IRE430H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Racial Discrimination Act 1975, Fide, Wrongful Dismissal
8 Jun 2020
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Ire430 chapter 25: mapping human rights at work. Human rights statutes are an attempt by governments to inject public policy into contract law by prohibiting distinctions among workers that the state believes are, or should be, irrelevant. A brief history of human rights law in canada. Prohibited discrimination in employment based on race, creed, color, nationality, ancestry, and place of origin. The remedial powers in these statutes were weak. For example, the ontario fair employment practices act included the authority to order a limited fine, but not to reinstate an employee dismissed as a result of discrimination. Age was added to human rights statutes beginning in the late 1960s, although the definition of age differed according to place and time. In the 1960s, governments established new expert human rights tribunals and human rights commissions to administer the legislation and promote human rights compliance.
