Question 1

Which of the following is least likely to be an independent contractor?

Accepted Answer

A) A worker who is paid inconsistent amounts at irregular intervals. 
B) A worker who decides upon their own hours of work. 
C) A worker who provides their own tools and equipment. 
D) A worker whose income tax instalments are deducted and paid by the employer. 
A) A worker who is paid inconsistent amounts at irregular intervals. 
B) A worker who decides upon their own hours of work. 
C) A worker who provides their own tools and equipment. 
D) A worker whose income tax instalments are deducted and paid by the employer. D

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why it is important to know if a particular worker is an employee or an independent contractor?

Accepted Answer

A) Industrial awards apply to employees but not to independent contractors. 
B) Employers are obliged to pay superannuation contributions in relation to employees, but not independent contractors. 
C) Employers are vicariously liable for the acts of their employees but not for the acts of independent contractors. 
D) Employers must withhold income tax from payments to independent contractors but not to employees. 
A) Industrial awards apply to employees but not to independent contractors. 
B) Employers are obliged to pay superannuation contributions in relation to employees, but not independent contractors. 
C) Employers are vicariously liable for the acts of their employees but not for the acts of independent contractors. 
D) Employers must withhold income tax from payments to independent contractors but not to employees. D

Question 3

Which of the following does not apply to the National Employment Standards?

Accepted Answer

A) The NES applies to employees in Victoria only. 
B) The NES cannot be excluded in the terms of an award or enterprise agreement. 
C) An employer who contravenes the NES commits an offence. 
D) Many of the NES entitlements do not apply to casual employees. 
A) The NES applies to employees in Victoria only. 
B) The NES cannot be excluded in the terms of an award or enterprise agreement. 
C) An employer who contravenes the NES commits an offence. 
D) Many of the NES entitlements do not apply to casual employees. A

Question 4

Unlawful discrimination in the context of the workplace will arise when someone is discriminated against on the basis of their:

Accepted Answer

A) disability. 
B) capacity to do the job. 
C) skills. 
D) experience or training. 
A) disability. 
B) capacity to do the job. 
C) skills. 
D) experience or training.

Question 5

An employee may be entitled to apply to the Fair Work Commission for a remedy under the unfair dismissal provisions if they:

Accepted Answer

A) have completed a minimum employment period, and they earn more than $200 000 a year. 
B) are covered by a modern award and earn less than the statutory amount. 
C) are an independent contractor and covered by an enterprise agreement. 
D) can show that the dismissal was harsh, and based on discrimination. 
A) have completed a minimum employment period, and they earn more than $200 000 a year. 
B) are covered by a modern award and earn less than the statutory amount. 
C) are an independent contractor and covered by an enterprise agreement. 
D) can show that the dismissal was harsh, and based on discrimination.

Question 6

Which of the following is not one of an employer's responsibilities that is laid down in the Workplace Health and Safety legislation?

Accepted Answer

A) Strict liability for any illness or injury that occurs on the job. 
B) Monitoring the health of workers in order to prevent injury or illness. 
C) The provision of information about health and safety. 
D) The provision of safe work systems and safe plant and structures. 
A) Strict liability for any illness or injury that occurs on the job. 
B) Monitoring the health of workers in order to prevent injury or illness. 
C) The provision of information about health and safety. 
D) The provision of safe work systems and safe plant and structures.

Question 7

Which of the following workers is most likely to be found to be an independent contractor?

Accepted Answer

A) A worker who is paid consistent amounts at regular intervals. 
B) A worker who decides upon their own hours of work. 
C) A worker who is provided with tools and equipment by the business. 
D) A worker whose rate of pay is set by the employer. 
A) A worker who is paid consistent amounts at regular intervals. 
B) A worker who decides upon their own hours of work. 
C) A worker who is provided with tools and equipment by the business. 
D) A worker whose rate of pay is set by the employer.

Question 8

An employee is not entitled to claim workers compensation where their injury was:

Accepted Answer

A) self-inflicted. 
B) an aggravation of a pre-existing injury. 
C) psychological only. 
D) one arising from serious and wilful misconduct of the employee that causes death or serious and permanent disability. 
A) self-inflicted. 
B) an aggravation of a pre-existing injury. 
C) psychological only. 
D) one arising from serious and wilful misconduct of the employee that causes death or serious and permanent disability.

