Tort - Unit 5 - Employers' Liability and
Vicarious Liability 2024/2025 Exam
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Consider the duty of care owed by an employer to employees.
Which ONE OR MORE of the following is / are NOT an aspect of that duty?
A. Provision of a safe place of work and safe system of work.
B. Provision of adequate remuneration in accordance with minimum wage
regulations.
C. Provision of a fair period of annual leave.
D. Provision of competent fellow staff and safe plant and equipment. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Correct answer = B + C
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,The correct answers are B and C. The scope of the employer's duty of care
in negligence does not extend to provision of adequate remuneration and
fair annual leave.
An employer's duty of care in negligence does include: provision of
competent fellow staff, safe plant and equipment, a safe place of work and
safe system of work.
Which ONE of the following BEST describes the standard of care which an
employer owes to employees?
A. To operate a safe system of work.
B. To see that employees do not suffer injury during the course of
employment.
C. To take reasonable care for employees' safety.
D. To see that all employees are properly trained. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Correct
answer = C
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, The correct answer is C. The statement which best describes the standard
of care required of an employer is: to take reasonable care for employees'
safety.
The employer's duty does cover provision of a safe system of work, and
this would include provision of proper training, with a view to preventing
injury. However, the duty is not absolute - it is one of reasonable care. So,
an accurate statement of the employer's duty needs to refer to taking
reasonable care for employees' safety.
The duty which an employer owes to employees is said to be non-
delegable.
Which ONE of the following BEST explains the meaning of non-delegable
in this context?
A. The employer is responsible for all harm suffered.
B. The employer has the burden of proving that reasonable care was taken.
C. The employer has a duty to see that reasonable care is taken.
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Vicarious Liability 2024/2025 Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Latest Update
Consider the duty of care owed by an employer to employees.
Which ONE OR MORE of the following is / are NOT an aspect of that duty?
A. Provision of a safe place of work and safe system of work.
B. Provision of adequate remuneration in accordance with minimum wage
regulations.
C. Provision of a fair period of annual leave.
D. Provision of competent fellow staff and safe plant and equipment. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Correct answer = B + C
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,The correct answers are B and C. The scope of the employer's duty of care
in negligence does not extend to provision of adequate remuneration and
fair annual leave.
An employer's duty of care in negligence does include: provision of
competent fellow staff, safe plant and equipment, a safe place of work and
safe system of work.
Which ONE of the following BEST describes the standard of care which an
employer owes to employees?
A. To operate a safe system of work.
B. To see that employees do not suffer injury during the course of
employment.
C. To take reasonable care for employees' safety.
D. To see that all employees are properly trained. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Correct
answer = C
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, The correct answer is C. The statement which best describes the standard
of care required of an employer is: to take reasonable care for employees'
safety.
The employer's duty does cover provision of a safe system of work, and
this would include provision of proper training, with a view to preventing
injury. However, the duty is not absolute - it is one of reasonable care. So,
an accurate statement of the employer's duty needs to refer to taking
reasonable care for employees' safety.
The duty which an employer owes to employees is said to be non-
delegable.
Which ONE of the following BEST explains the meaning of non-delegable
in this context?
A. The employer is responsible for all harm suffered.
B. The employer has the burden of proving that reasonable care was taken.
C. The employer has a duty to see that reasonable care is taken.
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