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Chapter 3 Foundations of Recruitment and Selection II: Legal Issues
1. What are the four legal means that affect employment practices in recruitment and selection?
a. constitutional law, human rights law, employment equity, and labour law
b. constitutional law, criminal law, civil law, and labour law
c. criminal law, labour law, employment equity, and federal law
d. human rights law, employment equity, labour law, and civil law
ANSWER: a
2. Which of the following laws do NOT regulate recruitment and selection within an organization?
a. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
b. human rights legislation
c. constitutional law
d. criminal law
ANSWER: d
3. With respect to recruitment and selection, what legislation has precedence over all other legislation?
a. constitutional law
b. human rights law
c. Canada labour law
d. employment equity legislation
ANSWER: a
4. Which of the following is/are NOT covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act?
a. crown
corporations
b. banks
c. Canada Post
d. BC labour laws
ANSWER: d
5. Which of the following is responsible for the enforcement of the Canadian Human Rights Act?
a. Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
b. Canadian Human Rights Commission
c. Canadian Human Rights Labour Board
d. Human Resources Development Canada
ANSWER: b
6. A school teacher has HIV, and the parents of many of the students have asked that their children be
transferred to another teacher or school. The school board has told the teacher that he must transfer to a position
where he is not in contact with the children. Which statement applies to this situation?
a. It is not discrimination because there is a safety concern for employees and
students.
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