Question 9

An enterprise agreement is an agreement that is made between employers and employees about:

Accepted Answer

A) the expansion of the enterprise. 
B) terms and conditions of employment. 
C) the role of the relevant union. 
D) PAYG tax entitlements. 
A) the expansion of the enterprise. 
B) terms and conditions of employment. 
C) the role of the relevant union. 
D) PAYG tax entitlements.

Question 10

Under the Work Health and Safety legislation workers must not do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Cooperate with any reasonable policies or procedures. 
B) Take reasonable care of their own health and safety. 
C) Comply with reasonable instructions given to them by their employer. 
D) Only worry about their own health and safety and not that of their fellow workers. 
A) Cooperate with any reasonable policies or procedures. 
B) Take reasonable care of their own health and safety. 
C) Comply with reasonable instructions given to them by their employer. 
D) Only worry about their own health and safety and not that of their fellow workers.

Question 11

An employee dismissed for which of the following may be held to be in contravention of the FWA unlawful termination provisions?

Accepted Answer

A) Dismissal for incompetence 
B) Dismissal for a breach of a condition 
C) Dismissal for an anticipatory breach of contract 
D) Dismissal whilst the employee was on sick leave 
A) Dismissal for incompetence 
B) Dismissal for a breach of a condition 
C) Dismissal for an anticipatory breach of contract 
D) Dismissal whilst the employee was on sick leave

Question 12

Which employees in Australia are covered by the Federal industrial relations system as set out in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)?

Accepted Answer

A) All Australian employees 
B) All employees employed by corporations 
C) All public service employees 
D) All employees not covered by a Federal award 
A) All Australian employees 
B) All employees employed by corporations 
C) All public service employees 
D) All employees not covered by a Federal award

Question 13

The National Employment Standards do not provide for which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) long service leave. 
B) requests for flexible work arrangements. 
C) minimum wages. 
D) maximum weekly working hours. 
A) long service leave. 
B) requests for flexible work arrangements. 
C) minimum wages. 
D) maximum weekly working hours.

Question 14

An 'award' is unlikely to prescribe occupational entitlements and working conditions within a particular:

Accepted Answer

A) industry. 
B) market. 
C) trade. 
D) occupation. 
A) industry. 
B) market. 
C) trade. 
D) occupation.

Question 15

Which of the following workers is most likely to be an employee?

Accepted Answer

A) A worker who pays their own income tax independently. 
B) A worker who decides upon their own hours of work. 
C) A worker who is not authorised to delegate their responsibilities to another person. 
D) A worker who provides their own tools and equipment. 
A) A worker who pays their own income tax independently. 
B) A worker who decides upon their own hours of work. 
C) A worker who is not authorised to delegate their responsibilities to another person. 
D) A worker who provides their own tools and equipment.

Question 16

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) applies to all Australian:

Accepted Answer

A) partnerships. 
B) sole traders. 
C) employers. 
D) corporations. 
A) partnerships. 
B) sole traders. 
C) employers. 
D) corporations.

Question 17

Unlawful harassment in the context of the workplace will usually occur when a person:

Accepted Answer

A) feels intimidated or insulted. 
B) is irritated by office jokes and spam. 
C) is made to feel humiliated on account of their sex, disability, sexual preference or race. 
D) sends explicit or sexually suggestive emails to their partner using the work email system. 
A) feels intimidated or insulted. 
B) is irritated by office jokes and spam. 
C) is made to feel humiliated on account of their sex, disability, sexual preference or race. 
D) sends explicit or sexually suggestive emails to their partner using the work email system.

Question 18

'Indirect' discrimination is discrimination that:

Accepted Answer

A) is not communicated directly to the person subject to the discrimination. 
B) is subtle or latent. 
C) occurs because the effect of a requirement that is expressed in non-discriminatory terms is discriminatory in practice. 
D) occurs because something is expressed in discriminatory terms even though there may be no discrimination in reality. 
A) is not communicated directly to the person subject to the discrimination. 
B) is subtle or latent. 
C) occurs because the effect of a requirement that is expressed in non-discriminatory terms is discriminatory in practice. 
D) occurs because something is expressed in discriminatory terms even though there may be no discrimination in reality.

