Question 1

Outline the legal framework of human resource management in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Approximately 90 percent of firms are co

Question 2

Increasingly,organizations are taking a strategic approach to occupational health and safety by:

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on legal compliance. 
B) avoiding responsibility for worker health and safety. 
C) holding employees responsible for safe operations. 
D) adopting a values-based commitment to safe operations. 
E) all of the abovE. 
A) focusing on legal compliance. 
B) avoiding responsibility for worker health and safety. 
C) holding employees responsible for safe operations. 
D) adopting a values-based commitment to safe operations. 
E) all of the abovE.

Question 3

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System or WHMIS is related the worker's "right to participate".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a primary component of a safety awareness program?

Accepted Answer

A) Identifying and communicating hazards 
B) Reinforcing safe practices 
C) Promoting safety internationally 
D) All of the above 
E) Only "a" and "b" 
A) Identifying and communicating hazards 
B) Reinforcing safe practices 
C) Promoting safety internationally 
D) All of the above 
E) Only "a" and "b"

Question 5

The number of time-loss injuries in Canada has been declining each year since 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What federal legislation provides rules of how organizations can collect,use,or disclose information about employees in the course of commercial activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Canadian Human Rights Act 
B) Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
C) Employment Equity Act 
D) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPED
A)  
E) Official Languages Act 
A) Canadian Human Rights Act 
B) Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
C) Employment Equity Act 
D) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPED
A)  
E) Official Languages Act

Question 7

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)relates to the worker's:

Accepted Answer

A) right to refuse dangerous work. 
B) right to know about known or foreseeable hazards in the workplace. 
C) responsibility to follow safety rules and regulations. 
D) right to participate in identifying and resolving job-related safety and health problems. 
E) duty to report hazardous conditions. 
A) right to refuse dangerous work. 
B) right to know about known or foreseeable hazards in the workplace. 
C) responsibility to follow safety rules and regulations. 
D) right to participate in identifying and resolving job-related safety and health problems. 
E) duty to report hazardous conditions.

Question 8

Workplace health and safety committees are __________ by the employer and employees at large (or union)to address health and safety issues in a workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) elected 
B) randomly assigned 
C) contracted 
D) jointly appointed 
E) none of the abovE. 
A) elected 
B) randomly assigned 
C) contracted 
D) jointly appointed 
E) none of the abovE.

Question 9

Discrimination may be direct or indirect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

At a minimum,supervisors' duties to provide a safe workplace include all of the following,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) ask employees if they would be willing to comply with safety policies and practices. 
B) identify the need for training for employees and themselves. 
C) eliminate or at least reduce hazards. 
D) understand and follow policies and practices related to working safely. 
E) determine hazards that may exist. 
A) ask employees if they would be willing to comply with safety policies and practices. 
B) identify the need for training for employees and themselves. 
C) eliminate or at least reduce hazards. 
D) understand and follow policies and practices related to working safely. 
E) determine hazards that may exist.

Question 11

One common technique for reinforcing safe practices is implementing a _____________ to reward workers for their support and commitment to safety goals.

Accepted Answer

A) safety incentive program 
B) safety management program 
C) performance pay program 
D) productivity incentive program 
E) all of the choices are correct. 
A) safety incentive program 
B) safety management program 
C) performance pay program 
D) productivity incentive program 
E) all of the choices are correct.

Question 12

The Canadian Human Rights Commission provides oversight and enforces human rights legislation in organizations that fall under both provincial and federal jurisdiction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Is differential treatment of employees ever legal?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,when employing people older than 55 years of age. 
B) Yes,when there is a bona fide occupational requirement. 
C) Yes,when employing people with disabilities. 
D) Yes,when employees do not file complaints. 
E) No,the differential treatment of employees is always illegal. 
A) Yes,when employing people older than 55 years of age. 
B) Yes,when there is a bona fide occupational requirement. 
C) Yes,when employing people with disabilities. 
D) Yes,when employees do not file complaints. 
E) No,the differential treatment of employees is always illegal.

Question 14

Discrimination means to treat someone differently,negatively,or adversely because of their race,age,religion,sex,or other prohibited ground.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the role of employers to reinforce safe behaviours? What practices do firms implement to reinforce safe behaviours in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

To ensure safe behaviours,employers shou

Question 16

Safety in the workplace is based on the foundation of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) external responsibility system. 
B) government system. 
C) internal responsibility system. 
D) dangerous system. 
E) worker at fault system. 
A) external responsibility system. 
B) government system. 
C) internal responsibility system. 
D) dangerous system. 
E) worker at fault system.

