ADMS 3420 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Contra Proferentem, Wrongful Dismissal, Independent Contractor

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 3420
• Professor: Peter Modir

Document Summary

Statue law legislation passed by the government, it is passed because the government decides that employees require protections or rights beyond those that currently exist. Statutory requirements, esa, minimum employment standards, anti-discrimination, health and safety laws. What causes the statute law to change: demographic shifts in society, changing social values, changes in technology (privacy protection laws), shifts within economy and the nature of work, Statutory interpretation: mischief rule: examine the problem or mischief that a statute was intended to correct and apply the corrective rationale to the issue. Labour relations act: employment standards act, human rights code, occupational health and safety act, workplace safety and insurance act, pay equity act. Common law it is a judge-made law. Common law is part of the law that has developed over the years through court decisions. It is applied where there is no statue covering a particular area or where a governing statute is silent on a relevant point.