HRM 200- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 70 pages long!)

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: Dean Bulloch William Peckham

Document Summary

In this chapter we focus on the legal environment in canada. We will discuss the multiple overlapping pieces of legislation that attempt to balance employee and employer rights when it comes to human rights and freedoms, employment equity, employment standards, and privacy. We will discuss the requirement to take steps to protect employees from harassment and discrimination, in order to reduce legal liability. Specific exceptions that allow discrimination on prohibited grounds, based on bona fide occupational requirements, are covered, but so is the requirement to offer reasonable accommodation. The chapter identifies the minimum terms and conditions contained in employment standards legislation and the complaint-based process for violations. Finally, in keeping with the continued growth of technology tools, the chapter discusses how the personal information. Protection and electronic documents act (pipeda) is used to oversee the collection, use, and disclosure of employees" personal information. https://www. priv. gc. ca/en/privacy-topics/privacy-laws-in-canada/the-personal-information- protection-and-electronic-documents-act-pipeda/ The legal framework for employment law in canada.