ADMS 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Employment Equity (Canada), Visible Minority, Reasonable Accommodation

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2600
• Professor: Christa Wilkin

Document Summary

Adms 2600 lecture 2 legal issues. Legal issues in hrm consider law when. Ensure fair treatment of employees they will be loyal to company. Clarifies rights and responsibilities for all parties. Fair treatment of employees may have positive organizational impact. Constitutional law (major law) charter of rights and freedoms (freedom to say what you want without getting arrested, freedom of religion, thought, belief, opinion, association, peaceful assembly, freedom from discrimination, principle of equality) Statutes or legislation acts of federal and provincial parliaments (how much min wage should be, how long should u work before u get a break) Common law (case law) based on judge"s decisions (sets precedence) effects how we operate in society or workplace. Contract law individual employments contracts, collective agreements. Sometimes discrimination is okay because of historical disadvantages, can favour certain people from certain groups employment equity. Freedom of association (section 2) has implications for labour relations. Includes right to organize and belong to a union.