Exam 3: Equity and Diversity in Human Resources Management

Employers covered by the federal Employment Equity Act are required to consult with designated employees' representatives or, in a unionized setting, with bargaining agents.

Which of the following is NOT recommended as a strategy for creating an environment in which diversity is embraced?

Transforming an organizational culture into a culture that embraces diversity is relatively simple and can be done in a relatively short period of time.

What is the most important thing an organization can implement if it wants to retain women?

Scenario 3.2 Metro Business is a growing firm located in Calgary, Alberta. The CEO, Niri Malo, has noticed that most of the recent applications for positions in the organization are self-identified persons from the four designated groups covered by employment equity legislation in Canada. Ms. Malo has heard of the benefits of a diversity workforce and wants to implement an employment equity plan. She understands, however, that there may be challenges in implementing it. -Refer to Scenario 3.2. Which of the following is NOT one of the four designated groups covered by the federal Employment Equity Act?

Once a complaint has been accepted by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), an investigator is assigned the task of fact finding from both the complainant and the accused.

What does data collection for employment equity purposes involve?

Which statement best describes employment equity?

Recent statistics indicate that visible minorities are lacking in educational qualifications, which has resulted in their high unemployment rates.

Aboriginals face major employment barriers, which may be compounded by which of the following?

Which organizational situation best represents the principle of the duty to accommodate?

An employment equity program is a process requiring senior management commitment and involvement.

The concept of employment equity is rooted in the federal Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and in federal and provincial human rights codes.

Every workplace in Canada is covered by human rights legislation.

Women are underrepresented as technicians and semi-skilled professionals.

In Canada, the four designated groups that have not received equitable treatment in employment are women, Aboriginal people, people with disabilities, and visible minorities.

What are the six main steps to developing an employment equity program?

Reasonable accommodation involves making changes to the workplace so that no individual is disadvantaged with respect to employment.

Which of the following is a possible outcome of a human rights complaint filed by an individual?

Firms under provincial jurisdiction with 100 or more employees, wishing to bid for goods and services contracts with the federal government valued at $200,000 or more, must implement an employment equity plan.