Question 1

Which of the following statements about family friendly employment law is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pregnant women have a right to take reasonable time off work to attend ante-natal clinics 
B)  There has been a reduction in family-friendly rights over recent years 
C)  Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is equivalent to the average salary in the UK 
D)  Parents of adopted children have many fewer rights than parents who bring up their own offspring 
A)  Pregnant women have a right to take reasonable time off work to attend ante-natal clinics 
B)  There has been a reduction in family-friendly rights over recent years 
C)  Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is equivalent to the average salary in the UK 
D)  Parents of adopted children have many fewer rights than parents who bring up their own offspring A

Question 2

Which of the following reasons for dismissal is defined as 'potentially fair' by employment tribunals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ill health 
B)  Pregnancy 
C)  Trade union membership 
D)  Disability 
A)  Ill health 
B)  Pregnancy 
C)  Trade union membership 
D)  Disability A

Question 3

What is being described here? The situation that occurs when an employer sets a 'requirement or condition' which has the effect of disadvantaging a significantly larger proportion of one sex than the other.

Accepted Answer

A)  Victimisation 
B)  Direct discrimination 
C)  Positive discrimination 
D)  Indirect discrimination 
A)  Victimisation 
B)  Direct discrimination 
C)  Positive discrimination 
D)  Indirect discrimination D

Question 4

In which of the following jobs might sex discrimination be permitted on grounds of an occupational requirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Waiter/waitress 
B)  Doctor 
C)  Hairdresser 
D)  Model 
A)  Waiter/waitress 
B)  Doctor 
C)  Hairdresser 
D)  Model

Question 5

What is being described here? A situation in which an employee's dismissal breaches statute (i.e. an Act of Parliament).

Accepted Answer

A)  Wrongful dismissal 
B)  Unjust dismissal 
C)  Unfair dismissal 
D)  Constructive dismissal 
A)  Wrongful dismissal 
B)  Unjust dismissal 
C)  Unfair dismissal 
D)  Constructive dismissal

Which of the following statements about family friendly employment law is the most accurate?

Which of the following reasons for dismissal is defined as 'potentially fair' by employment tribunals?

What is being described here? The situation that occurs when an employer sets a 'requirement or condition' which has the effect of disadvantaging a significantly larger proportion of one sex than the other.

In which of the following jobs might sex discrimination be permitted on grounds of an occupational requirement?

What is being described here? A situation in which an employee's dismissal breaches statute (i.e. an Act of Parliament).

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Exam 18: The Legal Framework of Work

Which of the following statements about family friendly employment law is the most accurate?

Which of the following reasons for dismissal is defined as 'potentially fair' by employment tribunals?

What is being described here? The situation that occurs when an employer sets a 'requirement or condition' which has the effect of disadvantaging a significantly larger proportion of one sex than the other.

In which of the following jobs might sex discrimination be permitted on grounds of an occupational requirement?

What is being described here? A situation in which an employee's dismissal breaches statute (i.e. an Act of Parliament).

The Nature of Human Resource Management

The Global Context for Human Resource Management

HRM Around the World

Strategic Human Resource Managemen

Workforce Planning and Analytics

Organisational Agility and Flexibility

Recruitment

Selection Methods and Decisions

Employee Performance Management

Leadership

Engagement and Retention

Managing Attendance and Absence

Organisational Change and Development

The Context of Employee Learning and Development

Learning and Development

Talent and Career Development

Employee Voice

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

Total Reward and Setting Pay

Incentives

Pensions and Benefits

Ethics and Reputational Management

Managing the Human Resource Function

Health and Well-Being

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