Employment Law for Business and Human Resources Professionals 4th Edition

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.