Chapter 3(Equity and Diversity in Human Resources Management)

Question 1

Bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)

Answer 1

A justifiable reason for discrimination based on business reasons of safety or effectiveness

Question 2

Concentration

Answer 2

Term applied to designated groups whose numbers in a particular occupation or level are high relative to their numbers in the labour market

Question 3

Designated groups

Answer 3

Women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities who have been disadvantaged in employment

Question 4

Diversity management

Answer 4

The optimization of an organization’s multicultural workforce to reach business objectives

Question 5

Employment equity

Answer 5

The employment of individuals in a fair and nonbiased manner

Question 6

Flow data

Answer 6

Data that provide a profile of the employment decisions affecting designated groups

Question 7

Reasonable accommodation

Answer 7

Attempt by employers to adjust the working conditions or schedules of employees with disabilities or religious preferences

Question 8

Sexual harassment

Answer 8

Unwelcome advances, requests for sexual favours, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the working environment

Question 9

Stock data

Answer 9

Data showing the status of designated groups in occupational categories and compensation levels

Question 10

Systemic discrimination

Answer 10

The exclusion of members of certain groups through the application of employment policies or practices based on criteria that are not job related

Question 11

Underutilization

Answer 11

Term applied to designated groups that are not utilized or represented in the employer’s workforce proportional to their numbers in the labour market