Exam 13: Employee Rights and Discipline

HR departments strive to ensure ethical treatment of employees by communicating the organization's values and communicating and enforcing standards throughout the organization.

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Question 41

In a typical progressive discipline program, what step immediately precedes the termination of the employee?

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Question 42

Ethics can be defined as a set of standards of acceptable conduct and moral judgment.

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Question 43

Step-review systems involving non-union employees are very similar to grievance procedures used in union contracts.

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Question 44

What does a peer-review board consist of?

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Question 45

Canadians' privacy with respect to personal information is protected by federal legislation that came into effect January 1, 2001.

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Question 46

Documentation of employee misconduct includes stating the improvement expected by the employer.

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Question 47

The failure to document earlier actions often results in management not imposing disciplinary penalty when a transgression is committed.

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Question 48

Which of the following is an example of an employee's statutory right?

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Question 49

An employee's legal and moral rights to privacy are clear and well-defined.

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Question 50

After repeated instances of poor work performance, Robert was given a written warning. In a typical progressive discipline program, what is the most likely next step?

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Question 51

Positive discipline is different from progressive discipline in that it is based on a "problem-solving" approach to discipline.

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Question 52

Which of the following describes an implied employment contract?

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Question 53

During her interview, Angela is told by her future manager that if she is a good worker she will have a permanent job with the company. Her manager has likely created an implied contract with Angela.

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Question 54

Bob Barker's employer has moved him to a job that is three to four levels below his previous position; it also pays much less. He has been advised by his lawyer that he can challenge this decision in the courts. What do you think Bob will claim happened to him?

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Question 55

In regard to the documentation of employee misconduct, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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Question 56

What is progressive discipline? How does it differ from positive discipline?

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Question 57

Which of the following best describes alternative dispute resolution mechanisms?

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Question 58

Assume that the governing political party does not like how some employers have been taking advantage of a loophole in the law to discriminate against women and it wants this situation corrected. What should the government do?

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Question 59

Which of the following is the cornerstone and major benefit of mediation?

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HR departments strive to ensure ethical treatment of employees by communicating the organization's values and communicating and enforcing standards throughout the organization.

In a typical progressive discipline program, what step immediately precedes the termination of the employee?

Ethics can be defined as a set of standards of acceptable conduct and moral judgment.

Step-review systems involving non-union employees are very similar to grievance procedures used in union contracts.

What does a peer-review board consist of?

Canadians' privacy with respect to personal information is protected by federal legislation that came into effect January 1, 2001.

Documentation of employee misconduct includes stating the improvement expected by the employer.

The failure to document earlier actions often results in management not imposing disciplinary penalty when a transgression is committed.

Which of the following is an example of an employee's statutory right?

An employee's legal and moral rights to privacy are clear and well-defined.

After repeated instances of poor work performance, Robert was given a written warning. In a typical progressive discipline program, what is the most likely next step?

Positive discipline is different from progressive discipline in that it is based on a "problem-solving" approach to discipline.

Which of the following describes an implied employment contract?

During her interview, Angela is told by her future manager that if she is a good worker she will have a permanent job with the company. Her manager has likely created an implied contract with Angela.

Bob Barker's employer has moved him to a job that is three to four levels below his previous position; it also pays much less. He has been advised by his lawyer that he can challenge this decision in the courts. What do you think Bob will claim happened to him?

In regard to the documentation of employee misconduct, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

What is progressive discipline? How does it differ from positive discipline?

Which of the following best describes alternative dispute resolution mechanisms?

Assume that the governing political party does not like how some employers have been taking advantage of a loophole in the law to discriminate against women and it wants this situation corrected. What should the government do?

Which of the following is the cornerstone and major benefit of mediation?

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