LAW 529 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Beaufort Scale, Unemployment Benefits, Canada Labour Code
26 Sep 2014
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Two main sources of employment law in canada: (1) statute law (legislation passed by the government) Health and safety laws (2) common law (judge-made law) Why are they amended: employment statutes are usually passed because the government decides that employees require protection or rights beyond those that currently exist. Historically, employment legislation has provided minimum acceptable standards and working conditions, such as minimum wages and vacation entitlement: new legislative requirements also often relate to demographic shifts in society and changing social values. To become a provincial statute in ontario, a bill must be passed and amended by legislature statutes contain main requirements of law. Statutory interpretation: judges or members of administrative tribunals (adjudicators appointed pursuant to a statute) interpret legislation while adjudicating cases, court uses mischief rule to interpret statute [jantunen v. ross (1991) p. 7] Under the ontario"s wages act, plaintiffs have the right to garnishee (seize) 20percent of. Defendant"s wages; the other 80percent was exempt from garnishment.
