Research Guides: Employment Law: General and Introductory Texts

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Employment Law

Employment law in Canada refers to the rules and regulations that govern the independent employee and employer relationship in a non-unionized workplace. Employment law generally deals with legal topics concerning employee termination, workplace investigations, contract employees, occupational health and safety, and human rights. Contrastingly, labour law refers to the laws and regulations that govern the relationship between employees and employers in a unionized workplace.

General & Introductory Texts

Employment Law in Canada by Peter Barnacle
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: updated regularly
This national publication reviews and analyzes the general trends in Canadian employment along with the underlying forces that are determining the future development of the law.
Employment Law Manual: Wrongful Dismissal, Human Rights and Employment Standards by John R. Sproat
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: updated regularly
Human Resources Guide to Non-Standard Employment, 2nd edition by Paulette S. Haynes
Call Number: HF5549.5 .T4 H395 2019 LAW
Publication Date: 2019
This resource is a guide to understanding the various types of non-standard work arrangements and employers' obligations towards such workers. It provides a legal and practical overview of the rights and obligations afforded to non-standard employees and independent contractors.
Individual Employment Law by Geoff England
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2008
This text gives an overview of employment contracts and employment relationships as they are dealt with both by common law and statute, including human rights issues, occupational health and safety, and industrial standards legislation.
The Law of Work: Common Law and the Regulation of Work, 3rd edition by David J. Doorey
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2024
Note: Access is restricted to 3 simultaneous users. Please return this ebook when you are done with it so the next student can use it. Only This text presents a comprehensive overview of all aspects of Canadian employment and labour law.

Employment Law in Ontario

Employment and Labour Law Toolbox: What Ontario Employers Need to Know by Paul Wearing
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2019
This book covers the facts of workplace regulation in Ontario and how the laws are interpreted and applied by courts, arbitrators, the Ministry of Labour, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Employment Standards Handbook by David Ryan, Kimberley Parry & Scott Parry
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: Updated regularly
Reference resource on the principles that have emerged from employment standards jurisprudence, new legislation, and ministry policy.
Ontario Employment Law Handbook: An Employer's Guide, 13th edition by Jeremy Hann and Jesse Freeman
Call Number: KEO629 .S29 2020 LAW
Publication Date: 2020
Ontario Public Service Employment & Labour Law, 2nd ed. by Hadwen, Timothy Hadwen, Timothy
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2024
This book covers those employed under the Public Service of Ontario Act in ministries and agencies, as well as Order in Council appointees, MPPs, legislative officers, and judicial officers. The text addresses issues with the terms and conditions of employment or of an appointment.