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1. All provinces and territories have employment equity and pay equity legislation.
A) True
B) False
2. Why might an organization choose to embrace diversity and inclusion?
A) It can help drive innovation, engage employees, and enable business success.
B) Culturally-diverse organizations are viewed more favourably in the media.
C) Immigrant workers can often be hired for a lower salary.
D) Visible minority group members often have natural trading links with overseas markets that can be useful in capturing new market share.
3. An example of bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for age is the argument that a younger employee will project a better, more energetic image to the public.
A) True
B) False
4. What legislation involves the identification and removal of systemic barriers to employment opportunities that affect designated groups?
A) Pay Equity Act
B) Employment Equity Act
C) Employment Standards Act
D) Human Rights Code
5. The provinces and territories in Canada have their own legislation that covers employment standards, human rights, labour relations, and worker health and safety
A) True
B) False
6. Establishing practices and policies to redress past employment discriminations is part of implementing employment equity
A) True
B) False
7. What protection under human rights law does an individual have who has been denied employment based upon their weight
A) protection based on sex and physical disability
B) no protection under human rights law, as being overweight is not a human rights provision
C) protection based on physical disability, if it is medically diagnosed as a disability
D) a BFOR can be easily established for most job positions that allow for discrimination
8. Diversity initiatives should be directly linked to the business objectives of top management.
A) True
B) False
9. Which of the following would be included in a code of ethics?
A) informal policies and practices
B) human rights legislation
C) employment standards
D) the organization's primary values
10. Which of the following best defines diversity management
A) the basic equal opportunity obligations of employers
B) employment of individuals in a fair and unbiased manner
C) the combination of organizational policies and practices that supports and maximize the benefits of different employee in order to reach business objectives
D) fairness in such areas as race, religion, and gender
11. Culturally biased aptitude tests and basic levels of language requirements are examples of systemic barriers impacting members of minority groups.
A) True
B) False
12. What are the two basic employment laws for federally regulated companies
A) Canada Human Rights Code and Canada Labour Act
B) Canada Labour Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act
C) Canada Human Rights Code and Labour Standards Act
D) Canada Labour Standards Act and Canada Human Rights Act
13. HRM practices are simply a matter of what is required by law.
A) True
B) False
14.Which statement best defines diversity management?
A) Diversity management is required by law for organizations with more than 100 employees.
B) By managing diversity, firms hope to gain strategic and competitive advantage.
C) The terms diversity management and employment equity can be used interchangeably.
D) Diversity management and inclusion can be used interchangeably.
15. Provinces and territories have legislation dealing with human rights and legislation that covers unions and their relationships with employers
A) True
B) False
16. As society changes, so do the prohibited grounds for discrimination
A) True
B) False
17. Which of the following best defines discrimination
A) behaviours that demean, humiliate, or embarrass someone
B) employment rules that have a negative effect on employees
C) the denial of opportunity to someone based on group membership such as gender or religion
D) any unwelcome conduct that may detrimentally affect the work environment
18. Equal pay for equal work is regulated through which basic employment conditions legislation
A) Human Rights Commission
B) Employment Standards Act
C) Human Rights Tribunal
D) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
19. What human rights prohibition is included in all Canadian jurisdictions' human rights acts?
A) criminal conviction
B) religion
C) family status
D) language
20. What are the designated groups in which employment equity promotes recruitment and retention of workers?
A) women, visible minorities, First Nations peoples, and people with disabilities
B) visible minorities, First Nations peoples, women, and unemployed workers
C) immigrants, First Nations people, unemployed minorities, and people with physical handicaps
D) First Nations people, people with disabilities, women, and international workers