Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Independent Contractor, Dont, The Globe And Mail
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Introduction and overview: employment law vs. labour law, common law vs. Statute: who is an employee, employment as a contract. Employment standards: no contracting out, notice of termination, severance pay. Human rights: right to equal treatment, civil proceedings. Wrongful dismissal: common law implied term, doctrine of just cause, da(cid:373)ages fo(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:271)ad faith dis(cid:373)issal(cid:863) What is employment law: labor law vs. employment law. Labor relationship between a union where a union negotiates on e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s (cid:271)ehalf, (cid:396)esult is a(cid:272)(cid:272)epted u(cid:374)i(cid:448)e(cid:396)sall(cid:455) Employment not unionized, individual contract, and relationship each person has individually, unique: sources of employment law. The law itself defines an employment relationship in a particular way. Employment relationship is unique so it requires a legislation specifically for it. Work and worker are bound together and directly impact each other. The le(cid:448)el of (cid:272)o(cid:374)t(cid:396)ol the e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)e(cid:396) has o(cid:448)e(cid:396) the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ke(cid:396)(cid:859)s a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities. Whether the worker provides his or her own equipment. Whether the worker hires his or her own helpers.
