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Sexual Discrimination - Employment Law and Practices

This book thoroughly examines employment practices and policies that may constitute "sex discrimination" in the workplace - including discrimination on the basis of gender, family and marital status, pregnancy and sexual preference and orientation.
Publication Language: English
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$415.00
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Published: January 01, 1994
ISBN/ISSN: 9780409906745

Product description

This book thoroughly examines employment practices and policies that may constitute "sex discrimination" in the workplace - including discrimination on the basis of gender, family and marital status, pregnancy and sexual preference and orientation.

Topics covered include:

  • Legislative provisions that prohibit discrimination on the basis of "marital status"
  • Difference between "marital status" and "family status"
  • Employment practices relating to pregnant women
  • Exemptions and exceptions to the rules prohibiting discrimination
  • Guidelines regarding the appropriate words and terminology to use in the recruitment process
 

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Table of contents

Chapter 1: The Development of Anti-Discrimination Law in Canada
Chapter 2: Nature and Scope of Sex Discrimination
Chapter 3: Discrimination Resulting from Height, Weight and Grooming Requirements
Chapter 4: Discrimination on the Basis of Pregnancy
Chapter 5: Discrimination on the Basis of Marital and Family Status
Chapter 6: Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Preference and Sexual Orientation
Chapter 7: Exceptions to the Rule Against Sex Discrimination
Chapter 8: Duty of Accommodation
Chapter 9: A Guide for Non-Discriminatory Hiring Policies and Practices
Index