LAW 529 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ontario Human Rights Code, Fide, Job Performance

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 529
• Professor: Tim Bartkiw

Document Summary

Part i of code rights: key concept (cid:498)prohibited grounds of discrimination(cid:499) Every person has a right to claim and enforce his or her rights under this act, to institute and participate in proceedings under this. Recruitment and selection: filling job openings, review job descriptions, employment agencies, advertising, application forms, interviews, conditional offers. Job interviews: good practices, interviewer must understand requirements of job to be filled and human rights rules, use standard set of questions for applicants, keep records of interviews, (cid:498)teams(cid:499) may be helpful. Interview questions: s. 23(3) may ask questions relating to a potential exception, special interest org with bfoq, general bfoq, other exceptions, nepotism. If necessary, must accommodate for purpose of interview or testing itself. If applicant raises disability or if obvious, may ask about accommodations required: otherwise discuss accommodation after conditional offer made. Conditional offers: employment offer made contingent on certain conditions, until conditions fulfilled, no employment contract exists, e. g.