BUSI 3305U Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Human Rights Commission, Labor Rights, Absenteeism
Document Summary
Chapter 3: foundations of recruitment and selection; legal. Provincial and municipal jurisdictions draw on federal law when drafting their own legislation. Part i: a basic background in legal requirements for nondiscriminatory. Consists of a series of acts and orders passed since 1867. Constitution is the supreme law of canada and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect. Section 8: it is discriminatory to refuse to employ in the course of employment to differentiate adversely in relation to an employee, on a prohibited ground of discrimination. This act applies to federal gov"t departments, crown corps. And agencies, businesses under federal jurisdiction (banks, airlines, railways) Grounds on which discrimination is prohibited: race, nationality, ethnic origin, colour, religion, age and sex, marital status, mental/ physical disability, pardoned conviction, family status, sexual orientation. The highlighted ones are the grounds of discrimination that all jurisdictions agree on.
