BU354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Commission
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Legislation affecting workplaces: they are as follows, charter of rights and freedoms, human rights legislation, employment standards legislation, ordinary laws, collective bargaining agreements, employment contracts, the lower ones cannot violate any legislation that is above it. The charter of rights and freedoms: canadian charter of rights and freedoms: federal law enacted in 1982, guaranteeing individuals equal rights before the law. Direct versus indirect (system) discrimination: bona fide occupational requirement (bfor): a justified business reason for discriminating against a member of a protected class. Also known as a bona fide occupational qualification (bfoq). Discrimination an qualify for this if: the bfor is based on a legitimate work-related purpose, the employer legitimately believed that the requirement was necessary. Harassment: harassment: occurs when a member of an organization treats an employee in a dispa(cid:396)ate (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:396) (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of that pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s se(cid:454), (cid:396)a(cid:272)e, (cid:396)eligio(cid:374), age, o(cid:396) othe(cid:396) p(cid:396)ote(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e classification.
