LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Unemployment Benefits, Occupational Safety And Health, Canadian Human Rights Act

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Clara Chapdelaine- Feliciati

Document Summary

Three main sources of employment law in canada: statute law: legislation passed by the government, constitutional law: the canadian charter of rights & freedoms, common law: judge-made law. The importance of each source depends on the particular area of law under consideration (e. g. wrongful dismissal is based on common law, while minimum employment standards and anti-discrimination laws are provided through statutes. Most employee rights contained in statutes apply to both unionized and non-unionized employees, while common law (i. e. judge-made) rights/remedies (e. g. (i. e. judge-made) rights/remedies (e. g. wrongful dismissal), apply only to non-unionized employees. Statute: a law passed by the federal/provincial govern(cid:373)e(cid:374)t; so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es (cid:272)alled (cid:862)legislatio(cid:374)s(cid:863) o(cid:396) (cid:862)a(cid:272)ts(cid:863) (cid:894)e. g. the o(cid:374)ta(cid:396)io. E. g. the increase of women in the workforce has led to new statutory requirements over the past 25 years (pay. Equity act -> ontario employers with 10+ workers must provide equal pay for work of equal value) E. g. changes in technology has led to enhanced privacy protection laws.