BU354 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Intentional Tort, Protected Group, Collective Bargaining
Document Summary
The government"s role is to balance employee and employer needs through the development and maintenance of employment legislation. Employers have a right to modify employee work terms and arrangements according to legitimate business needs. Employees have a right to be protected from harmful business practices. Primary object of most employment legislation is to prevent employers from exploiting paid workers, assuming that an implicit power imbalance exists in the employment relationship. Tort law civil wrong that unfairly causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Regulations legally binding rules established by special regulatory bodies created to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation. Collective bargaining agreement cannot agree to wages less than the minimum wage established. To avoid flooding the courts with complaints, the government creates special regulatory bodies to enforce compliance with the law and aid its interpretation.
