According to Doorey, what is the central premise underlying most employment regulations?

Question 1 options:

a- That without a "floor" of standards, workers would revolt

b- That the common law regime frequently results in unacceptable outcomes

c- That politicians who do not respond to demands for employment regulation will not win reelection

d- That the economy would falter if the wages of workers were not raised

2-In Canada, which level of government retains the power to regulate work?

Question 2 options:

a- The regulation of work is a matter for all three levels of government, depending upon the type of work involved

b- The regulation of work is a matter for both federal and provincial governments, each of which may regulate workers within its jurisdiction

c-The regulation of work is exclusively a provincial matter, hence the different provincial employment standards legislation across the country

d- The regulation of work is predominantly a federal matter, with provinces supplementing some aspects, such as human rights legislation

3-Can regulations create categories of people to whom a statute does not apply?

Question 3 options:

a- Yes.statutes will often empower the appropriate Cabinet Minister to make regulations on matters relevant to the statute but about which the statute is silent

b- Yes, since all statutes leave a question of "application" to the regulations

c- No, since relations may only provide for how a statute is implemented not its fundamental design, which is left to the legislative process

d- No, since statutes must apply equally to all persons for whom they were intended (that is, all workers)

4- What do the words "as prescribed" generally signify?

Question 4 options:

a- They generally signify that a particular employment standard may be deviated from if the employer and employee agree

b- They generally signify that related regulations exist that fill in the detail associated with the statute

c-They are generally followed by list of circumstances in which the statute does not apply

d- They are generally followed by a list of examples to add greater certainty to the interpretation of the statute

5- What is the court's main role with regard to administrative tribunals?

Question 5 options:

a- To ensure that the tribunals have not exceeded their statutory jurisdiction

b- To ensure that the decisions of the tribunals are consistent with theCharter

c- To ensure that the tribunals are led by competent professionals

6- Why does Doorey say that minimum wage legislation is difficult to understand?

Question 6 options:

a- Because minimum wage laws have existed for centuries but have changed dramatically in that time

b- Because wage laws do not apply uniformly; there are many legislated and regulated exceptions to the legislated minimum

c- Because there is a great deal of disagreement over the purpose of such laws

d- Because the theory behind how minimum wages are generally arrived at is complicated

7- As a matter of law are people who work for tips entitled to keep their tip money?

Question 7 options:

a- All provinces allow employers to keep the tips of employees, although this rarely occurs

b- In some provinces legislation exists that prevents employers from taking employees' tip money, otherwise employers may keep the money

c- In all provinces legislation exists the prevents employers from taking employees' tip money for any reason

d- In all provinces employers are forbidden to take employee's tips, unless it is for the purpose of redistributing a portion of them, for instance to the kitchen staff

8- What were unions' views about minimum wage laws for women?

Question 8 options:

a- That minimum wage laws for women were necessary because women were more susceptible to exploitation

b- That there should be no minimum wage laws for women so as to discourage women from working outside the home

c- Unions were generally supportive of minimum wage laws for all workers, both men and women

9- What is the relevance of the consumer price index to minimum wage legislation?

Question 9options:

a- The consumer price index has no bearing on minimum wage legislation

b- The relevance is that all provinces tie their minimum wage to the consumer price index

c- The relevance is that the consumer price index has been controversial as a basis for minimum wage legislation

d- The relevance is that some provinces tie their minimum wage to the consumer price index

10 - Which of the following prime ministers took the unusual step of imposing a wage freeze on private sector workers?

Question 10 options:

a- Pierre Trudeau

b- Jean Chretien

c- Stephen Harper

d- Brian Mulroney

11- What purported effect do wage disclosure laws (for example, the Sunshine list) have on wages?

Question 11 options:

a- According to recent studies, public disclosure laws have had no effect upon public sector wages

b- They place upward pressure on wages because workers use the information to increase their salary demands

c- They place downward pressure on wages, thus controlling public sector wages

12- What does the term "occupational crowding" mean?

Question 12 options:

a- It refers to the fact that when demand for certain services lessens those working in those occupations become unnecessary and are "crowded out"

b- It refers to the fact that certain occupations tend to be either male or female-dominated

c- It refers to the fact that some occupations are in very high demand thus placing downward pressure on wages in these occupations

13- In Canada, what is the history of working time regulation?

Question 13 options:

a- Unions pressed governments to enact working time legislation early on, it took decades for this to happen

b- Unions won working time provisions.The government eventually regulated working time and applied it more generally.

c- Government regulated working time that unions viewed as a "floor" and they began to bargain better provisions

14- What id the 19th centuryFactories Actaccomplish?

Question 14 options:

a- It banned children under the age of 10 from working in factories

b- It established a ten-hour workday and 60-hour workweeks for male workers

c- It established a ten-hour workday and 60-hour workweek for women and children

d- It banned children under the age of 12 from working factories longer than 9 hour a day

15- According to the Centre for Economic and Policy Research, how well does Canada fare among the OECD countries regarding paid time off?

Question 15 options:

a- Canada is about average when it comes to providing paid time off

b- Canada is placed among the top three OECD countries, thus providing a relative high amount of paid time off

c- Canada is placed among the bottom three OECD countries, thus providing a relatively low amount of paid time off

16- What is a statutory leave provision?

Question 16options:

a- It is a legislated provision requiring that employers allow paid time off for certain kinds of situations

b- It is a legislated provision requiring that employers allow time off, usually without pay, for certain kinds of situations

c- It is a legislated provision regarding how the employee's final pay will be handled when the employee leaves their job

17- For which of the following types of leave may people apply for employment insurance?

Question 17 options:

a- Bereavement leave

b- Parental leave

c- Reservist leave

d- None of the about

18- Which of the following is correct about the dismissal law in Canada?

Question 18 options:

a- Most employees can only be legally terminated by being provided with the appropriate notice

b- An employee, whether unionized or not, is never reinstated after dismissal.The only issue is the amount of notice/severance/damages they may be due

c- If an employee in a non-unionized environment is found not to have been fired for "just cause", he or she will likely be reinstated

d- Most employees can only be legally terminated if the employer has "just cause" (a good reason)

19- What is the main reason for providing statutory notice requirements?

Question 19 options:

a- To reject the "at will" employment model the would otherwise prevail

b- To limit the amount of money that employers must pay out to former employees

c- To limit the amount of court resources expended on dismissal litigation

d- To reject the more burdensome (on the employer) contractual agreements that would otherwise be negotiated

20- Are temporary layoffs always considered terminations, legally speaking?

Question 20options:

a- Yes. Layoffs are terminations unless an express term is negotiated otherwise

b- No. Some employment standards allow temporary layoffs, and they can be negotiated into a contract as well

c- Yes.One is either employed or not employed; there is nothing in between