BUSI 3102 Final: HRM - Exam Notes.docx
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Manage within employment standards, human rights and equity laws. Make managerial decisions that will reduce the likelihood of legal liability. Know when legal and fairness issues require external expertise. When managerial decisions violate employment law or make an employer liable to successful lawsuits, employers may face significant costs. Unfair discrimination in an employment context, unfair discrimination is the giving of an unfair advantage (or disadvantage) to the members of a particular group in comparison to the members of other groups. The disadvantage usually results in a denial or restriction of employment opportunities, or an inequality in the terms or benefits of employment. Banding designed to meet the objectives of hiring qualified workers and promoting diversity. Scores in each band are treated as equivalent and bands are established statistically. The concept of banding has been used as an alternative measure of avoiding adverse impact against protected groups. International: deliberate use of race, religion or other prohibited criteria in employment decisions.