HROB 2100 Chapter Notes -Occupational Safety And Health, Conscientiousness, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2100
• Professor: Sara Mann

Document Summary

Section 1: foundations, legal requirements & individual differences. The legal framework for employment law in canada. In canada, primary responsibility for employment-related law resides with provinces & territories. Vacations, statutory holidays, minimum wage are standards provided by federal & provincial jurisdictions (but specific entitlements vary in different juristic ions) Regulations- legally binding rules established by the special regulatory bodies created to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation. Human rights commissions & ministries of labour develop legally binding rules& evaluate complaints. Illegal in every jurisdiction in canada to discriminate on basis of disability. Laws that regulate areas of hrm: occupational health & safety (occupational health and safety acts), union relations (labour relations acts), pensions (pension benefits acts), & compensation (pay equity acts, the income tax act) Employment (labour) standards legislation- laws in every canadian jurisdiction that establishes minimum employee entitlements & limits on maximum number of hours of work allowed per day /week.