MCS 3040 Study Guide - Final Guide: Visible Minority, Parental Leave, High Standard Manufacturing Company

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Marketing and Consumer Studies
• Course: MCS 3040
• Professor: Joe Radocchia

Document Summary

Employment relationship: contractual relationship whereby an employer provides remuneration to an employee in exchange for work or services. Independent contractor: person who is in a working relationship that does not meet the criteria of employment. Implication of employment relationship: employer is responsible for the torts of an employee in the course of employment but not for those of an independent contractor in the course of carrying our the contract. The hiring process: develop job description, advertise the positions, have candidates complete an application/resume, short-list candidate. Monday, april 10, 2017: check backgrounds or references, interview selected applicants. Human rights legislation prohibits discrimination in hiring on grounds: marital status, race, colour, disability, religion, sexual orientation, sex, age. Formation of the employment contract: offer of employment: must be reasonably certain to constitute an offer in law. Need not be in a particular form.