3.CANADIAN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Performance tests - correct answer tests that measure the ability of job applicants to perform
specific components of the job for which they are hired.
Validity generalization - using validity evidence accumulated for other jobs or applicant
populations to guide employment test choices until local validation study results can be
acquired. - correct answer
Regulations - correct answer legally enforceable rules developed by governmental agencies to
ensure compliance with laws that the agency administers.
Canadian charter of rights and freedoms - correct answer federal law enacted in 1982,
guaranteeing individuals equal rights before the law.
Provincial human rights laws - correct answer all provinces have their own human rights laws
with discrimination criteria, regulations, and procedures.
Canadian human rights act - correct answer a federal law prohibiting discrimination
Bona fide occupational requirement (bfor) - correct answer a justified business reason for
discriminating against a member of a protected class; also know as bona fide occupational
qualification (bfoq).
Systemic discrimination - correct answer any company policy, practice, or action that is not
openly or intentionally discriminatory but has an indirect discriminatory impact or effect.
Canadian human rights commission (chrc) - correct answer supervises the implementation and
adjudication of the canadian human rights act.
, Duty to accommodate - correct answer requirement that an employer must accommodate the
employee to the point of "undue hardship."
Reasonable accommodation - correct answer voluntary adjustments to work or workplace that
allow employees with special needs to perform their job effectively
Disabilities - correct answer studies have shown those with _________ performed better than
other employees
Harassment - correct answer occurs when a member of an organization treats an employee in a
disparate manner because of that persons sex, race, religion, age, or other protective
classification.
Sexual harassment - correct answer unsolicited or unwelcome sex-or gender-based conduct
that has adverse employment consequences for the complainant
52 - correct answer ____% of woman experienced sexual harassment at work
Employment equity act - correct answer federal law to remove employment barriers and to
promote equality
Employment equity programs - correct answer developed by employers to undo past
employment discrimination or to ensure equal employment opportunity in the future. Called
affirmative action programs in the united states.
Underutilization - correct answer a condition that exists when a department or employer has a
lesser proportion of members of a protected class than are found in the employer's labour
market.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Performance tests - correct answer tests that measure the ability of job applicants to perform
specific components of the job for which they are hired.
Validity generalization - using validity evidence accumulated for other jobs or applicant
populations to guide employment test choices until local validation study results can be
acquired. - correct answer
Regulations - correct answer legally enforceable rules developed by governmental agencies to
ensure compliance with laws that the agency administers.
Canadian charter of rights and freedoms - correct answer federal law enacted in 1982,
guaranteeing individuals equal rights before the law.
Provincial human rights laws - correct answer all provinces have their own human rights laws
with discrimination criteria, regulations, and procedures.
Canadian human rights act - correct answer a federal law prohibiting discrimination
Bona fide occupational requirement (bfor) - correct answer a justified business reason for
discriminating against a member of a protected class; also know as bona fide occupational
qualification (bfoq).
Systemic discrimination - correct answer any company policy, practice, or action that is not
openly or intentionally discriminatory but has an indirect discriminatory impact or effect.
Canadian human rights commission (chrc) - correct answer supervises the implementation and
adjudication of the canadian human rights act.
, Duty to accommodate - correct answer requirement that an employer must accommodate the
employee to the point of "undue hardship."
Reasonable accommodation - correct answer voluntary adjustments to work or workplace that
allow employees with special needs to perform their job effectively
Disabilities - correct answer studies have shown those with _________ performed better than
other employees
Harassment - correct answer occurs when a member of an organization treats an employee in a
disparate manner because of that persons sex, race, religion, age, or other protective
classification.
Sexual harassment - correct answer unsolicited or unwelcome sex-or gender-based conduct
that has adverse employment consequences for the complainant
52 - correct answer ____% of woman experienced sexual harassment at work
Employment equity act - correct answer federal law to remove employment barriers and to
promote equality
Employment equity programs - correct answer developed by employers to undo past
employment discrimination or to ensure equal employment opportunity in the future. Called
affirmative action programs in the united states.
Underutilization - correct answer a condition that exists when a department or employer has a
lesser proportion of members of a protected class than are found in the employer's labour
market.
