CHAP 2 HRM

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Chapter 2 HRM Study online at https://quizlet.com/_151m0a 1. 1) A company with employees in different provinces/territories must monitor the legislation in each of the jurisdictions because: A) legislation changes, and it may vary from one juris- diction to another. B) legislation has commonalities across jurisdictions. C) it is specified under employment law. D) it is required under the Human Rights Act. E) it is required under Canada Labour Code. A. LEGISLATION CHANGES, AND IT MAY VARY FROM ONE JU- RISDICTION TO ANOTHER 2. 2) The government in each jurisdiction has created special regulatory bodies to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its interpretation. Two of such bodies include the: A) ministry of labour and labour unions. B) human rights commission and labour unions. C) human rights commission and ministry of labour. D) employment equity commission and ministry of labour. E) ministry of labour and HRSDC. C. HUMAN RIGHTS COM- MISSION AND MINISTRY OF LABOUR 3. 3) Which of the following covers the joint responsibil- ity shared by workers and employers to maintain a hazard-free environment and to enhance the health and safety of workers? A) occupational health and safety legislation B) employment/labour standards legislation C) employment equity legislation D) safety and WHMIS legislation E) human rights legislation A. OCCUPATION- AL HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGIS- LATION 4. 4) Establishing minimum employee entitlement is most closely associated with: A) employment equity legislation. B) the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. C) human rights legislation. D) employment/labour standards legislation. E) pay equity legislation. D. EMPLOY- MENT/LABOUR STANDARDS LEGISLATION 1 / 21
Chapter 2 HRM Study online at https://quizlet.com/_151m0a 5. 5) Which of the following statements about equal pay for equal work legislation is true? A) The principle ºequal pay for equal workº makes it illegal to pay nurses and fire fighters differently if their jobs are deemed to be of equal worth to the employer. B) Every jurisdiction in Canada has legislation incor- porating the principle of equal pay for equal work. C) Entitlement is found in the employment/labour standards legislation in every Canadian jurisdiction. D) In the federal jurisdiction, this principle has been incorporated into the Employment Standards Act since 1971. E) The principle ºequal pay for equal workº makes it illegal to discriminate in pay on the basis of age. B. EVERY JURISDICTION IN CANADA HAS LEGISLATION INCORPORAT- ING THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK 6. 6) Equal pay for equal work specifies that: A) jobs with similar titles must be paid the same. B) an employer cannot pay male and female employ- ees differently if they are performing substantially the same work. C) there can be no pay discrimination on the basis of race, gender, or age. D) all people doing the same job should receive an identical pay rate. E) male-dominated and female -dominated jobs of equal value must be paid the same. B. AN EMPLOY- ER CANNOT PAY MALE AND FEMALE EM- PLOYEES DIF- FERENTLY IF THEY ARE PER- FORMING SUB- STANTIALLY THE SAME WORK 7. 7) If a company classifies male employees as admin- istrators and female employees doing the same work as clerks and provides different wage rates based on the classifications, the company is violating the A) collective agreement. B) principle of equal pay for equal work. C) Income Tax Act. B. PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK 2 / 21
Chapter 2 HRM Study online at https://quizlet.com/_151m0a D) gender-based discrimination principle. E) none of the above. 8. 8) The Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A) is fairly limited in scope. B) is part of the Constitution Act of 1992. C) applies to all Canadian employees and employers. D) ensures that no laws infringe on Charter rights. E) takes precedence over all other laws. E. TAKES PRECENDENCE OVER ALL OTHER LAWS 9. 9) Which of the following statements describe the Charter of Rights and Freedoms accurately? A) The Charter allows laws to infringe on Charter rights if they can be demonstrably justified as reasonable limits in a free and democratic society. B) Legislation cannot be exempted from challenge under the Charter if a legislative body invokes the ºnotwithstandingº provision. C) It applies to employees in certain provinces only. D) The Courts of Appeal are the ultimate interpreters of the Charter. E) Employment standards legislation supercedes the Charter. A. THE CHARTER ALLOWS LAWS TO INFRINGE ON CHAR- TER RIGHTS IF THEY CAN BE DEOMON- STRABLY JUSTI- FIED AS REA- SONABLE LIM- ITS IN A FREE AND DEMOCRA- TIC SOCIETY 10. 10) The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the rights it contains such as freedom of association apply to: A) private sector employers only. B) actions of the federal government only. C) actions of all governments and all employers. D) actions of the federal, provincial and municipal governments. E) public and private sector employers. D. ACTIONS OF THE FEDER- AL, PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS 11. 11) Which of the following statements about the Char- ter of Rights and Freedoms is true? A) It provides for minority language education rights and provides the right to live and work anywhere in Canada. B) The Charter guarantees the right to strike. A. IT PROVIDES FOR MINORITY LANGUAGE EDU- CATION RIGHTS AND PROVIDES THE RIGHT TO 3 / 21
