Workers Rights Flashcards
Statute Law Protection
-Employment Standards Code
-Worker’s Compensation Act
-Occupational Health and Safety Act
Labour code
Applies only to employees of the federal government, crown corps, and industries connecting provinces.
Labour code applies to:
Wages, holiday and holiday pay, hours of work and overtime pay, terminating employment, vacations and vacation pay, parental benefits.
When hiring, employers must:
-Hire and promote the most suitable candidates for specific positions
-Consider job-related qualifications and experience
-Establish measurable standards for evaluating job performance
-Set employment terms that conform with the minimum standards specified by law
-Establish salary or wages scales, either independently or through negotiation
What are employers not allowed to ask
Your Charter protected rights, (age, sex, gender, race)
Duty to accommodate
The legal obligation of employers to reasonably accommodate employee’s needs prevent unfair discrimination against specific groups.
Affirmation Action programs
A program aimed at increasing the number of people of traditionally underrepresented and disadvantaged groups within an organization.
An employee has the responsibility to:
-Be punctual and take only permitted leaves of absence
-Obey orders (legal and not unreasonable)
-Be loyal, honest, and competent
-Follow a code of ethics, conduct, and dress code (Some companies)
Non-competition clause
A contract clause that restricts an employee’s competition by limiting where and when they can work after leaving the employer. (ex. law firm)
Quid pro quo harassment
Employment harassment that involves a person in a position of authority demanding favours in return for fair or preferential treatment.
Poisoned work environment
Employment environment in which one person is subjected to hostility and rejection by coworkers because of some perceived difference.
Wrongful dismissal
The termination of employment by an employer either without just cause or without giving reasonable notice.
Constructive dismissal
The forcing of an employee to resign through tactics like demotion, unreasonable job demands, and transferral to a less-desirable location.
Employment insurance
A system whereby working people make regular financial contributions to create a pool of money from which contributors can withdraw if they lose their jobs.
Worker’s compensation
A system whereby benefits are paid to workers injured on the job or suffering health problems related to the workplace.
