COMM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Organizational Culture, Fide, Canada Industrial Relations Board
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When managers ignore the legal aspects of hrm, they risk incurring costly and time- consuming litigations, negative public attitudes, and damage to organization morale. It is important to remember that we have gone beyond what is required by law in our human resources management practice. Canada has two distinct set of laws that govern: federal and provincial. Federal laws apply to everyone who resides in canada. Common law: our body of law that has developed from judicial decisions. Contract law: the laws that relate to legal and binding agreements. These three laws above have an impact on hr even though they are not specific employment laws. Federal legislation applies to only about 10% of canadian workers those employed by federal government departments and agencies, crown corporations, and other business and industries under federal control. In addition, each province and territory has its own legislation that covers employment standards, human rights, labour relations, and worker health and safety.
