What Do You Know About Equal Employment Opportunity?
What Do You Know About Equal Employment Opportunity? Equal rights have something that a lot of people around the world are fighting for, but in this day and age, where a lot of countries are democracies, you can still find people being discriminated against when it comes to employment. What do you know about measures put in place to ensure that everyone gets the job they deserve? Take the quiz to find out!
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Equal Opportunity is:
- A.
Primary concerned with the recruitment and selection process
- B.
Ensuring the people obtain jobs based on their merit for the job
- C.
The requirement that employers treat women, older workers and people of different origins more favourably than other workers.
Correct Answer
B. Ensuring the people obtain jobs based on their merit for the jobExplanation
Equal Opportunity is based in the principle that all workers should be treated fairly and decently. This means they should be judged on the bases of their merit for the jo, not on attributes such as race, age or sex that have nothing to do with the requirements of the job itself.Rate this question:
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Equal Opportunity is:
- A.
Primary concerned with the recruitment and selection process
- B.
Ensuring the people obtain jobs based on their merit for the job
- C.
The requirement that employers treat women, older workers and people of different origins more favourably than other workers.
Correct Answer
B. Ensuring the people obtain jobs based on their merit for the jobExplanation
Equal Opportunity is based in the principle that all workers should be treated fairly and decently. This means they should be judged on the bases of their merit for the jo, not on attributes such as race, age or sex that have nothing to do with the requirements of the job itself.Rate this question:
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Fellow workers repeatedly call Jehad, a dark skinned worker, racist names. A fight takes place. Jehad is dismissed because the employer thinks this is best way to solve the problem. This situation constitutes discrimination against Jehad.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Jehad is discriminated against on the ground of race, colour and national origin. The area of employment affected is termination.Rate this question:
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Select one or more options to answer the question below.Complaints made to an EEO body about an organisation should include:
- A.
Names of people directly involved
- B.
Names of any witnesses to incidents
- C.
Financial records of the organisation
- D.
Description of events involving harassment or discrimination
Correct Answer(s)
A. Names of people directly involved
B. Names of any witnesses to incidents
D. Description of events involving harassment or discriminationExplanation
A complaint to an EEO body has to be in writing and include the name of the complainant, the respondent; date and details of the alleged act of discrimination or harassment; names of witnesses and any action already takenRate this question:
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If your workplace has traditionally given new apprentices a rough time as an initiation this is not harassment.
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True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. FalseExplanation
This unwelcomed behaviour will cause embarrassment and humiliation to an employee and therefore considered to be harassment.Rate this question:
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Select one or more options to answer the question below.What costs can be incurred by organisations that do not observe EEO principles?
- A.
Damages awarded to a worker who was the target of discrimination
- B.
Reduced productivity
- C.
Psychological cost to individual employees or groups
Correct Answer(s)
A. Damages awarded to a worker who was the target of discrimination
B. Reduced productivity
C. Psychological cost to individual employees or groupsExplanation
Costs to the organisation can include damages, loss of productivity and can also have psychological impact on employees.Rate this question:
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Which of these is a real federal Act?
- A.
Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001
- B.
Spent Convictions Act 1988
- C.
Sex Discrimination Act 1984
Correct Answer
C. Sex Discrimination Act 1984Explanation
Sex Discrimination Act 1984 is a Federal Law that makes it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their gender.Rate this question:
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