HRM701 Chapter 3 Practice Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following statements best describes employment equity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It impacts all aspects of the employment relationship.
Organization Z is about to undertake an organization-wide process of ensuring equitable
representation in terms of designated groups, including an analysis and redressing of past
discriminations. Organization B is undertaking which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - employment equity policy implementation
Aboriginals face major employment barriers, which may be compounded by which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - language and cultural barriers
Green Grass Hospital pays its hallway painters/technicians nearly twice the hourly rate that it
pays the nurses. This fact is likely to cause further investigation in a pay equity program
implementation under which of the following circumstances? - CORRECT ANSWER - if
the nurses are predominately women and the painters are predominantly men
What is the most important thing an organization can do if it wants to retain women? -
CORRECT ANSWER - implement policies that focus on the family
As a result of the Supreme Court of Canada ruling regarding the right to bargain collectively and
to strike, governments can weaken the collective bargaining process through which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - limiting salary increases
Which of the following groups is most likely to view the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms as a disappointment? - CORRECT ANSWER - women
, If a religious organization insists on hiring a member from its own faith, it is probably safe to do
so legally, if it claims which of the following legal defences? - CORRECT ANSWER -
bona fide occupation qualification
Which of the following is a possible outcome of a human rights complaint filed by an individual?
- CORRECT ANSWER - It is deemed as trivial by the CHRC and refused.
Which of the following statements best describes the enforcement of provincial human rights
laws? - CORRECT ANSWER - Independent boards of inquiry have similar powers as a
federal tribunal.
How is the Canadian Human Rights Act typically enforced? - CORRECT ANSWER -
through complaints from individuals
Employers that pay men and women performing the same job a different salary are violating the
Pay Equity Act only if the differences are based on which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - gender
What is the difference between pay equity and pay equality? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Equity is equal pay for work of comparable worth; equality is equal pay for equal work.
Which of the following groups would NOT fall under the broad definition of a designated group?
- CORRECT ANSWER - individuals who are 40 years of age or older
Which of the following is the most serious possible occurrence if an HR professional was
dishonest in a human rights investigation? - CORRECT ANSWER - The HR professional
could be imprisoned.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Employment Equity Act (1995)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All Canadian organizations must have some form of employment equity
program.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which of the following statements best describes employment equity? - CORRECT
ANSWER - It impacts all aspects of the employment relationship.
Organization Z is about to undertake an organization-wide process of ensuring equitable
representation in terms of designated groups, including an analysis and redressing of past
discriminations. Organization B is undertaking which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - employment equity policy implementation
Aboriginals face major employment barriers, which may be compounded by which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - language and cultural barriers
Green Grass Hospital pays its hallway painters/technicians nearly twice the hourly rate that it
pays the nurses. This fact is likely to cause further investigation in a pay equity program
implementation under which of the following circumstances? - CORRECT ANSWER - if
the nurses are predominately women and the painters are predominantly men
What is the most important thing an organization can do if it wants to retain women? -
CORRECT ANSWER - implement policies that focus on the family
As a result of the Supreme Court of Canada ruling regarding the right to bargain collectively and
to strike, governments can weaken the collective bargaining process through which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER - limiting salary increases
Which of the following groups is most likely to view the Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms as a disappointment? - CORRECT ANSWER - women
, If a religious organization insists on hiring a member from its own faith, it is probably safe to do
so legally, if it claims which of the following legal defences? - CORRECT ANSWER -
bona fide occupation qualification
Which of the following is a possible outcome of a human rights complaint filed by an individual?
- CORRECT ANSWER - It is deemed as trivial by the CHRC and refused.
Which of the following statements best describes the enforcement of provincial human rights
laws? - CORRECT ANSWER - Independent boards of inquiry have similar powers as a
federal tribunal.
How is the Canadian Human Rights Act typically enforced? - CORRECT ANSWER -
through complaints from individuals
Employers that pay men and women performing the same job a different salary are violating the
Pay Equity Act only if the differences are based on which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER - gender
What is the difference between pay equity and pay equality? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Equity is equal pay for work of comparable worth; equality is equal pay for equal work.
Which of the following groups would NOT fall under the broad definition of a designated group?
- CORRECT ANSWER - individuals who are 40 years of age or older
Which of the following is the most serious possible occurrence if an HR professional was
dishonest in a human rights investigation? - CORRECT ANSWER - The HR professional
could be imprisoned.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Employment Equity Act (1995)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - All Canadian organizations must have some form of employment equity
program.
