LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Canada Labour Code, Unemployment Benefits, Canada Pension Plan
17 May 2016
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Chapter 1: minimum employment & anti-discriminatory laws, applied to non and unionized employees. Constitutional law (the canadian charter of rights and freedom) Common law (judge-made law: wrongful dismissal, apply only to non-unionized. Law passed by the federal or provincial government. Sometimes referred as legislation or acts : eg: on human rights code is a statute. Gives ee"s protection and rights beyond what exists. Consists of minimum acceptable standards, min wage and vacation entitlements, anti-discriminatory legislation. How statutes and regulations are made: the legislative process. To become provincial statute, must pass 3 readings in provincial legislature. To become federal statute, must pass 3 readings in the house of commons + senate in ottawa. Three types of bills: public bills, private bills and private members" bills: public: introduced by the cabinet minister. : bill about employment law is put forward by minister of labour. Second - members of provincial parliament debate principles of the bill.
