Equity & Diversity in HRM (Legal Considerations)

Question 1

Employment Equity

Answer 1

The employment of individuals in a fair and non-biased manner

Question 2

Designated groups

Answer 2

Women, Visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities

Question 3

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ)

Answer 3

A justifiable reason for discrimination based on business reasons of safety or effectiveness

Question 4

Pay Equity

Answer 4

Equal Pay for Equal Work of Equal Value

Question 5

Employment Equity Act

Answer 5

Applies to federal organizations and crown corporations and requires them to implement employment equity programs and to regularly report on results

Question 6

Stock Data

Answer 6

Data showing the status of designated groups in occupational categories and compensation levels

Question 7

Flow data

Answer 7

Data that provides a profile of the employment decisions affecting designated groups

Question 8

Underutilization

Answer 8

Term applied to designated groups that are not utilized or represented in the employer’s workforce proportional to their numbers in the labour market

Question 9

Concentration

Answer 9

Term applied to designated groups whose numbers in a particular occupation or level are high relative to their numbers in the labour market

Question 10

Systemic discrimination

Answer 10

The exclusion of members of certain groups through the application of employment policies or practices based on criteria that are not job-related

Question 11

Reasonable accommodation

Answer 11

Attempt employers to adjust the working conditions or schedules of employees with disabilities or religious preferences

Question 12

Sexual harassment

Answer 12

Unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the working environment

Question 13

Diversity management

Answer 13

The optimization of an organization’s multicultural workforce to reach business objectives