COMM 181 Chapter Notes -Herbalism, Substance Abuse, Agency Shop
9 Dec 2013
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Two distinct sets of legislation (federal employment insurance, canada pension plan & provincial) Other kinds of laws: common laws, contract law, statutory law. Each province has its own legislation that covers employment standards, human rights, labour relations, and worker health and safety. Federal employment laws (2 basic: canada labour code. Covers basic employment conditions, labour relations, health and safety in the federal sector: canadian human rights act. Applies to all federal government departments and agencies. Administered by the canadian human rights commission. One that extends the federal legislation to provinces and businesses within the provinces. Called personal information protection and electronic documents act (pipeda) One that is provincial (personal information privacy act (pipa) Organizations can no longer collect personal information without disclosing the full use to their employees. Each province and territory has relatively similar legislation that provides certain rights and guarantees regarding employment.
