Ch 4. Meeting Legal Requirements

Question 0

List three important responsibilities of human resource managers in terms of government regulations

Answer 0

1. human resource experts must be aware of and know how to interpret the law.
2. Develop and administer programs that ensure company compliance.
3. Must pursue a traditional rules of obtaining, maintaining, and retaining an optimal workforce

Question 1

Define regulation

Answer 1

Regulations are legally enforceable rules developed by governmental agencies to ensure compliance with laws that the agency administers

Question 2

Describe the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Answer 2

Federal law enacted in 1982, guaranteeing individuals equal before the law

Question 3

List some of the freedoms as enacted by the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Answer 3

Freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of thought, beliefs, opinion and expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association

Question 4

List some of the rights as enacted by the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Answer 4

The right to live and seek employment anywhere in Canada, legal rights: the right to life, liberty, and personal security equality of rights for all individuals, minority language education rights.