Chapter 2

Question 1

what are the Ontario human rights code key features?

Answer 1

1. broad purpose
2. discrimination in employment prohibited
3. no one can contract out
4. the code provides for civil remedies
5. the code is quasi-constitutional legislation
6. the code applies to every stage of the employment relationship

Question 2

What are the 5 key social areas that the Ontario human rights code covers?

Answer 2

1. employment 2. housing, 3. contracts, 4. goods and services, 5. vocational associations

Question 3

Name the prohibited grounds of discrimnation

Answer 3

race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed(religion), sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, record of offences, age and disability

Question 4

What is the Meiorin Decision and explain the case

Answer 4

firefighter 3 tests, female failed one of them. Test rationally connected to job =yes, adopted in honest belief is necessary =yes, be reasonable necessary and impossible to accommodate =no *ER must design systems with a diverse group in mind.

Question 5

What are the exemptions of discrimination

Answer 5

1. special service organizations
2. genuine BFOW
3. nepotism policies
4. medical or personal attendants
5. affirmative action programs

Question 6

Explain the procedures of advertising a job through the human rights code

Answer 6

The human rights code forbids to directly or indirectly discourage people on basis of grounds for discrimination. It is usually advertised through ‘old boys network’ and ‘word of mouth’ but the human rights code says it tends to perpetuate the current composition of workplace

Question 7

What is the main thing the human rights code prohibits in job application

Answer 7

prohibits questions that directly or indirectly affect on prohibited grounds

Question 8

How to limit potential for human rights problems in job interviews?

Answer 8

1. accommodate disabilities
2. have a standard set of question
3. use interview teams
4. beware of prohibited grounds