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Question 1

What is health?

Answer 1

It means being in a state where outwardly or mentally one is free from any form of illness.

Question 2

What is safety?

Answer 2

This focuses on putting measures in place to protect the workers from any unforeseen incident that can harm them or even claim their lives the course of work.

Question 3

What is an accident?

Answer 3

It refers to any unplanned and uncontrolled event which creates and/or result in harm whether through diseases or injury

Question 4

What is welfare?

Answer 4

It refers to all that matters about the entire quality of life as a whole , of the worker , for instance, work life balance.

Question 5

What is the reactive approach ?

Answer 5

This implies that firms may not have any blueprint/laid down procedures to address the health and safety of their staff, but only respond to health and safety issues as and when they happen

Question 6

What is the proactive approach?

Answer 6

In this approach, firms put every necessary measure required in place to deal with issues of health and safety.

Question 7

What are the steps for managing health and safety during implementation?

Answer 7

1. Checking hazards at workplace
2. determine who might be harmed should any factors in step 1 happen
3. evaluation
4. Write down all findings
5. Review and revision

Question 8

What is discrimination at work?

Answer 8

It is based on the idea that management should create equal opportunities for all employees, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, race , religious beliefs and sexual orientation

Question 9

What are the reasons for anti-discrimination laws?

Answer 9

1.Common decency and fairness, in line with business ethics

2.Good HR practice, to attract and retain the best people for the job,
regardless of race or gender

3.Compliance with relevant legislation and Codes of Practice, which are
used by employment tribunals

4.Widening the recruitment pool in times of skill shortages

5.Other potential benefits to the business through its image as a good
employer, and through the loyalty of customers who benefit from (or
support) equality principles

Question 10

What are the types of discrimination?

Answer 10

1. direct discrimination
2. indirect discrimination
3. victimization

Question 11

What is direct discrimination?

Answer 11

This is said to be direct when one group is treated less favorably than another. Usually done intentionally but there are some rare cases where it is unintentional

Question 12

What is indirect discrimination?

Answer 12

This happens when a policy or practice looks fair in form, but discriminatory in operation. An instance is when there are imposition of
conditions or terms such that the target group cannot comply for which
it will be to their disadvantage.

Question 13

What is victimization?

Answer 13

It normally happens when a person who took an action or give out information on an alleged discrimination is penalized

Question 14

What are the types of discipline?

Answer 14

1. positive discipline

2. negative discipline

Question 15

What is positive discipline?

Answer 15

This is discipline meant to make employees act in ways that will ensure successful and safe completion of tasks

Question 16

What is negative discipline?

Answer 16

This is discipline meant to force employees to act in a certain way that is acceptable but it could be punitive, deterrent or reformative.

Question 17

What are the attributes of good discipline?

Answer 17

1. It should be written down and made available for everyone to have
   knowledge about
2. It should be clear
3. Not partial in its enforcement
   4.Indicate the disciplinary actions which may be taken
4. Specify the levels of management which have the authority to take
   the various forms of disciplinary action

Question 18

What are the ways in which discipline can be managed?

Answer 18

1. informal talk
2. oral warning
3. written official warning
4. lay-off or suspension
5. demotion
6. dismissal