Exam 2: The Legal Framework of Hrm

Implementation of pay equity is based on comparing the work of female and male employees doing the same job.

In recent years,the focus of discussions on harassment have shifted to sexual harassment in the workplace.

Scenario 2.1: Workplace Relationships Ms.Aslani,a young woman who immigrated from Tehran,had a past relationship with her senior manager,Mr.McKinnon.She held a low paying administrative support position with a local private manufacturing company.During the relationship,they would frequently text each other with sexual messages.The relationship ended after two months,but the texting by Mr.McKinnon continued.The employee both verbally and by text said that the texting made her uncomfortable and requested that the senior manager stop texting.The texts did not stop,and Ms.Aslani became stressed and took a leave of absence.After several months,when the texting continued despite the employee's threats to contact the police,Ms.Aslani left the company.The company did not have a policy on employees' social use of communication technologies while at work. -Please refer to Scenario 2.1.If Ms.Aslani decided to file a complaint with the Human Rights Tribunal or Commission,what legally protected grounds might be in violation in this workplace situation?

Some provinces protect only against sexual harassment while others prohibit any type of work harassment.

What are employers covered by the Employment Equity Act legally obligated to do?

Health and Safety of employees is a responsibility of employers,employees and managers.

Recent statistics indicate that visible minorities are lacking in educational qualifications,which has resulted in their high unemployment rates.

What legislation has precedence over all other legislations?

Which of the following is NOT part of Employment Equity initiatives?

What is a justifiable reason for discrimination based on business reasons of safety or effectiveness?

Some jurisdictions have enacted legislation prohibiting psychological harassment.

An employer's workforce represents one group in our society and the company recruits new employees by only posting job vacancies within the company.What human rights legal concept is this an example of?

What are two legislations that protect pregnant employees or employees on parental leave?

An example of sexual harassment is having to listen to comments made by co-workers about their sexual conquests every Monday morning,even when you have told them that their remarks make you extremely uncomfortable.

The only difference between federal and provincial human rights laws is that the former cover federally regulated industries and the latter cover provincially regulated industries.

Scenario 2.1: Workplace Relationships Ms.Aslani,a young woman who immigrated from Tehran,had a past relationship with her senior manager,Mr.McKinnon.She held a low paying administrative support position with a local private manufacturing company.During the relationship,they would frequently text each other with sexual messages.The relationship ended after two months,but the texting by Mr.McKinnon continued.The employee both verbally and by text said that the texting made her uncomfortable and requested that the senior manager stop texting.The texts did not stop,and Ms.Aslani became stressed and took a leave of absence.After several months,when the texting continued despite the employee's threats to contact the police,Ms.Aslani left the company.The company did not have a policy on employees' social use of communication technologies while at work. -Please refer to Scenario 2.1.What abuse is taking place in this manufacturing company's workplace?

What are the two basic employment laws for companies that are federally regulated?

Being ignorant of the law is a valid excuse for the manager's illegal actions.

What is an example of the impact of legislation on managers and HRMs?

Jan is pregnant.What protection does she have under human rights law?