HRM 2600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Reasonable Accommodation, Ontario Human Rights Code, Informal Sector

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 2600
• Professor: Monica Belcourt

Document Summary

Employment equity: the employment of individuals in a fair and nonbiased manner. There are four designated groups: women, visible minorities, aboriginal people, and person with disabilities who have been disadvantaged in employment. Face significant disadvantages in employment, even though they make up 60 percent of the workforce. Some of the disadvantages include high unemployment, occupational segregation, pay inequities, and limited opportunities for career progress. Women are underrepresented in many occupations ex. Female- earnings lag those in men (85 cents for every dollar earned by men) People with disabilities represent 14 percent of canada"s population and 1. 6 percent in the workforce. People with disabilities face attitudinal barriers, physical demands that are unrelated to actual job requirements and inadequate access to the technical and human support systems that would make productive employment possible. Employer can seek to redress attitudinal barriers by focusing on abilities not disabilities. Visible minorities represent about 16. 2 percent of canadians and 15. 4 percent of the labour force.