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Fairness at Work: Federal Labour Standards for the 21st Century.(Book review)

Publication: Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations
Publication Date: 01-JAN-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Fairness at Work: Federal Labour Standards for the 21st Century, by Harry ARTHURS, Ottawa: Publications Services, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2006, 302 pp., ISBN 0-662-44159-1 (also available in French as Equite au travail : des normes du travail federales pour le XXIe and...

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Fairness at work is a topic that never goes out of style. Whether it goes by the label of organizational justice, equality at work; or workplace equity, it is something that most Canadians covet, and a subject that academics across several disciplines love to study. Even though fairness in the workplace is a multidisciplinary topic, its legal underpinnings are of particular interest and vital importance. As a result, Harry Arthurs recent review of Part III of the Canadian Labour Code (CLC), which establishes labour standards for workers under federal jurisdiction, and his report on how these standards might be improved to meet the demands of the 21st century, are a welcome addition to the literature.

Arthurs was appointed in October 2004 by the Minister of Labour and

Housing to be commissioner of a comprehensive review of Part III of the CLC. There were modifications to Part I of the Code (Industrial Relations) in 1999 in an attempt to modernize and...

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