Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Human Rights Commission, Independent Contractor, The Employer

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2275A/B
• Professor: Philip King

Document Summary

Involves a contract whereby one party, the employer, provides, remuneration to another, the employee, in return for work or services. Independent contractor (not an employee) a person who is in a working relationship that does not meet the criteria of employment. Negligent hiring: employers have a duty to use skill and care in hiring employees, negligent hiring, requires the plaintiff to prove that the employer was careless in, hiring, training, or supervising. The hiring process: develop job descriptions, advertise, submit a resume, short-list candidates, check backgrounds, interview, all aspects of employment are affected by human rights legislation. Human rights requirements: human rights legislation provides equal access to employment opportunities for all, human rights commission an administrative body that oversees the implementation of human rights legislation. If a particular ground of discrimination is not included in the human rights legislation, the exclusion may be challenged as a violation of the equality provisions of the canadian.