Orientation/Training
AND the Global Environment
Performance and Career Management
Fair Treatment

Legislation

Compensation & Benefits

100
The state that results from the discrepancy between what the new employee expects from his or her new job and the realities of it
What is reality shock?
100
Communication devices that use questionnaires to ask for employees' opinions about the company, management and work-life.
What is an employee opinion survey?
100
Canada Pension Program, Employment Insurance, Vacations and Holiday, WCB Coverage, Pay on Termination
What are the government sponsored (mandated) benefits for employees in Canada?
100
Anything that is cash, or can quickly be sold/converted in to cash that is paid to an employee
What is compensation?
200
The ongoing process of socializing employees in to an organization
What is orientation?
200
90% of employees are governed by this jurisdiction of employment legislation
What is provincial/territorial?
200
The type of pension plan when the monthly payout at retirement is known
What is a Defined Benefit Pension Program?
300
the process of teaching employees the basic skills/competencies that they need to perform their jobs
What is training?
300
Providing recruits with a realistic preview of what to expect should they be selected to work in an organization - previews that describe both the attractions and the pitfalls of job, department and organization.
What is a realistic job preview?
300
A positive, fulfilling, work-related state of mind characterized by vigor, dedication and absorption
What is employee engagement?
300
Visible minorities, persons with a disability, women, people of Aboriginal descent
What are the four designated groups with respect to Employment Equity?
300
Compensation, Benefits, Work-Life, Performance Recognition, Career Development
What are the five components of a total rewards philosophy?
400
The indication of your understanding and skills necessary for success in any international environment
What is your international IQ?
400
Realistic Orientation Investigative Orientation Social Orientation Conventional Orientation Enterprising Orientation Artistic Orientation
What are John Holland's six personality types/career orientations? (based on Vocational Preference Test)
400
Employee misconduct, insubordination
What are two of the reasons for which an employee MAY be terminated WITH CAUSE?
400
$9.05 and $9.40 per hour in Alberta
What is the provincial minimum wage (in Alberta)?
400
Indirect financial payments given to employees. They may include supplementary health and life insurance, medical and dental coverage, vacation, pension, education plans, and discounts on company products.
What are employee benefits?
500
Enjoyment of Change Desire for Challenge Patience Able to Deal with Stress Open Mind Understanding of Culture Shock Tolerance Sensitivity Resourcefulness Self-Knowledge
What are some of the traits required to be successful in an international assignment?
500
Growth Stage, Exploration Stage, Establishment Stage, Maintenance Stage and Decline Stage
What are the five typical career stages?
500
Satisfactory - Promotable Satisfactory - Not promotable Unsatisfactory - Correctable
What are the three possible outcomes of a performance appraisal interview?
500
An example of this is requiring a pilot to be sighted - even though that is discriminatory - it is permissible in this case
What is a B.F.O.R.? (Bona Fide Occupational Requirement)
500
Providing equal pay to all males and all females for work that is of equal (not the same- but equal) value
What is pay equity?
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