Question 1

A cafeteria benefits plan provides a free lunch for all employees who are covered by the plan.

Accepted Answer

A cafeteria benefits plan allows employees to choose from a variety of pre-tax benefits, such as health insurance or retirement plans, rather than providing specific benefits like free lunch.

Question 2

The basic goal of equal employment opportunity regulations in Canada is to ensure that individuals who want a job and are qualified for it actually get the job.

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The basic goal of equal employment opportunity regulations in Canada is to prevent discrimination and ensure fair treatment in hiring, promotion, and other employment practices, not to guarantee that qualified individuals get the job.

Question 3

What are the two documents that result from job analysis?

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Question 4

Quid pro quo harassment is the most blatant form of sexual harassment,while the creation of a hostile work environment is more subtle.

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Quid pro quo harassment involves a clear exchange of sexual favors for some sort of employment benefit or threat of punishment, while the creation of a hostile work environment involves behavior or actions that create an intimidating or offensive work environment based on someone's sex. The latter can be more subtle, such as inappropriate language or jokes, but both forms of sexual harassment are illegal and harmful.

Question 5

List four external recruitment methods.

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Question 6

The Employment Equity Act of 1986 designates four groups as employment disadvantaged: women,visible minorities,Aboriginal people,and people with disabilities.These four groups comprise about 60 percent of the Canadian workforce.

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The Employment Equity Act of 1986 does indeed designate women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, and people with disabilities as employment disadvantaged, and together they make up around 60 percent of the Canadian workforce.

Question 7

Critics of comparable worth say that it ignores the supply and demand aspects of labour; that is,it forces companies to pay people more than the open market price for their labour (which may happen in jobs where there is a surplus of workers).

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Critics of comparable worth argue that it goes against the principles of supply and demand in the labour market, leading to companies paying workers more than what the market would dictate. This is especially relevant in job roles where there may already be a surplus of labour available.

Question 8

Categories of contingent workers include independent contractors,but not on-call workers.

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The statement is false as on-call workers are one of the categories of contingent workers.

Question 9

Comparable worth programs focus mostly to paying similar wages or salaries to individuals who hold that jobs that are of equal value to the employer.

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Comparable worth programs aim to eliminate pay discrimination by ensuring that employees are paid equally for performing jobs of equal value to the employer, regardless of gender, race, or other characteristic.

Question 10

In recent years,the number of contingent workers has increased dramatically.

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According to various studies and reports, the number of contingent workers, including freelancers, temporary workers, and independent contractors, has increased significantly in recent years. This trend is expected to continue in the future.

Question 11

"Bona fide occupational" requirement means that an employer can choose one worker over another based on overriding characteristics of the job.

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A bona fide occupational requirement is a valid reason for an employer to choose one worker over another based on specific characteristics or qualifications necessary for the job. This exception to equal employment opportunity laws is permitted as long as the requirement is necessary for the safe and efficient performance of the job. Examples of bona fide occupational requirements include physical abilities, language skills, and certain educational or professional qualifications.

Question 12

What is recruitment?

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Question 13

Comparable worth requires that employers use the same pay scale for employees regardless of their race,colour,religion,national origin,or sex.

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Comparable worth aims to ensure that jobs of equal value to the employer are paid equally, regardless of the worker's race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, but it specifically focuses on equal pay for work of comparable value rather than using the same pay scale for all employees regardless of job type or function.

Question 14

What type of information is included in a skills inventory?

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Question 15

What are the key activities of human resource management?

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Question 16

The Canadian Human Rights Act guarantees a job to any qualified person who wants one.

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The Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of certain grounds, including race, gender, and disability, but it does not guarantee a job to any qualified person who wants one. Employers are still able to choose the most qualified candidate for a job.

Question 17

The application of the comparable worth concept may result in very similar pay for jobs that are very different.

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The comparable worth concept aims to eliminate gender or race-based wage discrimination by analyzing the value of different jobs, even if they are dissimilar in nature. This can result in similar pay for jobs that may have been traditionally undervalued or underpaid due to the sexes or races that typically perform them.

Question 18

In spite of the abolishment of a mandatory age for retirement in most provinces,workers in Canada are actually retiring earlier than they used to.

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Despite the abolishment of a mandatory age for retirement, many workers in Canada are choosing to retire earlier, often due to workplace and personal factors.

Question 19

Workforce diversity refers to the range of workers' attitudes,values,beliefs,and behaviours that differ by gender,race,ethnicity,age,and physical abilities.

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Workforce diversity encompasses all the mentioned factors such as gender, race, ethnicity, age, and physical abilities among others. Therefore, the statement is true.

Question 20

The federal government requires that employers provide incentive programs such as retirement benefits.

Accepted Answer

The federal government does not require employers to provide incentive programs such as retirement benefits, but there are laws and regulations that govern these programs if they are offered.

Quiz 8: Managing Human Resources