MHR 523 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mandatory Retirement, Equal Protection Clause, Employment Equity (Canada)
12 Apr 2017
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The changing legal emphasis compliance and impact on canadian workplaces. Employer right to modify employee work terms for legitimate business needs. Employee right to be protected from harmful business practices. Government balance needs of employers and employees. Federal laws federally regulated employers (eg. Federal civil science, transportation, and banking and communicating) Provincial/territorial employment laws all other employers (90% of canadian workers) Canadian charter of rights and freedoms (basic rights for all canadians) Employment standards legislation (minimum terms and conditions of employment) Precedent and jurisprudences set by one judge through their assessment of a case. Establishes how similar cases will be interpreted. Legislation protecting the general public: the canadian charter of rights and freedoms. Freedom of thought, belief, expression, and opinion. Section 15 - equality rights: right to equal protection and bene t of the law without discrimination: human rights legislation. Prohibits intentional and unintentional discrimination in employment situations. Also in the delivery of goods and services.
