BU354 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Canadian Human Rights Act, Protected Group, Canadian Human Rights Commission
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If not, there will be loss of government contracts, poor pr, and lawsuits: must still pursue traditional roles of obtaining, maintaining and retaining an optimal workforce. Human rights legislation: *equal employment opportunities regardless of demographics, past convictions, etc. , especially for members of protected groups, usually, employment laws are limited in scope (ex. Minimum wage laws only affect compensation department), but human rights legislations affect all functions of hr: canadian human rights act: a federal law prohibiting discrimination, areas not under federal jurisdiction will be governed by provincial laws except. Fashion store for women is allowed to advertise for female models: systemic discrimination: indirect discrimination but it happens, ex. Flights of stairs not intentional to leave people with disabilities out but it does anyways. Illegal to discriminate against: race and colour, national or ethnic origins (ex. Nepotism: disability must require reasonable accommodation to make a suitable job to a person with a handicap, pardoned convicts, criteria for bfor:
