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A company that implements flexible working hours and telecommuting options is primarily aiming to improve:

• Legal compliance

• Profitability

• Employee work-life balance

• Management control

How do transparent recruitment policies benefit an accounting firm?

• They help the firm attract a diverse talent pool.

• They increase the likelihood of lawsuits.

• They limit the pool of potential candidates.

• They make the hiring process less efficient.

What does the term "harassment" refer to in the context of the workplace?

• A policy that unintentionally disadvantages a group.

• A penalty for reporting discrimination.

• Offensive or abusive language or behavior.

• A clear and intentional act of discrimination.

A company that hires a new accounting manager with strong data analytics skills, even though their background is in engineering, is demonstrating which aspect of diversity?

• Ethnicity

• Professional skill diversity

• Age diversity

• Gender diversity

If a company's policy requires all employees to work 60 hours per week, which may disadvantage those with family caregiving responsibilities, this could be an example of:

• Direct discrimination

• Indirect discrimination

• Harassment

• Positive action

According to UK law, which of the following grounds of discrimination is illegal?

• Educational background

• Sex and marital status

• Work experience

• Professional competence

Which of the following is a benefit of having an equal opportunities policy in business?

• Reducing training costs

• Encouraging favoritism in recruitment

• Widening the recruitment pool in times of skill shortages

• Limiting the number of applicants for easier selection

Which of the following is an example of direct discrimination?

• Requiring all staff to work night shifts, which most women cannot comply with.

• Rejecting an applicant solely because they belong to a different race.

• Asking a female candidate about her family plans during the interview.

• Offering less favorable pay terms to part-time workers.

Which situation best illustrates victimisation in the workplace?

• A woman is not promoted because she is pregnant.

• An employee is dismissed after testifying in support of a colleague’s discrimination complaint.

• A manager makes offensive jokes about an employee’s religion.

• A company sets job requirements that most women cannot meet.

Which of the following is an example of indirect discrimination?

• Advertising a vacancy only in a male-dominated environment, making it less accessible to women.

• A manager insulting staff with abusive language.

• Paying lower wages to applicants because of their age.

• Refusing to hire candidates from a minority religion.