Quiz on equality and non-discrimination in the workplace November 2016

Yes No It depends 000 Standard Question 1 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 1 An advertisement for an opening in a local fire brigade reads as follows: “Looking for male applicants aged between 21 and 40.” An additional note highlights that this job is strenuous and requires physical strength. Are these requirements discriminatory? Yes No It depends 000

Yes No Not sure 000 Standard Question 2 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 2 Due to economic hardships, a supermarket will have to retrench a few employees. The manager decides that it would be better to let go of the older employees, as the younger staff are more efficient and productive. Is this discriminatory? Yes No Not sure 000

Yes No Not sure 000 Standard Question 3* EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 3* The manager in an electronics assembly plant informs the staff that there is an opportunity for workers to receive training on leadership, where individuals who perform particularly well may be promoted to become floor supervisors. The manager states that trade union shop stewards or representatives need not apply for this training, as they are already busy within their functions, and cannot do both simultaneously. Is this discriminatory? Yes No Not sure 000

Yes No Not sure 000 Standard Question 4 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 4 A newly opened garment factory in Thailand is in the process of recruiting workers. They post an advert stating that “applicants from the indigenous ‘hill tribes’ are particularly encouraged to apply, and will be considered first.” As an applicant from a historically disadvantaged social group, but not from an indigenous tribe, can you make a claim for unfair preferential treatment in these recruitment practices? Yes No Not sure 000

Yes No 50% 50% 000 Standard Question 5 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 5 A big hotel group has just updated its Code of Conduct, and includes a clause on the need for management to implement measures to accommodate workers with family responsibilities. Therefore, a manager in one hotel posts a notice stating that, “in the pursuit of accommodating family responsibilities, single mothers may ask to leave work 30 minutes earlier. This will not affect their salaries.” Is this an example of a good practice? Yes No 50% 50% 000

Yes No 50% 50% 000 Standard Question 6 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 6 Due to economic hardships, a supermarket will have to retrench a few employees. The manager decides to apply the “last in first out” principle. Is this discriminatory? Yes No 50% 50% 000

Yes No Not sure 000 Standard Question 7 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 7 An advertisement for an opening in a local fire brigade reads as follows: “Looking for applicants who are in good physical shape. A fitness test will be carried out as part of the recruitment process. Applicants taller than 1.70m preferable” An additional note highlights that this job is strenuous and requires physical strength. Are these requirements discriminatory? Yes No Not sure 000

Yes No 50% 50% 000 Standard Question 6 EdiVoteStart EdiVoteStop Standard Question 6 The OSH code of a coal mine states that pregnant women cannot work within or on extraction zones due to health risks. Pamela is newly pregnant. Fearful of losing her good position as an excavation team manager, she informs her boss of her pregnancy, and a study which shows that new-age protective gear can give a 70% guarantee of safety for her and her baby. Her boss says it is “not worth the risk” and offers her a desk job during her pregnancy, which means she loses her managerial benefits. Is this discriminatory behaviour? Yes No 50% 50% 000