Chapter 2- Legal Context for HRM

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What are the 4 major groupings of employment-related laws in Canada

  1. Human Rights

  2. Employment/Labour Standards

  3. Occupational Health and Safety

  4. Labour/Industrial Relations

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Diversity

In a workplace context, this refers to a group of people with varying identities, experiences, backgrounds and perspectives

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Equity

accounts for diversity- achieving parity in policy, processes and opportunities for historically and/or currently underrepresented people and groups

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Inclusion

A sense of belonging and feeling genuinely and authentically respected, valued and seen as individuals.

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Discrimination

Treating someone differently, negatively, or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, or prohibited ground

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Direct Discrimination

Policies or practices that clearly make a distinction on the basis of a prohibited ground e.g, race, gender, or disability.

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Indirect Discrimination

Policies or practices that unintentionally disadvantage individuals from a protected group, even if they apply equally to everyone.

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What are the 3 rights of Employees?

  1. The right to refuse- unsafe work

  2. The right to participate-

  3. The right to know