting, termination notice, overtime pay.
