Deck 16: Employee Stakeholders: Privacy, Safety, and Health

Question 1

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has applied to the commercial activities and employment relationships of all federally regulated employers since 2001.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The federal, provincial and territorial governments regulate occupational health and safety.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Drug testing is an issue about a healthy working environment.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Privacy Journal suggests that if an employee is suspected of drug abuse and refuses to take a drug test, he or she can be fired.

Question 5

The right to privacy implies that employees can engage in illegal activities on the job as long as their employer does not find out about it.

Question 6

In Canada, recent changes to legislation provide workers with the right to know about hazards that they may encounter on the job.

Question 7

Electronic monitoring of workers often reduces employee morale.

Question 8

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is a federal department corporation aimed at supporting efforts to eliminate workplace related illnesses and injuries.

Question 9

Goldstein and Nolan, in suggesting policy guidelines for companies on the issue of privacy, did not address the aspect of corporate social responsibility as related to employee privacy.

Question 10

Most Canadian companies have clear policies regarding email and voice mail monitoring.

Question 11

In Canada, much of the opposition to drug testing has gained strong legal support.

Question 12

According to the CCOHS, employee assistance programs should be part of a comprehensive company plan.

Question 13

One of the most significant strategies undertaken by North American companies to deal with growing alcohol and drug abuse problems in the workplace has been Employee Assistance Programs.

Question 14

The Westray Mine disaster encouraged the Canadian government to enact stricter laws of safety accountability.

Question 15

Work-related deaths are largely unheard of in Canada.

Question 16

The PIPEDA establishes the ground rules regarding the manner in which private sector organizations can collect, use or disclose personal information in the course of their commercial activities.

Question 17

Bill C-45 was enacted in 2003 in order to hold corporations more accountable for safety infractions.

Question 18

Canada is relatively immune to workplace violence.

Question 19

Critics of company drug testing argue that a positive test could be the result of drug using at home, days or even weeks before the test was administered.

Question 20

Modern technology allows companies to monitor, through the use of computers, how fast workers perform and when they take breaks.

Question 21

The employees' responsibilities in workplace health and safety, as outlined by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, DO NOT include

A) Duty to work in compliance with regulations
B) Duty to report workplace hazards and dangers
C) Duty to use personal protective equipment
D) Duty to take personal responsibilities for injuries incurred at work

Question 22

As criticism has grown concerning the use of lie detectors, many companies have begun

A) eliminating employment tests altogether.
B) using paper-and-pencil "honesty" tests.
C) using hidden cameras.
D) lobbying to have lie detector legislation repealed.

Question 23

The Canadian Human Rights Commission implemented a new policy banning all drug testing (except alcohol) on employees in:

A) 2002
B) 1980
C) 1994
D) 1998

Question 24

The consequences of employee alcohol abuse have been estimated to cost Canadian employers approximately how much per year?

A) $40.7 million
B) $75.2 million
C) $4.1 billion
D) $50.5 billion

Question 25

According to PIPEDA, before providing any personal information, the individual must be made fully aware of such issues as

A) The purpose for the data collection
B) The recipients of the information
C) The nature of the privacy controls surrounding the data collection
D) All of the above

Question 26

Under Bill C-45, an organization can be held criminally liable:

A) As a consequence of actions by senior officers who oversee daily operations
B) For padding expenses
C) For overstating profit
D) All of the above

Question 27

Medical information on an employee that was collected for insurance purposes

A) can later be used as a part of evaluating the employee for a possible promotion.
B) can be disclosed to a third party without the consent of the employee if the third party has a disclosure warrant.
C) can be exchanged for another type of unknown information on the employee.
D) can be released to the employee so that he or she will know what information about him or her is on file.

Question 28

Which of the following was discussed in the text as a primary use integrity tests?

A) to examine employees to try to solve a specific theft
B) to screen potential employees cost-effectively
C) to examine employees who have resigned or quit to determine whether they feel hostility toward the company
D) to examine employees, concerning nonspecific misconduct, as a deterrent measure

Question 29

Which one of the following is not a guideline for drug testing?

