English | 2019 | Original PDF | 10 MB | 672 Pages
Kathryn J. Filsinger, 1772555967, 9781772554212, 9781772555967, 978177255598100, 9781772555974, 9781772555981, 978-1772554212, 978-1772555967, 978-177255598100, 978-1772555974, 978-1772555981
Employment Law for Business and Human
Resources Professionals, Revised 4th Edition explores the statutory and
common law concepts surrounding the employer/employee relationship. It
addresses topics crucial for human resources professionals, including
workplace harassment, treatment of mental stress, precarious work,
increases to minimum wage, and “equal pay for equal work” provisions.
This text grounds discussion of laws and policies in real-world events.
It provides a broad overview of how aspects of employment law and
society interact through discussion of distribution of income, how
working contributes to one’s sense of self, and social policy issues.
Additionally, numerous cases are referenced throughout to illustrate
and reinforce important concepts. Examining workplace laws in this way
equips readers with a deeper understanding of employment law that will
allow them to minimize risks and liabilities, be aware of the
implications of actions proposed or taken, and know when to seek expert
legal advice. The Revised 4th Edition captures recent updates relating
to the amendments Bill 47 (Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018)
made to Bill 148 (Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017). Bill 148
was passed under the previous Ontario Liberal government, and it made
sweeping changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA). However,
many of these changes have been cancelled by Bill 47’s amendments to
the ESA, which came into effect more recently on January 1, 2019.
Chapter 7 has been extensively rewritten to reflect these amendments.
The effects of the Bill 47 changes are also reflected in several other
chapters, and other changes include amendments to the ESA under Bill 66
(Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019) which came into effect
on April 3, 2019.
