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19 Cards in this Set
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What are the 2 sets of legislation? |
- federal - provincial and territorial |
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What are Federal Employment Laws? |
- Canada Labour Code - Canadian Human Rights Act - Personal Information Protection and Electronics Documents Act (PIPEDA) |
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What are Provincial Employment Legislation? |
- similar to federal legislation - provides certain rights & guarantees - covers health & safety, human rights, & unionized workplaces |
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What are types of Discrimination? |
intentional unintentional |
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What is Discrimination? |
Essence of human rights legislation prohibits discrimination based on a number of factors such as: - Race - Religion - Gender - Age - Ethnic origin - Disability |
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What is Bona Fide Occupational Qualification? |
- Justifiable discrimination - Able to set certain qualifications based on job requirements that can discriminate |
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What is Reasonable Accommodation? |
- Making adjustments to any aspect of working conditions to prevent discrimination - Employers expected to accommodate to the point of “undue hardship” - Differences in undue hardship for small and large organizations |
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What is Harassment? |
- Workplace behaviour and actions - Concept of “reasonable person” - Development of policies and procedures to prevent and deal with any complaints of harassment |
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What are Enforcement of Human Rights Legislation? |
- Complaint-driven - Investigation - Determination of reasonable cause or not - Resolution/reconciliation - Decision - Acceptance or appeal |
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What are employment standards? |
- Minimum obligations of employers - Typically reflects views of government in relation to social policy - Administered by agency or commission that both interprets and enforces legislation |
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What rights do employment standards cover? |
- Hours of work - Overtime pay - Vacation pay |
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What is Labour Relations Legislation? |
- Governs processes and procedures between trade unions and employers - Administered through a labour relations board |
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What is Health & Safety Legislation & Workers' Compensation? |
- Governs employer responsibility for healthy and safe workplace - Administered through government agency - Provides monetary payment to employees if injured on the job |
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What is Employment Equity? |
- Employment of individuals in a fair and unbiased manner - Legislation that focuses on certain groups that have been historically disadvantaged |
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Who are the groups that have been historically disadvantaged? |
- Women - Visible minorities - Aboriginal people - People with disabilities |
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What is Systematic Discrimination? |
- Hidden employment barriers - Can result in inequities if individuals discouraged based on their membership in certain groups - Examples include inflated job requirements or recruiting only close friends |
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What is Pay Equity? |
- Federal legislation that applies to federally regulated companies - “Pay for work of equal value” - Difficulty in determining “equal value” for dissimilar jobs |
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What is Diversity Management? |
- Optimizing everyone’s background for business success - Voluntary - Inclusive—not the same as employment equity - Need to create environment for success > Treat people as individuals > Link directly to business objectives |
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What is Organizational Ethics? |
Set of standards of conduct and moral judgments that help to determine right and wrong behaviour in a work environment |
