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Employment Law in Canada

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:09:38 UTC

In Canada, the power to make laws is divided between the federal and provincial governments. While considering employment law, Federal government only has sovereignty in limited areas; that are under exclusive Federal Jurisdiction, such as, shipping, railways and banks.
Generally, provinces have power over the employment matters, while the federal government has power only in few cases.

This is article mainly focus on Ontario,

There are some standards of employment that are same in the whole province like wage rate, maximum working hours and public holidays.

This is a detailed and an informative article to understand the fundaments of employment law in Ontario . It covers all the aspects from employment to termination and the human rights code with respect to employment.

Canadian Human Rights Act

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:19:40 UTC

This is the official website by the Government of Canada to state their laws and rules regarding employment.
It focuses on the Canadian Human Rights Act: It is a law to prohibit discrimination in employment and services within federal jurisdiction. Under the Act, Canadians are protected from discrimination when they are employed or receive services from:

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the federal government;
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First Nations governments; or
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Private companies that are regulated by the federal government, including banks, trucking companies, broadcasters and telecommunications companies.

It emphasizes on equality and safe work environment for every citizen.
The next important part that this article covers is The Employment Equity Act: It states to give employment employment opportunities to these four categories of people:

women
Aboriginal peoples (Indian, Inuit or Métis)
people with disabilities
members of visible minorities

This article focuses on the rights given to people at their workplaces.

Rights after Wrongful Termination

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:25:52 UTC

This article educates people regarding their legal rights after wrongful termination.
It is important to know about wrongful dismissal: it is one of the type of terminations as mentioned in the article of Employment Law in Canada. It is a situation in which the employment contract has been terminated by the employer, and this termination breaches some of the rules of employment contract, or employment law or the statute provision.
The rights granted to the employee after wrongful dismissal are;

Right to Receive Termination Pay
Protection against Constructive Dismissal
Right to Enforce the Terms of an Employment Contract
Right to Receive Severance Pay, if Owed
Right to Reasonable Notice of Termination

Wrongful Dismissal

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:33:05 UTC

This tells what is wrongful dismissal.
You can be fired because your boss doesn't like your shoes, is said sarcastically.

Employment Equity

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:38:20 UTC

No discrimination on any basis. All men, women are equal.

Automatism

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:45:47 UTC

This is what is happening now a days, You are fired because you are replaced by a machine.

Effects of Wage Rate

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:48:49 UTC

This video tells how the small retailers, like coffee shops have battled against the wage increase. Most of the people are either terminated or the shops have increased the prices of the products by 10-14%

Employment Equity and Diversity

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 19:57:43 UTC

Ensuring equity at the workplace is not just a great idea, but it is a Law. This is a great video to watch, and states the point of view from a diverse group of people. This video educates you about the tools you can use as a Hiring Manager. It elaborates the concepts of Employment equity stated in the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Wrongful Dismissal

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 20:21:50 UTC

This video explains the concept of Wrongful Dismissal very beautifully.

Case Study

shanzay_imran — 2018-04-19 21:58:43 UTC