HRM 3450 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Representativeness Heuristic, Reverse Discrimination, Organizational Culture

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3450
• Professor: Ron Ophir

Document Summary

The degree to which employees feel welcomed, valued and accepted in the organization and feel that they belong and are able to contribute to decision making process. The purpose of this act is to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability and, in the fulfillment of that goal, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities by giving effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating persons in the same way but also requires special measures and the accommodation of differences. (ee act, 1995, article. Rights commission (the commission) considers employment to include full time and part time work, contract work, temporary work for an agency, and probationary periods. Four protected groups: women, aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities.