Employment Laws in Canada

National Employment Law Project (NELP) is a social movement group that aims to give everyone an equal chance at employment. Their mission statement is to fight for laws that create decent jobs, work, protection, and to help support low-wage employees. Their primary way to enact social change is by getting support of the masses and using logos to help support their cause and get attention. The people fighting for NELP use signs that have logic and relate to other people who are struggling to help gain their attention and more support. Their core membership includes people who are discriminated in pay or jobs and those who are working for low-wages. They’re currently fighting to raise the minimum wage, create more jobs for the unemployed, reform the federal overtime law, and provide equal opportunity in getting a job.

In his article “Worker Rights as Human rights: Organized Labor and Rights Discourse in Canada”, Larry Savage says that pursuing workers’ rights as human rights threatens, “to depoliticize traditional class-based approaches to advancing workers’ rights in Canada because they will rely primarily on elite-driven judicial strategies, and does little to address the inequalities in wealth that polarize Canadian society along class lines”. In a capitalist economy like Canada, the power of labor flows from their political power, not from rights. So having workers’ rights reframed as human rights would not adequately replace the power of mobilizing a group of workers as a tool to negotiate for what they want. (Savage, 2009)

With over 30% of the working population of Canada being members of unions, meaning over 18 million Canadian citizens are working in unionized conditions, there’s no doubt that unions have an influence on our society and workers. But, is their role valuable? There are many aspects about union memberships that facilitates life for it’s workers. Unions are designed to create fairness and equality between all of it’s members, creating a just and healthy environment for everyone. They support and defend members who are struggling or suffer from an injury which prevents them from working. Unions also create job security to it’s members, something very valuable especially to lower-class and family providing members. Unions seem to be able to provide

Although temporary migrant worker, also known as foreign worker (TFW), programs are employed by virtually every country, there are varying degrees of effectiveness in regards to enforcement human rights, economic development and consideration of the domestic workforce. Migrant workers, defined as “workers...employed in a country other than their own” (ILO, 1999, pg. 1), face challenges such as exploitation, cultural barriers and labour safety. Policy advisors are the ones who tackle these challenges and make changes in policy to adapt to economic tides and state of affairs. There are three perspectives who can help develop new policies to fix the migrant worker issues: policy advisors in developed nations, policy advisors in developing nations

A contract of employment is a type of a contract used in labor law to attribute rights and responsibilities between parties to a contract (Blum, 2007). On the one end stands an "employee" who is "employed" by an "employer". A written employment contract is a document that someone and their employee sign which sets forth the terms and conditions of the employment relationship (Tepper, 2011). Many rules, exceptions and considerations apply when dealing with employment contracts.

summarizing the most important principles of contract law governing the formation of an employment contract.

Why are there no proposed jobs in place for the skilled workers upon their arrival into Canada?

An employee's contract of employment is the foundation of their relationship with the organisation. These contractual rights may be more generous than the rights that the employee is given by employment legislation. For example, many employees are entitled under their contracts of employment to sick pay that is better than that laid down by statute.

An employment contract is a very important document. It spells out the key things you can expect from your employer and what your employer expects from you.

The employment rate in Canada has been going up over the years. The economy is improving as Canada building more trading connections with foreign nations. One improvement I would like to suggest is to make housing situation more affordable for people who live here. In the upcoming years, many more people will be coming to Canada to make it their home. Housing is already somewhat unaffordable and it is likely that the housing prices would continue to rise. This situation will be difficult for Canadians such as young adults and newcomers.

There is an dilemma which is bothering the people in the Canada is regarding the exclusive sections on business travel and flow of skilled temporary foreign workers. Under this the credential recognition in light of a section states that there will be no limits and no testing of foreign skilled workers who are amount these 12 countries and can easy flow in and out of the countries without ant restrictions. As we all know that Canada is a global country and global doesn’t only mean that it is developed nation but global in terms of expecting new people and immigrants from the different parts of the world. That’s why Canada is called multicultural nation. But the process of entering or immigrating into Canada is not an easy job. Canada government has its strict rules which it implements for the foreign people to come and stay in Canada. The temporary work sections of the TPP are raising strong concerns from labour unions that warn it raises questions about on-the-job safety and the protection of Canadian jobs. That’s the hidden but the real fact that if there is a free flow of skilled labour from different countries it is going to adversely affect the jobs of the local people in Canada. And moreover there are already so many immigrants into the country and recently Canada has also given shelter to about 25,000 Syrian refugees into Canada which has already increased the burden on the government to accommodate them with all the basic facilities and if in the near

Canada Labour Code The CLC is composed of three main parts. First part covers Industrial Relations, which recognizes the worker’s right of freedom of association and collective bargaining. This allows the worker to join a union present in the workplace. It can be seen as a shield to prevent abusive treatment from employers and in the case that it would happen, workers are legally allowed to strike, bargain or organize a lockout which all have to remain within the limits of the legal system.

Williams, using data from Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey, found that 25.5 per cent of full-time work- ers, aged 19-64, worked shifts in 2005. About 45 per cent of health-care workers and 66 per cent of those in protective services (police, security guards) were shift workers, but so were 40 per cent of those in sales and service, and 42 per cent of those in occupations unique to primary industries such as agriculture, forestry and mining. The most common forms of shift work were rotating schedules (accounting for 36.3 per cent of shift work in 2005) and irregular shifts (31.4 per cent). Figures for regular evening and regular night shifts were 11.5 and 8.1,

The roles of employer and employee in Canada are not as similar as the ones in Vietnam. For instance, that is the difference in the relationship between employers and employees. In Vietnam, the jobs of the boss are mainly management, not the instructor, and forces his workers to complete the works that he expects. Therefore, the workers seem to be scared their boss because they have to undertake all works given by their boss, and are under pressure with their strict boss. Furthermore, employees have to make a deep bow to their superiors even if the boss is just as old as their younger brother or grandson. Compared to Canada, it seems there is no gap between employees and employers. That means employees and employers work in a friendly and

Unemployment is a massive problem in Canada and during the last 10 years due to the leadership of Stephen Harper, job opportunities for young people have decreased, causing higher unemployment rates. I agree with the Liberal Party and the Conservative Party’s point of view for multiple reasons. The Liberal Party will create 40,000 jobs in the next three years for the youth to help them transition to the workplace. They are also investing money to help provide middle and low income families the opportunity to send their kids to post-secondary education (university and college) by increasing grants. On the other hand, I also agree with the Conservatives which believe in cutting job taxes so businesses can provide more jobs for hard working people.