MHR 523 Lecture 6: The Changing Legal Emphasis PowePoint Notes
9 Mar 2017
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The changing legal emphasis: from compliance to valuing diversity. Jurisdiction: federal laws, federally regulated employers, federal civil service, crown corporations and agencies, transportation, banking, and, provincial / territorial employment laws communications, all other employers (90% of canadian workers) Justifiable reason for discrimination: based on business necessity (safe & efficient operations, vision standards for bus-drivers. Reasonable accommodation: requirement of reasonable accommodation, adjustment of employment polices/practices so that no individual benefits or is disadvantaged, based on prohibited grounds in human rights legislation, undue hardship, work station redesign for wheelchair, financial cost make accommodation impossible. Employment equity act: based on charter of rights and freedoms, applies to federally regulated employers only, promotes equality, removes employment barriers, 4 designated groups women, visible minorities, person with disabilities, aboriginal peoples. The plight of the 4 designated groups: women, underrepresentation in certain fields, glass ceiling, people with disabilities. 2015-02-03: underrepresentation in all areas, lower pay, aboriginals, concentration in how skill, low pay jobs, visible minorities, underemployed.
