Employment Law for Business and
Human Resources Professionals
Revised Fourth Edition
Kathryn J. Filsinger
Test Bank
Student Version
Emond Montgomery Publications
Toronto, Canada
,Chapter 1: Overview of Legal Framework .............................................................................................. 4
Multiple choice ........................................................................................................................................... 4
True or False .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 2: Human Rights Issues: Hiring ............................................................................................... 14
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 14
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Chapters 3 and 4: Common Law Issues and the Employment Contract .......................................... 22
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 22
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 5: Human Rights Issues: Duty to Accommodate, Harassment, Accessibility Standards
....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 30
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Chapter 6: Equity in the Workplace ...................................................................................................... 40
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 40
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Chapter 7: Employment Standards Act ................................................................................................. 46
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 46
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 54
Chapters 8 and 9: Occupational Health and Safety Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
(Ontario)..................................................................................................................................................... 61
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 61
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Chapter 10: Privacy Inside and Outside the Workplace .................................................................... 72
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 72
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 75
Chapter 11: Navigating the Employment Relationship ...................................................................... 79
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 79
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 83
Chapter 12: Resignation and Retirement ............................................................................................. 87
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 87
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 88
Chapter 13: Dismissal With Cause ......................................................................................................... 91
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 91
, True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 93
Chapter 14: Termination and Severance Pay Requirements Under the Employment Standards
Act ................................................................................................................................................................ 96
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 96
True or False .......................................................................................................................................... 100
Chapters 15 and 16: Dismissal Without Cause and Post-Employment Obligations ................. 104
Multiple choice ....................................................................................................................................... 104
True or False .......................................................................................................................................... 109
, Chapter 1: Overview of Legal Framework
Multiple choice
1. Which one of the following employers is covered by the Canada Labour Code?
(a) a book store
(b) a mining company (Can be privatized)
(c) a bank
(d) a hair styling salon
-Canadian Labor Code is regulated Federally
-Federal regulated is the following:
Navigation and Shipping
Interprovincial communications and telephone companies
Interprovincial buses and railways
Airlines
Television and radio stations
The post office
The armed forces
Departments and agencies of the federal government
Crown Corporations (Federally funded: Canada Post)
Chartered banks
2. The “common law” refers to law that is:
(a) passed by a legislature
(b) made by judges
(c) common to both private and public sector employees
(d) none of the above
Common Law: Law made by judges, rather than legislatures, that is usually
based on the previous decisions of other judges.
Constitutional Law: Canadian Charter of rights and freedom. The basic
principles and laws of a nation, social group etc. that determine the powers
and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
Statute Law: Legislation passed by the government.
Human Resources Professionals
Revised Fourth Edition
Kathryn J. Filsinger
Test Bank
Student Version
Emond Montgomery Publications
Toronto, Canada
,Chapter 1: Overview of Legal Framework .............................................................................................. 4
Multiple choice ........................................................................................................................................... 4
True or False .............................................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 2: Human Rights Issues: Hiring ............................................................................................... 14
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 14
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Chapters 3 and 4: Common Law Issues and the Employment Contract .......................................... 22
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 22
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 5: Human Rights Issues: Duty to Accommodate, Harassment, Accessibility Standards
....................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 30
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Chapter 6: Equity in the Workplace ...................................................................................................... 40
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 40
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Chapter 7: Employment Standards Act ................................................................................................. 46
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 46
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 54
Chapters 8 and 9: Occupational Health and Safety Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
(Ontario)..................................................................................................................................................... 61
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 61
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 66
Chapter 10: Privacy Inside and Outside the Workplace .................................................................... 72
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 72
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 75
Chapter 11: Navigating the Employment Relationship ...................................................................... 79
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 79
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 83
Chapter 12: Resignation and Retirement ............................................................................................. 87
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 87
True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 88
Chapter 13: Dismissal With Cause ......................................................................................................... 91
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 91
, True or False ............................................................................................................................................ 93
Chapter 14: Termination and Severance Pay Requirements Under the Employment Standards
Act ................................................................................................................................................................ 96
Multiple choice ......................................................................................................................................... 96
True or False .......................................................................................................................................... 100
Chapters 15 and 16: Dismissal Without Cause and Post-Employment Obligations ................. 104
Multiple choice ....................................................................................................................................... 104
True or False .......................................................................................................................................... 109
, Chapter 1: Overview of Legal Framework
Multiple choice
1. Which one of the following employers is covered by the Canada Labour Code?
(a) a book store
(b) a mining company (Can be privatized)
(c) a bank
(d) a hair styling salon
-Canadian Labor Code is regulated Federally
-Federal regulated is the following:
Navigation and Shipping
Interprovincial communications and telephone companies
Interprovincial buses and railways
Airlines
Television and radio stations
The post office
The armed forces
Departments and agencies of the federal government
Crown Corporations (Federally funded: Canada Post)
Chartered banks
2. The “common law” refers to law that is:
(a) passed by a legislature
(b) made by judges
(c) common to both private and public sector employees
(d) none of the above
Common Law: Law made by judges, rather than legislatures, that is usually
based on the previous decisions of other judges.
Constitutional Law: Canadian Charter of rights and freedom. The basic
principles and laws of a nation, social group etc. that determine the powers
and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
Statute Law: Legislation passed by the government.
