Human Resources Management in Canada 13th Canadian Edition By Gary – Test Bank

Human Resources Management in Canada 13th Canadian Edition By Gary – Test Bank

Chapter 13   Employee Benefits and Services

1) What are indirect financial payments given to employees known as?

1. A) Financial incentives
2. B) Stock options
3. C) Perquisites
4. D) Commissions
5. E) Employee benefits

Answer:  E

Diff: 1      Type: MC      Page Ref: 298

Topic:  The Strategic Role of Employee Benefits

Skill:  Recall

2) Which of the following factors, according to the text, is expected to increase the cost of benefits?

1. A) Advances in dental care
2. B) The looming labour shortage
3. C) Baby boomers
4. D) Employee services
5. E) Pension plans

Answer:  B

Diff: 1      Type: MC      Page Ref: 298

Topic:  The Strategic Role of Employee Benefits

Skill:  Recall

3) What is he average cost of benefits, as a percentage of payroll today?

1. A) 30%
2. B) 37%
3. C) 50%
4. D) 25%
5. E) 10%

Answer:  B

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 298

Topic:  The Strategic Role of Employee Benefits

Skill:  Recall

4) What is the government-sponsored program that provides weekly income benefits to a person who is unable to work through no fault of his or her own?

1. A) Service insurance
2. B) Employment insurance
3. C) Workers insurance
4. D) Labour insurance
5. E) Illness and injury insurance

Answer:  B

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 299

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

5) The EI benefit is generally 55% of average earnings during the last 14 to 26 weeks of what time frame?

1. A) Qualifying period
2. B) Previous calendar year
3. C) Probationary period
4. D) Previous 52 weeks
5. E) Benefit period

Answer:  A

Diff: 3      Type: MC      Page Ref: 299

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

6) What is the purpose of a SUB plan?

1. A) To supplement EI benefits by receiving a combined benefit closer to the actual working wage
2. B) To provide benefits separate from EI so that employees can better maintain their standard of living during periods of unemployment
3. C) To supplement maternity leave for either the mother of spouse of the mother
4. D) To facilitate collective bargaining so that striking workers can receive strike pay without delay
5. E) To facilitate an agreement between an employer and the employees for benefits as needs of the employees change

Answer:  A

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 299

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

7) The three types of benefits provided under the Canada/Quebec Pension Plan are

1. A) disability, survivor, and old age security.
2. B) retirement, health care, and disability.
3. C) retirement, survivor, and old age security.
4. D) retirement, disability, and survivor.
5. E) retirement, survivor, and health care.

Answer:  D

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 301

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

8) Workers’ compensation is, in effect, what type of insurance plan?

1. A) Pension
2. B) Bureaucratic
3. C) Guaranteed
4. D) “No cost”
5. E) “No fault”

Answer:  E

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 302

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

9) What is the agreed upon best way to manage workers’ compensation claims over the long term?

1. A) Accident prevention
2. B) Privatization of workers’ compensation
3. C) Instituting employee premiums
4. D) Controlling its benefits
5. E) Better claims monitoring

Answer:  A

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 302

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

10) The amount of time off provided for bereavement leave varies by jurisdiction and also depends on which of the following?

1. A) The employee’s length of service with the company
2. B) Family circumstances as a result of the passing of the deceased
3. C) The location of the funeral particularly if it is out of country
4. D) The closeness of the relationship between the employee and the deceased
5. E) The cause of the death and any additional stress it has caused the employee

Answer:  D

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 301

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

11) One or more of parental, paternity, and adoption leaves are provided in each Canadian jurisdiction. What is the range of the leave in weeks?

1. A) 12 to 24
2. B) 34 to 52
3. C) 9 to 25
4. D) 6 to 50
5. E) 2 to 40

Answer:  B

Diff: 3      Type: MC      Page Ref: 300

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

12) Employees in Ontario and the federal jurisdiction may be eligible for what kind of additional pay in certain termination situations, in addition to pay in lieu of notice?

1. A) Unemployment pay
2. B) Notice pay
3. C) Exit pay
4. D) Severance pay
5. E) Terminal pay

Answer:  D

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 300

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall

13) An employer is required to provide advance notice to an employee whose employment is being terminated, unless the employee is working on a short-term contract or which of the following?

1. A) The company is shutting down.
2. B) A layoff is occurring due to economic conditions.
3. C) The employee is eligible for early retirement.
4. D) The employee has seasonal work.
5. E) The employee is being fired for just cause.

Answer:  E

Diff: 2      Type: MC      Page Ref: 300

Topic:  Government-Mandated Benefits

Skill:  Recall