Employment Law For Business
Employment Law For Business
Employment Law For Business
com
Test Bank
For
Kathryn J. Filsinger
Get all Chapter’s Instant download by email at etutorsource@gmail.com
Employment Law for Business and Human Resources Professionals, Revised 4th edition 2
Test Bank: Student Version
Chapters 3 and 4: Common Law Issues and the Employment Contract ............................................. 22
Multiple choice.......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
True or False .............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
Chapters 8 and 9: Occupational Health and Safety Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
(Ontario) .................................................................................................................................................................... 61
Multiple choice.......................................................................................................................................................................... 61
True or False .............................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Chapter 14: Termination and Severance Pay Requirements Under the Employment Standards
Act................................................................................................................................................................................. 96
Multiple choice.......................................................................................................................................................................... 96
True or False ........................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Chapters 15 and 16: Dismissal Without Cause and Post-Employment Obligations .................. 104
Multiple choice....................................................................................................................................................................... 104
True or False ........................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Common Law: Law made by judges, rather than legislatures, that is usually
based on the previous decisions of other judges.
Constitutional Law: Canadian Charter of rights and freedom. The basic
principles and laws of a nation, social group etc. that determine the powers
and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
Statute Law: Legislation passed by the government.
Royal Assent: Is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the
legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch’s behalf.
Send email or WhatsApp with complete Book title, Edition Number and
Author Name.
Get all Chapter’s Instant download by email at etutorsource@gmail.com
Employment Law for Business and Human Resources Professionals, Revised 4th edition 6
Test Bank: Student Version
It does set out guaranteed rights and freedoms that can affect the workplace
whenever government action is involved.
If a court find s that any law violates one of the rights or freedoms listed in the
Charter, it may strike down part or all of the law and direct the government to
change or repeal it.
The most important guarantee in the Charter is the equality rights provision.
-As a result of this decision, approx. 90% of employees in Canada are covered by
provincial employment legislation. For this reason, this text focuses primarily on
provincial employment legislation (with particular emphasis on Ontario) rather than
on federal employment laws. Pg: 9
10. In common law jurisdictions such as Ontario, the non-union employment relationship
is viewed as being:
(a) based in statute law
(b) based in contract law Pg:19
(c) based in tort law
(d) none of the above
-Contract Law: An area of civil law that governs agreements between people or
companies to purchase or provide goods or services.
-Tort Law: consists of wrongful acts or injury that lead to physical, emotional, or financial
damage to a person in which another person could be held legally responsible.
-The common law of contracts is fundamental to employment law because the legal
relationship between an employer and a non-unionized employee is contractual.
11. Which of the following people are covered by some or all of the standards in
Ontario’s Employment Standards Act?
(a) a judge in Scarborough, Ontario
(b) an HR analyst at Bell Canada in Toronto, Ontario
(c) a bank teller in Hamilton, Ontario
(d) a unionized construction worker in Brampton, Ontario
12. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms can be used to strike down
employment laws that are found to contravene its requirements because:
(a) it forms part of Canada’s Constitution
(b) it was written in 1867 and so takes precedence over later laws
(c) it outlines the legislative authority of Parliament and the provincial legislatures
(d) it protects individual rights
Pg: 12
13. The “notwithstanding clause” in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
allows the federal or provincial governments to enact legislation that infringes the
Charter if:
(a) the government expressly declares that the law will operate notwithstanding the
Charter
(b) the law in question applies only to government employees
(c) the law in question will expire in five years or less
(d) none of the above
Pg: 17
14. If you work in a grocery store in Toronto, you are covered by:
(a) federal employment laws
(b) Ontario employment laws
(c) Toronto employment laws
(d) all of the above
16. Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees people in
Canada:
(a) freedom of religion
(b) equality rights
(c) freedom of association
(d) freedom from arbitrary detention
18. Which one of the following originates with the provincial legislature?
(a) statute law
(b) regulations
(c) common law
(d) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Pg: 6 and 7
20. A judge in Ontario is hearing a dispute over an employment contract. The lawyer
representing the plaintiff points to a case from British Columbia that covers exactly
the same issue and supports her client’s position. In this situation, this case would be:
(a) binding
(b) persuasive
(c) distinguishable
(d) none of the above
21. The Supreme Court of Canada decision in Vriend v Alberta is notable because in that
decision:
(a) the court used the notwithstanding clause in the Charter to deny statutory benefits
to the claimant
(b) the court used the Charter to strike down the definition of “spouse” in the Family
Law Act
(c) the court used the Charter to strike down the denial of statutory severance pay to
employees whose contracts have been frustrated because of illness or injury.
(d) the court applied the Charter to “read in” to a human rights law a category of
people that a provincial legislature had previously excluded
Pg: 33
23. “Private” bills cover non-public matters. Based on its title, which of the following is a
private bill?
(a) Bill PR47 PR = Private
(b) Bill 47e
(c) Bill PM47
(d) Bill NP47 NP = Non-Public
24. In the 1925 decision of Toronto Electric Commissioners v Snider, the court held that
in Canada employment law falls within:
(a) the federal government’s jurisdiction based on its authority over commerce.
