BU354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Positio, Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act, The Employer
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The legal framework for employment law in canada. Mutual expectation of each party to maintain employment relationship by fulfilling their own responsibilities within the relationship (ex. As long as employees attend work for scheduled # of hours, they can expect job security and continued employment from the manager) Primary objective of employment legislation in canada is to prevent employers from exploiting paid workers. Go(cid:448)er(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t"s role is to (cid:271)ala(cid:374)(cid:272)e e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)ee and employer needs through the development and maintenance of employment legislation. Hierarchy of employment legislation in canada: all persons residing in canada are guaranteed protection under the constitutional law, particularly the charter of rights and freedoms. It imposes specific requirements and constraints on management and employee policies, procedures and practices. Primarily judge based law through his/her assessment of a case establishes how similar cases will be interpreted. Often separated into two categories: intentional torts (assault, battery, trespass) and unintentional torts (negligence based on events which harm is caused by carelessness)
