HR Acronyms
HR Basics
ESA
HR Trending
HRPA
100

KPI

What is Key Performance Indicators

100

Union leaders and management personnel negotiate common terms and conditions of employment for those workers represented by the union

What is Collective Bargaining

100

An employer calls an employee into work, even if they work for a short time or not at all, they must receive a minimum

What is 3 hours pay

100

The Social Media site most frequently used for recruitment

What is LinkedIn

100

Name the 3 HR professional designations offered through HRPA

What is Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP), Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL), and Certified Human Resources Executive (CHRE)

200

ATS

What is Applicant Tracking System

200

Proactive measures, to identify gaps between the compensation of jobs held mostly by women and those held mostly by men that involve work of equal value  

What is Pay Equity

200

Employees can take this type of leave for the birth or adoption of a child

What is Maternity Leave

200

A recent technological advancement that is transforming HR

What is AI (Artificial Intelligence)

200

The amount of HR courses needed to qualify for CHRP or CHRL designation with HRPA

What is 9 HR Courses

300

WHMIS

What is Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

300

The presence of employees with varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives within an organization, encompassing characteristics like race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities, and education

What is Workplace Diversity

300

Employees are entitled this much vacation pay after working for one year

What is 2 weeks

300

Air Canada and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) recently used this tactic during union bargaining

What is a Strike

300

Number of years of professional level HR experience needed to qualify for CHRL designation

What is 3 years

400

AODA

What is Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

400

Two levels of government that influence Human Resource Management

What is Federal and Provincial

400

Employees that have worked this amount of time are entitled to severance pay

What is 5 years

400

Recent U.S. policy shifts affecting _______________ have led to questions about their impact on Canadian businesses and their multicultural workforce.

What is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

400

HRPA has this amount of chapters throughout Ontario

What is 7 chapters

500

OHSA

What is Occupational Health and Safety Act

500

4 Protected groups under the Employment Equity Act

What is women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and indigenous peoples

500

This ministry enforces the ESA 

What is The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development 

500

Ontario labour legislation is in the process of banning the requirement for _______________________ in job descriptions and application forms

What is Canadian Work Experience

500

Number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours required every __ years to keep your designation up to date and in good standing

What is 66.67 CPD hours every 3 years