Chapter 2 HRM Study online at https://quizlet.com/_151m0a C) The federal government is the final arbiter of the Charter. D) The overall impact of the Charter on the LR scene has been significant. E) The Charter provides the right to live and work anywhere in Canada. LIVE AND WORK ANYWHERE IN CANADA 12. 12) Human rights legislation: A) is critically important to HR specialists, but has a relatively insignificant impact on supervisors and managers throughout the firm. B) prohibits intentional discrimination only. C) primarily affects compensation and selection. D) affects every employer in Canada. E) is quite limited in scope. D. AFFECTS EVERY EMPLOY- ER IN CANADA 13. 13) All jurisdictions in Canada prohibit discrimination on the grounds of: A) criminal history. B) length of employment C) national or ethnic origin. D) sexual orientation. E) race. E. RACE 14. 14) A company in the manufacturing sector terminat- ed an employee because she was pregnant and about to go on maternity leave. This is a direct viola- tion of the: A) human rights legislation of the applicable province. B) Charter of Rights and Freedoms. C) employment equity legislation of the applicable province D) health and safety legislation. E) Employment Standards Act. A. HUMAN RIGHTS LEG- ISLATION OF THE APPLICA- BLE PROVINCE 15. 15) Deliberately refusing to hire, train, or promote an individual on the basis of age is an example of: A) unintentional discrimination. B) intentional/direct discrimination. C) discrimination on the basis of association. B. INENTION- AL/DIRECT DIS- CRIMINATION 4 / 21
Chapter 2 HRM Study online at https://quizlet.com/_151m0a D) intentional indirect discrimination. E) systemic discrimination. 16. 16) A national railway has a safety rule that all employ- ees working in the rail yard must wear hardhats. Several Sikh employees have refused to follow the rule as their religion forbids them from removing their turbans which is what is required in order for them to wear the hardhats. Which of the following is true? A) This is direct discrimination on the basis of reli- gion. B) This is systemic discrimination on the basis of religion. C) This is intentional discrimination. D) There is no discrimination. E) This is systemic discrimination. B. THIS IS SYS- TEMIC DISCRIM- INATION ON THE BASIS OF RELI- GION 17. 17) Requesting that an employment agency refer only male candidates for consideration as management trainees is an example of: A) discrimination on the basis of association. B) reverse discrimination. C) systemic discrimination. D) a permissible employer practice. E) discrimination on the basis of gender. E. DISCRIMINA- TION ON THE BA- SIS OF GENDER 18. 18) Asking young female factory-position applicants to demonstrate their lifting skills and not asking older female candidates or any male candidates to do so is an example of: A) discrimination on the basis of age. B) discrimination on the basis of age and race. C) unintentional direct discrimination. D) discrimination on the basis of age and gender. E) a permissible employer practice. D. DISCRIMINA- TION ON THE BA- SIS OF AGE AND GENDER 19. 19) Refusing to hire a man convicted and pardoned for a drug-related offence as a counsellor at a federal correctional centre is an example of: C. INTENTION- AL DIRECT DIS- CRIMINATION 5 / 21
Chapter 2 HRM Study online at https://quizlet.com/_151m0a A) a permissible employer practice under all human rights legislation. B) systemic discrimination. C) intentional direct discrimination. D) protection against negligent hiring. E) pro-active recruitment. 20. 20) Refusing to promote a highly qualified white male into senior management because his wife has just been diagnosed with a chronic illness that might interfere with his willingness to work long hours is an example of: A) reverse discrimination. B) systemic discrimination. C) discrimination on the basis of association. D) discrimination on the basis of disability. E) differential treatment. C. DISCRIMINA- TION ON THE BA- SIS OF ASSOCIA- TION 21. 21) The most difficult type of discrimination to detect and combat is: A) reverse discrimination. B) systemic discrimination. C) intentional indirect discrimination. D) intentional direct discrimination. E) differential treatment. B. SYSTEMATIC DISCRIMINATION 22. 22) A local airline refuses to hire as flight attendants any person who is below 5 feet tall. This is an example of: A) a neutral hiring policy. B) discrimination on the basis of age. C) a permissible employer practice. D) discrimination on the basis of race and gender. E) discrimination on the basis of race. D. DISCRIMINA- TION ON THE BA- SIS OF RACE AND GENDER 23. 23) Examples of systemic discrimination include: A) refusing to hire persons of Asian origin. B) job-related employment tests. C) refusing to hire persons convicted of a crime in Canada. E. LACK OF EXPLICIT ANTI-HARASS- MENT GUIDELINES 6 / 21
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