COMMERCE 2BC3 Chapter 3: 2BC3-CH3.docx

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Commerce
• Course: COMMERCE 2BC3
• Professor: F O U Z I A

Document Summary

Chapter 3: legal environment of equal employment and diversity. Has a complex set of laws governing how individuals are to be treated in the workplace and in society. 2 sets of laws govern the equal employment opportunity of workers in either the federal or the provincial and territorial sectors of the country. The canada labour code and the canadian human rights act govern the federal sector, which applies to about 10 percent of the canadian workforce. Provisions for health and safety and labour relations. The remaining 90 percent of the workforce is covered under provincial and territorial labour legislation. Federal law enacted in 1982, guaranteeing fundamental rights and freedoms to all canadians. The constitution is a set of laws containing the basic rules about how our country operates. Is the supreme law of canada and it can override any laws that are inconsistent with its provisions.