BUS 381 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Canadian Human Rights Act, Equal Pay For Equal Work, Occupational Segregation
15 Feb 2012
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The accumulation of judicial precedents that do not derive from specific pieces of legislation. Legislation that governs collective agreements and individual employment contracts. Legally binding rules established by the special regulatory bodies created to enforce compliance with the law. Laws present in every canadian jurisdiction that establish minimum employee entitlements and set a limit on the maximum number of hours of work permitted per day/week. An employer cannot pay male and female employees differently if they are performing substantially the same work. Four fundamental freedoms (charter of rights and freedoms: conscience and religion, thought, belief, opinion, and expression, peaceful assembly, association. A family of federal and provincial laws that have a common objective: providing equal opportunity for members of protected groups in a number of areas including accommodation, contracts, provision of goods and services, and employment. Federal legislation prohibiting discrimination on a number of grounds; applies to federal government agencies, crown corporations, and businesses and industries under federal jurisdiction.