Question 19

The traditional test to decide whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is the:

Accepted Answer

A) contribution test. 
B) command test. 
C) connection test. 
D) control test. 
A) contribution test. 
B) command test. 
C) connection test. 
D) control test.

Question 20

To whom does the National Minimum Wage apply?

Accepted Answer

A) All Australian employees 
B) Employees not covered by an award 
C) Employees not covered by an enterprise agreement or an award 
D) Teenagers in their first job 
A) All Australian employees 
B) Employees not covered by an award 
C) Employees not covered by an enterprise agreement or an award 
D) Teenagers in their first job

Which of the following is least likely to be an independent contractor?

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why it is important to know if a particular worker is an employee or an independent contractor?

Which of the following does not apply to the National Employment Standards?

Unlawful discrimination in the context of the workplace will arise when someone is discriminated against on the basis of their:

An employee may be entitled to apply to the Fair Work Commission for a remedy under the unfair dismissal provisions if they:

Which of the following is not one of an employer's responsibilities that is laid down in the Workplace Health and Safety legislation?

Which of the following workers is most likely to be found to be an independent contractor?

An employee is not entitled to claim workers compensation where their injury was:

An enterprise agreement is an agreement that is made between employers and employees about:

Under the Work Health and Safety legislation workers must not do which of the following?

An employee dismissed for which of the following may be held to be in contravention of the FWA unlawful termination provisions?

Which employees in Australia are covered by the Federal industrial relations system as set out in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)?

The National Employment Standards do not provide for which of the following:

An 'award' is unlikely to prescribe occupational entitlements and working conditions within a particular:

Which of the following workers is most likely to be an employee?

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) applies to all Australian:

Unlawful harassment in the context of the workplace will usually occur when a person:

'Indirect' discrimination is discrimination that:

The traditional test to decide whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is the:

To whom does the National Minimum Wage apply?

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Exam 19: Managing a Business: Employing Workers

Which of the following is least likely to be an independent contractor?

Which of the following is not one of the reasons why it is important to know if a particular worker is an employee or an independent contractor?

Which of the following does not apply to the National Employment Standards?

Unlawful discrimination in the context of the workplace will arise when someone is discriminated against on the basis of their:

An employee may be entitled to apply to the Fair Work Commission for a remedy under the unfair dismissal provisions if they:

Which of the following is not one of an employer's responsibilities that is laid down in the Workplace Health and Safety legislation?

Which of the following workers is most likely to be found to be an independent contractor?

An employee is not entitled to claim workers compensation where their injury was:

An enterprise agreement is an agreement that is made between employers and employees about:

Under the Work Health and Safety legislation workers must not do which of the following?

An employee dismissed for which of the following may be held to be in contravention of the FWA unlawful termination provisions?

Which employees in Australia are covered by the Federal industrial relations system as set out in the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)?

The National Employment Standards do not provide for which of the following:

An 'award' is unlikely to prescribe occupational entitlements and working conditions within a particular:

Which of the following workers is most likely to be an employee?

The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) applies to all Australian:

Unlawful harassment in the context of the workplace will usually occur when a person:

'Indirect' discrimination is discrimination that:

The traditional test to decide whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is the:

To whom does the National Minimum Wage apply?

Business and the Law

The Australian Legal System

Politicians and Judges

How to Find, Understand and Use the Law

Deliberately Causing Harm

Carelessly Causing Harm

Contract Law: Formation of the Contract

Contract Law: Terms of the Contract

Contract Law: Enforcement of the Contract

Contract Law: Working With Agents

Dealing With Consumers

Dealing With Competitors

Protecting Ip

Managing a Business: Start-Up

Managing a Business: Business Ownership

Managing a Business: Companies and Corporate Governance

Managing a Business: Making Payments and Recovering Debts

Managing a Business: Insurance and Taxes

Managing a Business: Closing Down

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