LAWS 3401 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, Lifelong Learning, Dont
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Employment law = concerned with the rules that govern the relationships between employers and employees terms and conditions of employment are determined by: Negotiations btwn employers that are incorporated into express terms of employment contract. Unilateral decisions by employer that are given effect through express/implied terms of contracts. Customs/practices present through implied terms of contract. Legislation (sets floor of rights aka what you can expect as the basic right that every employee has and every employer must meet to provide) Modern employment law: legislatures under pressure to further the rights of employers. Increase in employment rights but also extension of protective rights through common law (courts) Week 2 - who is an employer/who is an employee. Employee contract of service : party engaged in a working relationship . Human rights legislation: relationship of economic dependency. [more vulnerable in the workplace: overall less legal protection, minimized legal obligations.
