HRM200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Contract, Fide, Equal Protection Clause

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM200
• Professor: Peter Buhr

Document Summary

Hr professionals are expected to provide guidance, training, programs, and policy developments that are legally defensible. Managers and supervisors as agents of the organization must also abide by legislated rules and regulations. Informal and formal expectations exist between the employer and the employee. Employment legislation is in place to avoid employers from exploiting their workers. Canadian employment is modeled after the us national labour relations act with 3 differences: canadians are more inclined to accept government instructed regulations/ activities, employment at will stands. Employee is allowed to leave with no liability provided that there was no autonomous contract agreed upon by both parties: unlike the us, canadian legislation is not centralized on one government. Provinces and the federal government have say to worker regulations. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: basic human rights guaranteed to all persons in. Human rights legislation: protection from discrimination in employment relationship and delivery of goods/services.