(b) the provincial government’s jurisdiction based on its authority over property and
civil rights
(c) the provincial government’s jurisdiction based on its authority over labour
relations
(d) the federal government’s jurisdiction based on its authority over peace, order and
good government
25. Health and safety protections for employees working in provincially regulated
workplaces in Ontario are primarily found in Ontario’s Occupational Health and
Safety Act, Health and safety protections for workers in federally regulated
workplaces are primarily:
(a) based in the common law, rather than statute law
(b) found in the Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Act
(c) found in the Canada Labour Code
(d) found in the Canadian Human Rights Act
26. In a civil action based on breach of contract, the burden of proof is on:
(a) the plaintiff to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, all of the elements required for a
successful claim of breach of contract
(b) the defendant to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that she did not breach the
contract
(c) the plaintiff to prove, on the balance of probabilities, all of the elements required
for a successful claim of breach of contract
(d) the defendant to prove, on the balance of probabilities, that he did not breach the
contract
27. In Keenan v Canac Kitchens Limited the Ontario Court of Appeal looked at the issue
of exclusivity in the context of dependent contractors and decided that:
(a) workers will not be considered dependent contractors if a significant portion of
their income was earned working for a competitor.
(b) workers will be considered dependent contractors even if a significant portion of
their income was earned working for a competitor as long as those earnings were
earned several years before their business relationship with the defendant ended.
(c) workers will not be considered dependent contractors if any portion of their
income was earned working for a competitor.
(d) workers will still be considered dependent contractors if, looking at the totality of
the relationship, there was sufficient economic reliance on the defendant to
warrant such a finding.
True or False
1. The employees of a company that is incorporated under the laws of Canada will be
covered by federal employment legislation.
TRUE/FALSE
2. Governments that use the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights
and Freedoms must renew this declaration every five years or it will no longer be
effective.
TRUE/FALSE
3. Applications for judicial review of the decisions of administrative tribunals are rarely
successful.
TRUE/FALSE
4. In Canada, the federal and provincial governments appoint judges; they are not
elected.
TRUE/FALSE
5. Statute law is the part of the law that has developed through the decisions of judges.
TRUE/FALSE
6. All employees who work in Ontario are covered by Ontario’s employment legislation.
TRUE/FALSE 90% are covered
7. In the case of Smith v Jones, Smith is the plaintiff (the person bringing the action
against the other party) and Jones is the defendant.
TRUE/FALSE
- 1st mentioned name is always plaintiff,
name on other side of v is always
defendant
8. Tort law applies only where there is already a contractual relationship between the
two parties.
TRUE/FALSE
9. General requirements of law are contained in statutes while more detailed, specific
requirements are typically contained in the regulations.
TRUE/FALSE
10. Federally regulated companies are those that are incorporated under the laws of
Canada rather than under a provincial law.
TRUE/FALSE
11. The Ontario Court of Appeal is the highest and final level of appeal for all disputes
arising in Ontario.
TRUE/FALSE
12. Stare decisis is a common law principle that requires lower courts to follow legal
decisions of higher courts where similar issues are involved.
TRUE/FALSE
14. Employees of a federally regulated employer who work in Nova Scotia will be
covered by the employment laws of Nova Scotia.
TRUE/FALSE
15. All pieces of provincial legislation automatically come into force on the day that they
receive royal assent.
TRUE/FALSE
16. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is part of Canada’s Constitution.
TRUE/FALSE
17. Where there is a conflict between the common law and statute law, the common law
governs.
TRUE/FALSE Statute law will always
govern over common law
19. In Ontario Nurses’ Association v Mount Sinai Hospital, the Ontario Court of Appeal
held that denying ESA severance pay to employees whose contracts have become
frustrated because of illness or injury does not violate the Charter’s equality provision
because the dominant purpose of severance pay is to compensate employees who will
return to the workforce.
TRUE/FALSE
22. The most important factor in creating a valid independent contractor relationship is
having a properly drafted contract.
TRUE/FALSE
23. Independent contractors are not covered by the pregnancy or parental leave
provisions of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act.
TRUE/FALSE
24. All bills require royal assent before they can become a statute.
TRUE/FALSE
25. An individual who is hired for a specific period or task is automatically considered an
independent contractor under the law.
TRUE/FALSE
26. An independent contractor is entitled to the same rights and remedies as employees
under Ontario’s employment standards legislation.
TRUE/FALSE
27. As long as the contract clearly establishes that the parties intend their relationship to
be one of independent contractor and principal, courts and tribunals will usually
accept their characterization of the relationship.
TRUE/FALSE
28. In Jones v Tsige, the Ontario Court of Appeal recognized a new tort of “intrusion
upon seclusion.”
TRUE/FALSE
30. A private member’s bill that relates to employment law must be introduced into the
legislature by the Minister of Labour.
TRUE/FALSE
- put forward by member of legislation not a
cabinet minister
31. Where a court looks to a scholarly article for assistance in interpreting a statute, it is
said to be using an “external aid” for interpretation.
TRUE/FALSE
32. “Gender identity” is not one of the protected grounds set out in the equality section (s
15) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms but it is likely that a court would consider
it an analogous ground and thereby covered.
TRUE/FALSE
33. The first step in the process of analyzing whether or not a statute violates section 15
of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is determining if it is a reasonable
limit in a free and democratic society.
TRUE/FALSE
35. Under the 2017 amendments to the Employment Standards Act, it is now an offence
for an employer to misclassify a worker as an employee when they are in actual fact
an independent contractor.
TRUE/FALSE
Amendments made to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 under Bill 148 in
November 2017 made it an offence for an employer to misclassify someone as a
“contractor” where the person was actually an employee. Moreover, the onus was
placed on the employer to prove that the worker was actually an independent
contractor. However, with the passage of Bill 47 in November 2018, this provision,
including the reverse onus, has been removed.
Send email or WhatsApp with complete Book title, Edition Number and
Author Name.