QUESTION 1

1. Which factors impact whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor?

1.

Degree of control exercised over that person by the employer

2.

Ownership of the tools

3.

Risk of profit or loss

4.

All of the above

10 points

QUESTION 2

1. For employee manual to be considered part of a contract, when must an employee advised of its existence?

1.

At the time of hiring

2.

Immediately after hiring

3.

At any time during the course of employment

4.

Employee manuals cannot be part of the employment contract

10 points

QUESTION 3

1. The court's position with respect to non-competition clauses in an employment contract is that

1.

they are enforceable if the employee receives legal advice

2.

they are never enforceable

3.

they are enforceable if reasonable

4.

they are always enforceable if included in a signed written contract

10 points

QUESTION 4

1. The employer's duty to accommodate is the duty to

1.

modify working conditions to avoid discrimination

2.

hire a minimum number of employees from disadvantaged groups

3.

bargain in good faith with labor unions

4.

schedule work to fit the workers' best interests

10 points

QUESTION 5

1. Which of the following would NOT be a ground for a dismissla for just cause dismissal

1.

Insubordination

2.

Dishonestly

3.

Lack of work available

4.

Incompetence

10 points

QUESTION 6

1. What is it called if your job is eliminaed and you are offered a position below your current position?

1.

Termination for cause

2.

Constructive Dismissal

3.

Unjust transfer

4.

Unjust dismissal

10 points

QUESTION 7

1. If a contract states that a person is an independent contractor the court must accept it that the person is not an employee

1.

True

2.

False

10 points

QUESTION 8

1. An employer must pay damages in all cases in which the employee has been dismissed

1.

True

2.

False

10 points

QUESTION 9

1. Employees who are fired without cause are entitled to compensation in lieu of notice of employment

1.

True

2.

False

10 points

QUESTION 10

1. Not all workers have the right to unionize. Which group in this list is typically IS able to bargain collectively?

1.

Managers

2.

Lawyers

3.

Labourers

4.

Dentists

10 points

QUESTION 11

1. Industries that are within federal jurisdiction in Canada are governed by which labour statute?

1.

The Canada Labour Code

2.

The Federal Trade Unions Act

3.

The Canadian Labour Relations Board

4.

There is no federal labour statute

10 points

QUESTION 12

1. What is the name of the process when employers and unions meet to try to reach an agreement?

1.

Labour law

2.

Union bargaining

3.

Collective bargaining

4.

Collective agreement

10 points

QUESTION 13

1. Once a union has been certified, individual employees in the bargaining unit

1.

can agree with the employer to exempt themselves from the union

2.

can no longer negotiate an individual contract with the emploer

3.

can split the bargaining unit into sub-units.

4.

can choose whether or not to have the union represent them

10 points

QUESTION 14

1. Grievance arbitration is

1.

a method used only if a labour dispute cannot be solved in court

2.

rarely used in Canada

3.

is the dispute resolution process included in collective agreements

4.

None of the above

10 points

QUESTION 15

1. The most common method to resolve dispute undercollective agreements:

1.

Strike and lock out

2.

Grievance mediation and arbitration

3.

Litigation in the courts

4.

Collective bargaining