ADMN 2230H Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Neutral Party, Collective Bargaining, Nonunion
24 Mar 2017
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Chapter 13: the common law of employment, statutory employment regulation, collective bargaining legislation and labour arbitration. Statutory employment regulation: regulates the content of employment contracts by imposing minimum contract standards (minimum wage, maximum hours of work, overtime pay, works along side common law. Constructive dismissal: when an employer commits a significant breach of the employment contract, the employee can treat the breach as a termination, ex. Employee resigns as a result of the employer creating a hostile work environment, resignation was not truly voluntary and thus is a termination. Wrongful dismissal: when employment is terminated without reasonable notice, a lawsuit filed in a court by an employee alleging that he or she was dismissed without proper contractual or reasonable notice. Approaches to disciplinary action: progressive discipline: application of corrective measures by increasing degrees, positive discipline: a system of discipline that focuses on early correction of employee misconduct, with the employee taking total responsibility for correcting the problem.
