Exam 3: Equity and Diversity in Human Resources Management

Prohibited grounds of discrimination in employment include race, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, and marital status.

What are the steps involved in filing and investigating a human rights complaint?

An example of sexual harassment is having to listen to comments made by co-workers about their sexual conquests every Monday morning even when you have told them that their remarks make you extremely uncomfortable.

An example of a BFOQ for age is the argument that a younger employee will project a better, more energetic image to the public.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) may choose to act on its own if it feels there are sufficient grounds for a finding of discrimination.

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 an example of sexual harassment?

Employers are guilty of sexual harassment if they permit their customers to sexually harass their employees.

Organization Z is planning a formal process of examining its workforce in terms of religion, personality, lifestyle, and education. The company plans to gain a strategic advantage by harnessing the differences that exist within the organization. Organization Z is planning to do which of the following?

The labour movement in Canada has generally been opposed to the concept of employment equity.

Which of the following groups would NOT fall under the broad definition of a designated group?

Concentration occurs when the number of a protected class in a particular occupation or level are high relative to their numbers in the labour market.

According to one study, only one of every ten Canadian women who suffer sexual harassment at work takes any formal action.

The main cost of sexual harassment in the workplace is legal settlements

Which of the following people would be the best choice for an organizational employment equity representative?

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

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

Employment equity involves the implementation of special measures and reasonable accommodation.

The optimization of an organization's multicultural workforce in order to reach business objectives is known as diversity management.

The first step in the implementation of employment equity is data collection and analysis.