HROB 2100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Conscientiousness, Selective Perception, Cross-Functional Team

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
• Course: HROB 2100
• Professor: Kevin Mc Dermott

Document Summary

Human rights legislation makes it illegal to discriminate, be it intentionally or unintentionally against various group. Charter applies to the actions of all levels of gov"t (federal, provincial/ territorial and municipal) and agencies under their jurisdiction as they go about their work creating laws. Employers are required to adjust employment policies and practices so that no individual is prevented from doing his or her job on the basis of prohibited grounds of discrimination. It is also known as constructive or unintentional discrimination. It is the most difficult to detect and combat. Its focused on brining four traditional disadvantaged groups identified into the mainstream of canada"s labour force. The four identified groups are women, aboriginal groups, people with disabilities and visible minorities. This group experiences a high unemployment rate, lower pay, unemployment and occupational segregation. It is the way we judge people differently; depending on the meaning we attribute to a given behaviours.