PSYC 3310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Ontario Human Rights Commission, Canadian Human Rights Act, Quid Pro Quo
21 Oct 2016
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Chapter 13 psychology in the workplace viewed as a reasonable and justifiable limitation on individual rights. things. 1950 us prohibited discrimination in employment, housing and services; 1960s canada, most. 1977 canadian human rights act outlined discriminatory practices in the workplace, among other gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, and marital or family status. Bona fide occupational requirement requirement that"s necessary for doing a special job, and it. Bhinder v. cn railway sikh maintenance electrician refused to wear a hard safety hat because it was fide occupational requirement, so it wasn"t considered a discriminatory practice. Ontario human rights commission v. smipson-sears observing sabbath, could work saturday shifts; O"malley decision introduced the concept of indirect discrimination. Where employment standard is point of undue hardship. Scc ruled that she should"ve been provided with alternative shift arrangements. Public service employee relations commission v. bc gov-t and service employees" union (meiorin case) female firefighter was fired after failing a modified annual fitness test.
