SCENARIO:Roberto is the sole proprietor of EatDrinkRead, a Toronto bookstore and outdoor cafe, and is dealing with a few employment - related problems.Using what you have learned in MGS 350, and in particular what you have learned about workplace law, answer the following questions:

1, Roberto has made an arrangement with Lea under which Lea leads book club discussions at the store on Tuesday and Saturday afternoons. Lea runs similar book club sessions at other bookstores on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Lea chooses the books and tells Roberto which book she will review on which day (then Roberto will often promote the book and the review in the bookstore).Lea promotes all of her sessions, taking place at the various bookstores, on her own Instagram site, called Lea Reviews.Lea is paid $500 per session by Roberto.

Is Lea an employee or independent contractor?

a.Employee

b.Independent Contractor

2, Jill works at the bookstore managing the inventory and shelving the books.Roberto tells Jill how he wants the books to be displayed based on what he thinks his customers want to read. Roberto has asked Jill to work Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am - 6 pm.He also has asked Jill to wear the EatDrinkRead logo T-shirt he has provided whenever she is working.When Jill is not working at the bookstore she is studying at college.

Is Jill more likely to be an employee or independent contractor?

a.Employee

b.Independent Contractor

3,When Roberto was hiring for the inventory and shelving job, his job advertisement indicated that applicants should be at least 6 feet tall because the storage shelves for the books are very high up.This type of qualification is called a bona fide occupational requirement (BFOR).

True

False

4, If Roberto could safely place a ladder between the shelves to allow a shorter person to reach the top shelves, then one could argue that Roberto's BFOR would no longer be valid.

True

False

5, Roberto has a store policy that prohibits staff from displaying tattoos, body piercings or any other type of body art.Roberto hired a new server after conducting a telephone interview, and when she arrived for her first day of work, Roberto was surprised to see that she had a red bindi (red dot) on her forehead.The server explained that it was part of a religious observance.Roberto told the server that if she wants to work at the caf, she has to remove the bindi.

What statute is relevant to this situation?

a, Accomodations Act

b, Employment Standards Act

c, Employee Dress Code

d, Human Rights Code