A) drug tests should typically be used only when there is legitimate suspicion of abuse by an employee or work group
B) the focus of testing should be on-the-job performance rather than off-the-job conduct
C) if an employee's status is going to be affected by the outcome of a drug test, a confirmatory test should be conducted
D) all of the above

Question 30

Integrity tests have been used to

A) Stem employee theft
B) Avoid negligent hiring suits
C) Screen employees cost effectively
D) All of the above

Question 31

Even prior to legislation, Canadian businesses have been more reluctant than their U.S counterparts to employ drug testing because of

A) Moral issue/privacy
B) Negative impact on employee morale
C) High cost
D) All of the above

Question 32

Honesty, or integrity tests

A) are more expensive than polygraph tests.
B) are demonstrably more reliable than polygraph tests.
C) are believed to be less intrusive than polygraph tests.
D) only screen out dishonest job candidates.

Question 33

Which of the following was not outlined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act regarding the fundamental rights of employees?

A) The right to refuse unsafe work
B) The right to participate in the workplace health and safety activities through a worker health and safety representative
C) The right to know about any dangers in the workplace
D) The right to receive higher pay for more dangerous work

Question 34

Patricia Werhane, a business ethicist, defines privacy as all but which of the following?

A) the right to be left alone
B) the related right to an autonomy
C) the claim of individuals and groups to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated to others
D) all of the above

Question 35

Four reasons were stated as to why companies have begun using "integrity" tests. Which was not mentioned?

A) to stem employee theft
B) to avoid "negligent hiring" suits
C) to screen employees cost-effectively
D) their superior accuracy to lie detectors

Question 36

All the following statements about privacy are true except one. Which is not true?

A) There are no clear legal definitions of privacy.
B) Privacy includes the right to be left alone.
C) Privacy includes the right to autonomy.
D) The number of privacy invasion cases has been decreasing in recent years.

Question 37

Which one of the following is not one of the reasons employers started using integrity tests?

A) to stem employee theft
B) to avoid "negligent hiring" suits
C) to screen employees cost-effectively
D) to administer drug testing

Question 38

EAP stands for

A) Equal Action Programs
B) Employee Assistance Programs
C) Ethics Action Programs
D) Employee Affirmative Action Programs

Question 39

All the following were suggested in the text as guidelines for drug testing except

A) tests should only be given if an individual or group is suspected of drug abuse.
B) tests should be conducted with respect for privacy.
C) a positive result should lead to treatment, it possible, and not automatic firing.
D) tests should be geared toward on-the-job as well as off-the-job misconduct.

Question 40

This legislation placed restrictions on employers' rights to collect and use employee information from personnel files.

A) The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
B) Employment Equity
C) Human Rights Act
D) Anti-Technology for Intrusive Purposes Act

Question 41

The Union Carbide tragedy in India occurred in

A) 1968
B) 1979
C) 1999
D) 1984

Question 42

Requiring the firm to analyze the potential privacy implications to which all systems should be subjected refers to which policy guideline on the issue of privacy?

A) preparing a "privacy impact statement"
B) constructing a comprehensive privacy plan
C) train employees who handle personal information
D) make a privacy a part of social responsibility

Question 43

Employee involvement in establishing safety programs does NOT include

A) Hiring an external consultant
B) Collaboration in setting safety standards
C) Participation in safety training
D) Involvement in establishing safety incentives

Question 44

The Privacy Act became effective

A) 1892
B) 1954
C) 1979
D) 1983

Question 45

The Westray mine disaster occurred in

A) India
B) Nova Scotia
C) Chicago
D) Australia

Question 46

The case of the Bank of Montreal and Susanne Zorn-Smith illustrates the need for organizations to

A) Hire expert legal counsel
B) Give due notice before firing
C) Acknowledge stress-related illnesses
D) Offer a high severance package

Question 47

Fair information practices, according to PIPEDA, do not include

A) Unlimited use of information
B) Identifying the purposes of information collection
C) Safeguarding personal privacy
D) Acquiring knowledge and consent of employee

Question 48

Employee Assistance Programs affirm that

A) Employees have conflict
B) Employees are valuable members of the organization
C) Employees cannot manage on their own
D) All of the above

Question 49

An increase in worker demands to be informed about chemicals and hazardous substances that they may be exposed to at work, was prompted by

A) The Union Carbide tragedy in Bhopal
B) The Enron fiasco
C) The WorldCom scandal
D) The Bre-X fraud

Question 50

In Canada, attempts to arouse greater attention to EAPs have been made by such organizations as

A) PETA
B) CIBC
C) National Quality Institute
D) None of the above