HR Legal Requirements And Managing ADiversity Flashcards

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Government role in HR

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Federal and provincial laws regulate employee employer relationship

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Responsibility of HR specialist

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Stay update with law
Develop and administer program to ensure compliance
Managing diversity

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3
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Charter of rights and freedom

1982

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1982
Charter provide fundamental right to every Canadian
guarantee equality before the law

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4
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human rights act

1977

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provide equal employment opportunities without race, colour , age , sex ,
Federal”law prohibiting discrimination
Passed by parliament/enforced-federal human rights commission
applied to employers under federal jurisdiction

Provincial law enforced-provincial human rights commission-provincial jurisdiction employers

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5
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Directs &indirect discrimination

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Direct-on grounds specified in human rights legislation
-illegal

Indirect-company policy practice that are not intentionally -but discriminatory effect
Eg. minimum height

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6
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Bona fideoccupaational requirement(BFOR)

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Justified business reason for describing ring against a member of protected class

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7
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Duty to accommodate

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Requirement that an employer must accommodate the employee to the point of undue hardship

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Prohibited grounds of describing toon

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Race and colour
National and ethnicity
Religion 
Gender identity
Sex sexual orientation 
Age
Married
Disability
Pardoned convict
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9
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Harassment

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Treating an employee in a disparate manner bcoz of sex , race, religion ,age

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Sexual harassment

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Unwelcome sex or gender based conduct that has adverse employment consequence for the complainant

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Enforcement of Human rights act

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Canadian human rights commission (CHRC)

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Employment equity

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equal employment opportunity
Women
Disabled
Visible minority
Aboriginal people
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Employment equity act 1987

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Abella commission
Passed by federal government 1987
federal law to remove employment barriers and to promote equality

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14
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Employment equity amendment 1996

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Employers are responsible for providing reasonable accommodation
Eg sign language interpreter for deaf interview

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15
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Functional impact of employment equity

A
Hr plans
Job description
Recruiting
Selection
Training
Performance appraisal
Compensation program
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16
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steps of employment equity program

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Show commitment
Appoint director
Publicize
Workforce survey
Develop goal and time frame
Design program
Establish control
17
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Pay equity

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Equal pay for work of equal value than men if their job are equal value

Illegal to pay women less

18
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Reverse descrimination

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Happen when an employer seeks to hire or promote a member of a protected group

19
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Principles of natural justice

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Minimum standard of fairness
Of hearing and process
Right
To a fair hearing
To a bias free proceeding
To present opposing argument
To a timely notice
20
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HR challenges

A
Canadian labour code1971
Dismissal
Hours of work
Minimum wage
Occupational health 
Week rest
Whims
21
Q

Diversity management

A

A diverse workforce requires managers with new leadership styles who understand employees varying needs and offering flexible management policies and practices

22
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Organization barriers

A

Old boys network
Glass ceiling
Stereo typing

23
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Workplace diversity

A

Imp human characteristics that influence employee values and behaviour

24
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Dimensions of diversity

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Core———age,sex,religion,

Secondary——education ,income ,language

25
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Managing diversity

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Differencesace acknowledge

Treat employees as individuals not group

26
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Steps in managing diversity

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1Identify future state
2Analyze present system
3Change system
4Evaluate result and follow up

27
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1Identify ideal future state

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Obtain current workforce composition
Forecast future
Assess values

28
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2Analyze present system and procedure

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Examine current policies practices rules

Determine their appropriateness for diverse workforce

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3Change system , procedure and practice

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Check system is relevant for mission and strategy

If not modify

30
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Factors essential to make change

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Sr manager commitment 
Establish diversity committee
Education and retraining
Communication change
Evaluation and follow up
31
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Current industry diversity practice

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Diversity training
Mentoring
Alternative work
Apprenticeship
Support groups
Communication standards
32
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discrimination

A

a showing of partiality in treatment ,

33
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old boys network

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set of informal relationship among male managers

34
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glass ceiling

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invisible but real obstruction to career advancement