COMMERCE 4BB3 Lecture : 4bb3 notes
23 Jan 2012
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Chapter 3: foundations of recruitment & selection ii: legal issues. Part i: background in legal requirements for nondiscriminatory recruitment. There are 4 legal sources that affect cndn employment practices in recruitment & selection: constitutional law, consists of a series of acts & orders passes by the british & cndn. Discrimination: any refusal to employ or to continue to employ any person ot to adversely affect any current employee on the basis of that individual s membership in a protected group. Part ii: key legal comcepts in recruitment & selection. Direct discrimination: occure where an employe adopts a practice/reul which on it face discriminates on a prohibited ground. Adverse effect discrimination: an employed in food fait adopts a policy or practice that has an unintended negative impact on members of a protected group. Adverse impact: occurs when the selection rate for a protected group is lower than that for the relevant comparison group.
