Management and Organizational Studies 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Precedent, Business Acumen, Occupational Safety And Health

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27 Apr 2023

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Management and Organizational Studies 1021

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The legal framework for employment in canada: business acumen is just as important as employment law/legislative awareness and talent management, hr is expected to provide guidance, training, programs, and policy developments that are legally defensible. Hierarchy of employment legislation in canada: stare decisis decisions of a higher court can act as the binding authority on a lower court decision within the same jurisdiction, supreme court of canada vs. Intentional discrimination: prohibited, employer directly discriminates when hiring, training, promoting individuals, differential or unequal treatment treating an individual or group differently in any aspect terms conditions of employment based on any of the prohibited grounds. Laws present in every canadian jurisdiction that establish minimum employee entitlements and set a limit on the maximum number of hours of work permitted per day or week. Inmates on work projects: enforcement of esa standards is complaint-based, and violators can be fined.

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7. Regarding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which of the following statements is false? a) The Charter governs all Canadians. b) The Charter has different legislation for different provinces. c) The Charter guarantees freedom from discrimination both in and beyond the workplace. d) The Charter guarantees freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, age, and disability. e) The Charter and human rights legislation are different concepts.

Assume that you were recently assigned to the position of head of the HR department in a medium sized furniture manufacturing company. The company is male orientated and it is considering importing new technology. In the new role, you need to make decisions relevant to recruiting and selecting new employees, and relevant to developing, promoting, and retaining the new and the existing employees. In addition, your role requires collaborating with other departments and with the management of the company as part of your strategic HR role.

Please answer the following questions:

Present a convincing argument on the importance of involving employees in making the final decision on importing the new technology. Suggest strategies to influence the management to accept employee involvement in the decision making process.
Develop a plan to demonstrate how you would communicate the management’s intention to import the new technology to the employees and gather their insights. Also, discuss all the factors that you would consider before you communicate your message to employees.

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7) Economists, statisticians, and business analysts are interested in the "unemployment rate” because this number indicates an economic system's ability to effectively use an important factor of production. However, many people believe that a government's "official unemployment rate understates a country's ability to match the skills of its workforce to appropriately productive jobs. The other reason highlighted during the lecture was: a) b) c) d) the mismatch effect underemployment microeconomic underutilisation the factor utilisation gap

Management and Organizational Studies 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Precedent, Business Acumen, Occupational Safety And Health

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