BUS 381 Lecture 2 Questions with CORRECT
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What are the main legal areas that HRM focuses on?
1. Human rights: discrimination and harassment
2. Employment equity: correcting inequality and improving representation
3. Employment/ Labour relations: minimum standards, contracts, unions, workplace conditions
How does the government balance employer rights?
- modify work terms based on business needs
- manage the business effectively
How does the government balance employee rights?
- be protected from harmful practices
- receive fair and legal treatment
What does the canadian charter law focus on?
Basic employee rights
What does the human rights legislation do?
Protection from discrimination
What do employment standard laws do?
minimum work conditions
What do ordinary laws do?
, Specific workplace laws
What does the collective agreement law do?
Union workplace agreement
What does the employment contract law do?
Individual employee agreement
What factors can decide if someone is an employee of an organization or owner?
- Who decides how and when work is done? (control)
- Can the worker hire others? (subcontracting)
- Does the worker make business decisions? (investment/ management)
The more control the organization has, the more likely the person is an employee.
What does the human rights legislation protect employees from?
- discrimination based on prohibited grounds
- overrides contracts or workplace agreements
What does discrimination mean?
- the act of treating someone differently based on their group, race or religion
What is systemic discrimination?
- it is embedded in policies or practices that may appear neutral but create unequal outcomes
Ex: Inaccessible buildings, no harassment policy, promotions based only on seniority in
historically male-dominated workplaces
Answers
What are the main legal areas that HRM focuses on?
1. Human rights: discrimination and harassment
2. Employment equity: correcting inequality and improving representation
3. Employment/ Labour relations: minimum standards, contracts, unions, workplace conditions
How does the government balance employer rights?
- modify work terms based on business needs
- manage the business effectively
How does the government balance employee rights?
- be protected from harmful practices
- receive fair and legal treatment
What does the canadian charter law focus on?
Basic employee rights
What does the human rights legislation do?
Protection from discrimination
What do employment standard laws do?
minimum work conditions
What do ordinary laws do?
, Specific workplace laws
What does the collective agreement law do?
Union workplace agreement
What does the employment contract law do?
Individual employee agreement
What factors can decide if someone is an employee of an organization or owner?
- Who decides how and when work is done? (control)
- Can the worker hire others? (subcontracting)
- Does the worker make business decisions? (investment/ management)
The more control the organization has, the more likely the person is an employee.
What does the human rights legislation protect employees from?
- discrimination based on prohibited grounds
- overrides contracts or workplace agreements
What does discrimination mean?
- the act of treating someone differently based on their group, race or religion
What is systemic discrimination?
- it is embedded in policies or practices that may appear neutral but create unequal outcomes
Ex: Inaccessible buildings, no harassment policy, promotions based only on seniority in
historically male-dominated workplaces