Question 17

What level or type of government plays an important role in creating the legal environment for human resource management?

Accepted Answer

A) Municipal 
B) Territorial 
C) Provincial 
D) Federal 
E) "b," "c," and "d" 
A) Municipal 
B) Territorial 
C) Provincial 
D) Federal 
E) "b," "c," and "d"

Question 18

Pay equity legislation is intended to address the _________ gap between men and women in the workplace.

Accepted Answer

A) skill 
B) education 
C) wage 
D) age 
E) job satisfaction 
A) skill 
B) education 
C) wage 
D) age 
E) job satisfaction

Question 19

What are the objectives of Pay Equity?

Accepted Answer

Federally regulated employers are respon

Question 20

"The majority of Canadian organizations rank diversity as a priority,and more than 80 percent of them have a strategic plan to foster it," according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Outline the legal framework of human resource management in Canada.

Increasingly,organizations are taking a strategic approach to occupational health and safety by:

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System or WHMIS is related the worker's "right to participate".

Which of the following is a primary component of a safety awareness program?

The number of time-loss injuries in Canada has been declining each year since 2000.

What federal legislation provides rules of how organizations can collect,use,or disclose information about employees in the course of commercial activities?

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)relates to the worker's:

Workplace health and safety committees are __________ by the employer and employees at large (or union)to address health and safety issues in a workplace.

Discrimination may be direct or indirect.

At a minimum,supervisors' duties to provide a safe workplace include all of the following,EXCEPT:

One common technique for reinforcing safe practices is implementing a _____________ to reward workers for their support and commitment to safety goals.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission provides oversight and enforces human rights legislation in organizations that fall under both provincial and federal jurisdiction.

Is differential treatment of employees ever legal?

Discrimination means to treat someone differently,negatively,or adversely because of their race,age,religion,sex,or other prohibited ground.

What is the role of employers to reinforce safe behaviours? What practices do firms implement to reinforce safe behaviours in the workplace?

Safety in the workplace is based on the foundation of a(n):

What level or type of government plays an important role in creating the legal environment for human resource management?

Pay equity legislation is intended to address the _________ gap between men and women in the workplace.

What are the objectives of Pay Equity?

"The majority of Canadian organizations rank diversity as a priority,and more than 80 percent of them have a strategic plan to foster it," according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada.

Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management

Analyzing Work and Designing Jobs

Planning for and Recruiting Human Resources

Selecting Employees

Training, Learning, and Development

Managing Employees Performance

Total Rewards

Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Creating and Sustaining Hig

Filters

Exam 2: The Legal Context for Hrm and Creating Safe and Healthy Workplaces

Outline the legal framework of human resource management in Canada.

Increasingly,organizations are taking a strategic approach to occupational health and safety by:

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System or WHMIS is related the worker's "right to participate".

Which of the following is a primary component of a safety awareness program?

The number of time-loss injuries in Canada has been declining each year since 2000.

What federal legislation provides rules of how organizations can collect,use,or disclose information about employees in the course of commercial activities?

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)relates to the worker's:

Workplace health and safety committees are __________ by the employer and employees at large (or union)to address health and safety issues in a workplace.

Discrimination may be direct or indirect.

At a minimum,supervisors' duties to provide a safe workplace include all of the following,EXCEPT:

One common technique for reinforcing safe practices is implementing a _____________ to reward workers for their support and commitment to safety goals.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission provides oversight and enforces human rights legislation in organizations that fall under both provincial and federal jurisdiction.

Is differential treatment of employees ever legal?

Discrimination means to treat someone differently,negatively,or adversely because of their race,age,religion,sex,or other prohibited ground.

What is the role of employers to reinforce safe behaviours? What practices do firms implement to reinforce safe behaviours in the workplace?

Safety in the workplace is based on the foundation of a(n):

What level or type of government plays an important role in creating the legal environment for human resource management?

Pay equity legislation is intended to address the _________ gap between men and women in the workplace.

What are the objectives of Pay Equity?

"The majority of Canadian organizations rank diversity as a priority,and more than 80 percent of them have a strategic plan to foster it," according to a report from the Conference Board of Canada.

Strategies, Trends, and Challenges in Human Resource Management

Analyzing Work and Designing Jobs

Planning for and Recruiting Human Resources

Selecting Employees

Training, Learning, and Development

Managing Employees Performance

Total Rewards

Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Creating and Sustaining Hig

Filters