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Question 1

Which aspect of employment is fairness in the management of HR linked to?

a) Just recruitment and selection

b) Grievance and discipline

c) Reward management

d) All aspects of HR

Question 2

What expresses the commitment management have made to embrace the concepts of equality and diversity?

a) Investors in people

b) Strategic HRM

c) An 'equal opportunity employer'

d) Diversity management

Question 3

An equal opportunities approach to fairness at work is essentially about:

a) Taking a business perspective

b) Taking a more strategic approach

c) Having a diverse workforce

d) Compliance and maintaining minimum standards

Question 4

A stereotype is a fixed idea or misconception about an individual or group of people. The basis of stereotyping is:

a) Based on objective and rational considerations

b) Seeing people as a group with similar characteristics rather than recognising differences between people

c) Gut reaction

d) Formed from personal experience of different groups of people

Question 5

The first elements in the legal framework for equal opportunities legislation were introduced in:

a) The 1940s

b) The 1970s

c) The 1920s

d) 2000

Question 6

Circumstances in which discrimination can be justified include:

a) Where the employer prefers to employ someone of a specific sex

b) Where the employer believes the tasks are more suitable for someone of a specific sex

c) Where a person is employed to provide authenticity such as employing a black person to play a black role in a play

d) Where there has been a tradition of employing a person of one sex as opposed to the other sex

Question 7

Unreasonable adjustments in light of a person's disability might include:

a) Alterations to a persons working conditions

b) Acquiring or modifying equipment

c) Building access ramps to buildings

d) Altering hours of work or duties

Question 8

Approximately what % of the UK working population is classified as disabled?

a) One in 5 people of working age

b) 1 in 10 people of working age

c) 1 in 20 people of working age

d) 1 in 30 people of working age

Question 9

The CIPD survey of 2005 found that the impact of poor work-life balance affecting performance was perceived by what % of employees?

a) 60%

b) 40%

c) 20%

d) 5%

Question 10

Which of the following is the main reason for why harassment and bullying need to be taken seriously at work?

a) It is costly for the employer

b) It can lead to impairment of an employee's physical and/or mental health

c) It impacts on social relations at work

d) It could lead to dismissal of the perpetrator

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