ADMS 3420 Lecture Notes - Canadian Human Rights Act, Dipika Kakar, Fide

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3420
• Professor: Chris Sweeney

Document Summary

Dipika kapoor 209074683: the human rights code prohibits discrimination on a number of listed grounds. Special service organizations: under s. 24 (1)(a)- a religious, philanthropic, educational, fraternal, or social organization that primarily serves people identified by their race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic background. This exemption is limited to situations where preference is reasonable. Bona fide occupational qualifications: under s. 24(1)(b), an employer may discriminate on the basis of age, sex, record of offences, or marital status, if these are genuine requirements of the job. Nepotism policies: under s. 24(1)(d), an employer may choose to hire or not hire, or to promote or not to promote, her spouse, child, or parent or the spouse, child or parent of an employee. Medical or personal attendants: under s. 24(1)(c), a person may refuse to employ someone on the basis of any prohibited grounds where the primary duty of the job is attending to the medical or personal needs of the person.