SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sears Canada, Critical Race Theory, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
1 Nov 2017
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Human rights comm. v. simpsons-sears (1985: an employment rule, neutral on its face can have discriminatory effect, theresa omally employed by simpson sears who challenges a work place policy. Part of her rreligion she cant work from sundown on friday to sundown on saturday and there are no full time shifts available that allow her to avoid the shift. Working fridays and saturdays was mandatory for all employees that it was a neutral requirement. And they didn"t try to accomodate to her religious requirements: r. v. big m drug mart ltd (1985) Struck down the lords day act (all businesses had to shut down on sundays). Was charged for carrying the sale of goods on a sunday: christian heritage. In proclaiming the standards of the christian faith, the act creates a climate hostile to, and gives the appearance of discrimination against, non-christian canadians.
