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Question 1
Cooling-off period refers to a time during which the employer cannot declare a lockout nor can the union begin a strike.
True
False
Question 2
____________ refers to "money to compensate for quantifiable injuries."
Punitive damages
General damages
Special damages
None of the above
Question 3
__________ refers to blameworthy or culpable conduct.
Fault
Strict liability
Vicarious liability
None of the above
Question 4
The process of negotiating terms of employment with a group of employees rather than individually is known as:
Collective Bargaining
Occupational Health
Employment Insurance
None of the above
Question 5
What is a tort?
a criminal act
a civil wrong
a set of laws
none of the above
Question 6
__________ may be dishonest or criminal behavior associated with employment, such as embezzlement or fraud, or related to conduct outside of employment.
Disobedience
Misconduct
Incompetence
None of the above
Question 7
Mitigation in the wrongful dismissal context means ______________.
retraining the employee
finding another job
not paying the salary
None of the above
Question 8
One of the oldest intentional torts is trespass.
True
False
Question 9
Sometimes the discriminatory treatment does not come from the employer but from co-workers. This situation refers to
Constructive discrimination
Hostile workplace
Employment equity
None of the above
Question 10
A ____________ is a disagreement between unions competing for the right to represent a group of employees.
recognition dispute
interest dispute
rights dispute
jurisdictional dispute
Question 11
Employers are liable to third parties for damages arising from any tort an employee may commit in the course of employment.
True
False
Question 12
If the employer terminates the contract before the expressed end date, the employee is not entitled to be paid out to the end of the term.
True
False
Question 13
Which of these is not one of the factors of Bardal Factors?
experience of employee
Character of employment
Gender of employee
Age of employee
Question 14
When an employer hires an employee for a fixed term, no notice of termination is necessary on the part of either party.
True
False
Question 15
_____________ is a difference of opinion between employer and union on the interpretation or application of terms in a collective agreement already in existence.
Recognition dispute
Interest dispute
Rights dispute
Jurisdictional dispute
Question 16
Words spoken in parliamentary debate, in proceedings in law courts and inquests, and before royal commissions are subject to qualified privilege.
True
False
Question 17
Just cause of dismissal exists if the behavior:
violates an essential term of the employment contract
breaches the faith inherent in the relationship
fundamentally or directly conflicts with the employee's obligations to the employer
All of the above
Question 18
The essence of a __________ is the unlawful touching of a person without consent.
Battery
Nuissance
Defamation
None of the above
Question 19
In defamation cases, the courts will not award damages unless the plaintiff can demonstrate that the defendant's remarks, taken as a whole, would discredit the plaintiff's reputation in the mind of an ordinary person.
True
False
Question 20
A patient is brought to a hospital maintained by B. The patient is to be operated upon. If as a result of faulty oxygen supply machine, the patient dies on the operation table, then:
B would not be liable because the surgeon was negligent
B would not be liable because there is no master and servant relationship between B and the surgeon.
B would be liable because hospital staff were negligent in keeping the hospital equipment in proper order
B would not be vicariously liable because surgery is a highly skilled work on which B would have no control Business Managem