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

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

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Define discrimination.Differentiate between direct and indirect discrimination.Provide an example of each type of discrimination.

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Discrimination means to treat someone differently,negatively,or adversely because of their race,age,religion,sex,or other prohibited ground.See Figure 2.1 for complete list.
Direct discrimination:Policies or practices that clearly make a distinction on the basis of a prohibited ground.
Indirect discrimination:Polices or practices that appear to be neutral but have an adverse effect on the basis of a prohibited ground.

For a behaviour to considered "harassment" it must be physical i.e.offensive verbal behaviour is not likely to be viewed as harassment.

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Employee assistance programs (EAPs)presently focus primarily on treating alcoholism.

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

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Question 5

Is differential treatment of employees ever legal?

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All of the jurisdictions-provinces,territories,and federal,have privacy laws that regulate how personal information such as personal health and financial information,is handled.

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At a minimum,employers,managers,and supervisors have a duty to provide a safe workplace.Their responsibilities include all of the following,EXCEPT:

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

Employment/Labour Standards Legislation covers all the following areas,EXCEPT:

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Question 10

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)gives individuals the right to access and request correction of the personal information an organization may have collected about them.

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Question 11

Bill C-45 (the Westray Bill)increased the maximum consequences to organizations and anyone who directs the work of others to:

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Question 12

Define sexual harassment,identify and discuss the two major types of sexual harassment,and indicate four steps firms may take to ensure workplaces are free from sexual harassment.

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Question 13

The first step of a technic of operations review analysis of an accident is to:

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Question 14

Who is responsible to prove the existence of a BFOR if any complaint of discrimination should arise?

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Question 15

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

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Question 16

Harassment is a form of:

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Question 17

Women are an employment equity designated group.

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

The safety technique that involves breaking a job down into basic elements,then rating each element for its potential for harm or injury is known as:

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

Define discrimination.Differentiate between direct and indirect discrimination.Provide an example of each type of discrimination.

For a behaviour to considered "harassment" it must be physical i.e.offensive verbal behaviour is not likely to be viewed as harassment.

Employee assistance programs (EAPs)presently focus primarily on treating alcoholism.

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

Is differential treatment of employees ever legal?

All of the jurisdictions-provinces,territories,and federal,have privacy laws that regulate how personal information such as personal health and financial information,is handled.

At a minimum,employers,managers,and supervisors have a duty to provide a safe workplace.Their responsibilities include all of the following,EXCEPT:

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

Employment/Labour Standards Legislation covers all the following areas,EXCEPT:

The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)gives individuals the right to access and request correction of the personal information an organization may have collected about them.

Bill C-45 (the Westray Bill)increased the maximum consequences to organizations and anyone who directs the work of others to:

Define sexual harassment,identify and discuss the two major types of sexual harassment,and indicate four steps firms may take to ensure workplaces are free from sexual harassment.

The first step of a technic of operations review analysis of an accident is to:

Who is responsible to prove the existence of a BFOR if any complaint of discrimination should arise?

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

Harassment is a form of:

Women are an employment equity designated group.

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

The safety technique that involves breaking a job down into basic elements,then rating each element for its potential for harm or injury is known as:

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