MHR 749 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Unemployment Benefits, Occupational Segregation, Equal Pay For Equal Work
15 Apr 2016
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The role of governments and unions in compensation. Lo1 - explain the role of government in compensaion. Demand for labour: through its purchases (military aircrat, computer systems, paper clips) as well as its, public policy decisions - lowering interest rates generally boosts manufacturing of everything from cars to condominiums. Lo2 - describe the major compensaion-related provisions of employment standards legislaion. Paid vacaion - necessary to ensure coninued employee health and producivity: the minimum amount of vacaion is either two weeks or three weeks per year. Paid holidays: days of special signiicance that ciizens celebrate together, and provide for paid days of from work to observe these holidays. Minimum age of employment: restricion of child labour was one of the primary reasons for the creaion of employment laws. Lo3 - explain the impact of human rights legislaion on compensaion. The charter speciically permits the development of programs to relieve the situaion of historically disadvantaged groups.
