Employment Law for Business and Human Resources Professionals -
Chapter 2
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1. Bona Fide Occupational Re- A justifiable reason for discrimination based
quirement (BFOR) on business necessity (that is, required for
the safe and efficient operation of the orga-
nization) or a requirement that can be clear-
ly defended as intrinsically required by the
tasks an employee is expected to perform.
2. remedial legislation law intended to right a societal wrong and
provide a remedy, rather than to punish an
offender
3. special service organization a non-profit social, religious or other organi-
zation that serves the interests of a group
that is protected under the Human Rights
Code
4. trade union an association formed for the purpose of
representing a group of employees in all as-
pects of their employment relationship with
their employer
5. prima facie on the face of it; at first sight
6. balance of probabilities the degree of proof required in civil law cas-
es where in a proposition is established as
fact if if is shown that the proposition is more
likely that not to be true
7. nepotism policies employer policies that allow an employer to
discriminate in favour of, or against, speci-
fied close relative of employees
8. essential job duties the core duties and requirements of a job
9. Conditional offer of employ- Offer of employment that will not be with-
ment drawn so long as certain requirement are
met, such as passing a background check
or medical examination
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Chapter 2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_em56pi
1. Bona Fide Occupational Re- A justifiable reason for discrimination based
quirement (BFOR) on business necessity (that is, required for
the safe and efficient operation of the orga-
nization) or a requirement that can be clear-
ly defended as intrinsically required by the
tasks an employee is expected to perform.
2. remedial legislation law intended to right a societal wrong and
provide a remedy, rather than to punish an
offender
3. special service organization a non-profit social, religious or other organi-
zation that serves the interests of a group
that is protected under the Human Rights
Code
4. trade union an association formed for the purpose of
representing a group of employees in all as-
pects of their employment relationship with
their employer
5. prima facie on the face of it; at first sight
6. balance of probabilities the degree of proof required in civil law cas-
es where in a proposition is established as
fact if if is shown that the proposition is more
likely that not to be true
7. nepotism policies employer policies that allow an employer to
discriminate in favour of, or against, speci-
fied close relative of employees
8. essential job duties the core duties and requirements of a job
9. Conditional offer of employ- Offer of employment that will not be with-
ment drawn so long as certain requirement are
met, such as passing a background check
or medical examination
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