Reference no: EM133026978

1) Which of the following may an employer deduct from an employee's paycheque without the employee's permission?

a) Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance, Blue Cross

b) Provincial tax, extended health plans, garnishee of the court

c) Federal tax, provincial tax, Employment Insurance

d) Canada Pension Plan, RRSP deductions, provincial tax

2) Layoffs, by definition, are temporary and by law have a maximum length. What is the next step when a layoff reaches that maximum?

a) The employee is automatically recalled to work.

b) The employer must give either one or two weeks' written notice of dismissal.

c) The employer requests permission from Alberta Labour to terminate the employee.

d) Employment is terminated.

3) What is the minimum Alberta standard in terms of vacation for an employee who has worked for the same company for 8 years?

a) Three weeks of vacation and 6 percent vacation pay accrued annually

b) Two weeks' vacation to be taken after the employment anniversary

c) Four percent of wages deducted from each paycheque for vacation

d) Five percent of the previous four weeks paid to an employee

4) Jade worked for five months as a second cook at Adeline's Crèpe Café, during which time she improved her skills immensely. When the first cook position became vacant, she applied but didn't get the job. Jade was disappointed and a little depressed. She was let go. Her firing would fall under the category of

a) Rightful dismissal

b) Wrongful dismissal

c) Contractual dismissal

d) Unfair termination

5) Juan is scheduled to work from 5 am until 1:30 pm. By AB law, what can he expect in terms of rest periods?

a) No mandatory break

b) Two 10-minute breaks, and one 30-minute break

c) One 30-minute break, paid or unpaid at the employer's discretion

d) Three 15-minute smoke breaks

6) On April 5, Caitlyn gave her employer 2 weeks' written notice of her intention to quit her job. By what date must the employer pay Caitlyn all outstanding earnings?

a) April 8

b) April 19

c) April 22

d) April 29

7) Last week, Jennifer worked 11 hours each day from Wednesday to Saturday. She should be paid

a) 44 hours at a straight time

b) 40 hours at straight time, and 4 hours at time-and-a-half

c) 32 hours at straight time, and 12 hours at time-and-a-half

d) 36 hours at straight time and 8 hours at time-and-a-half

8) Last week, Jared worked 6 hours each day from Sunday to Tuesday, 10 hours on Thursday, 4 hours on Friday and 9 hours on Saturday. He should be paid

a) 40 hours at straight time, and 1 hour at time-and-a-half

b) 38 hours at straight time, and 3 hours at time-and-a-half

c) 32 hours at straight time, and 9 hours at time-and-a-half

d) 41 hours at a straight time

9) In her job as an expeditor, Carlotta has broken four expensive plates over the past three shifts. Her employer's best course of action is to

a) terminate her for cause

b) give her a warning and retrain her in the handling of plate ware

c) take the cost of the plateware out of her tip package

d) reduce her weekly shifts

10) Duties of employees include

a) keeping confidential their personal skills and knowledge

b) performing their jobs with proper care and skill

c) not Instagramming pictures of the dishes from their restaurant employer's kitchen

d) training their replacements after termination