HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN
CANADA COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Traditionalists.
Answer: Individuals born before 1946
◉ Baby Boomers.
Answer: Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
◉ Generation X.
Answer: Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
◉ Generation Y.
Answer: Individuals born since 1980
◉ Contingent/Non-Standard Workers.
Answer: Workers who do not have regular full-time employment
status
◉ Globalization.
,Answer: The emergence of a single global market for most products
and services
◉ Organizational Culture.
Answer: The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that are widely
shared by members of an organization
◉ Organizational Climate.
Answer: The prevailing atmosphere that exists in an organization
and its impact on employees
◉ Empowerment.
Answer: Providing workers with the skills and authority to make
decisions that would traditionally be made by managers
◉ Certification.
Answer: Recognition for having met certain professional standards
◉ Regulations.
Answer: Legally binding rules established by special regulatory
bodies created to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its
interpretation
, ◉ Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Answer: Federal law enacted in 1982 that guarantees fundamental
freedoms to all Canadians
◉ Equality Rights.
Answer: Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which
guarantees the right to equal protection and benefit of the law
without discrimination
◉ Human Rights Legislation.
Answer: Jurisdictions specific legislation that prohibits intentional
and unintentional discrimination in employment situations and in
the delivery of goods and services
◉ Discrimination.
Answer: A distinction, exclusion, or preference based on one of the
prohibited grounds that has the effect of nullifying or impairing the
right of a person to full and equal recognition and exercise of his or
her human rights and freedoms
◉ Differential or Unequal Treatment.
Answer: Treating an individual different in any aspect of terms and
conditions of employment based on any of the prohibited grounds
CANADA COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ Traditionalists.
Answer: Individuals born before 1946
◉ Baby Boomers.
Answer: Individuals born between 1946 and 1964
◉ Generation X.
Answer: Individuals born between 1965 and 1980
◉ Generation Y.
Answer: Individuals born since 1980
◉ Contingent/Non-Standard Workers.
Answer: Workers who do not have regular full-time employment
status
◉ Globalization.
,Answer: The emergence of a single global market for most products
and services
◉ Organizational Culture.
Answer: The core values, beliefs, and assumptions that are widely
shared by members of an organization
◉ Organizational Climate.
Answer: The prevailing atmosphere that exists in an organization
and its impact on employees
◉ Empowerment.
Answer: Providing workers with the skills and authority to make
decisions that would traditionally be made by managers
◉ Certification.
Answer: Recognition for having met certain professional standards
◉ Regulations.
Answer: Legally binding rules established by special regulatory
bodies created to enforce compliance with the law and aid in its
interpretation
, ◉ Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Answer: Federal law enacted in 1982 that guarantees fundamental
freedoms to all Canadians
◉ Equality Rights.
Answer: Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which
guarantees the right to equal protection and benefit of the law
without discrimination
◉ Human Rights Legislation.
Answer: Jurisdictions specific legislation that prohibits intentional
and unintentional discrimination in employment situations and in
the delivery of goods and services
◉ Discrimination.
Answer: A distinction, exclusion, or preference based on one of the
prohibited grounds that has the effect of nullifying or impairing the
right of a person to full and equal recognition and exercise of his or
her human rights and freedoms
◉ Differential or Unequal Treatment.
Answer: Treating an individual different in any aspect of terms and
conditions of employment based on any of the prohibited grounds
