Depriving a person of a benefit or opportunity because of their membership in a group
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What is sex discrimination?
Discriminating against a person based on their gender
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What is Utilitarianism's argument against discrimination?
It creates an economically inefficient matching of people to jobs & negates productivity
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What is Kant's argument against discrimination?
It is morally objectionable because people aren't being treated as equals
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What is the Justice argument against discrimination?
Unjust because such characteristics are irrelevant to the performance of the job
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What are objective tests not used for?
Measure employee's level of competence
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In which country were gender dialogues carried out to expose hidden gender biases & disparities between men's work & women's work?
Malawi
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Brene Brown says the original definition of courage is to....
Let ourselves be seen
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Which author said 'The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any'?
Alice Walker
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Which section states that every female employee shall be entitled to maternity leave?
s37(1)(a)
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What does s37(1)(b) set out?
That maternity leave shall not commence earlier than a period of 30 days before the entitlement date unless there is certification from a medical practitioner
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What does s37(2)(a) set out?
A woman shall be entitled to maternity leave if employed for 90 days in the 4 month period preceding her confinement
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What does s37(2)(b) set out?
A female employee who is entitled to maternity leave is eligible to receive maternity allowance at her ordinary rate of pay
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s37(4) makes it an offence to...
Terminate the employment of a woman during the time she is entitled to maternity leave
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In which case did the claimant find herself dismissed from her job for poor work performance without any warnings from the employer?
Aznalisa Yaacob v Maybank
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The court found against the claimant for failing to substantiate her claims of termination due to her pregnancy with medical evidence. Which case was it?
Karen Liew v LYL Capital Sdn Bhd
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What does s38 state?
Maternity allowance shall be paid out in the same manner as usual wages
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Which principle must employers show to have applied when selecting employers for retrenchment?
Last in, first out
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Which section makes it a crime to terminate a woman for being absent from work due to complications arising from her pregnancy?
s42(1)
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Who does the burden of proof lie on when making a claim for constructive dismissal?
The employee
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The breach must be so severe as to affect the very heart of the contract. True or false?
True
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You can make a claim for constructive dismissal based on petty disagreements or misunderstandings with your boss?
False
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In which case was it found that it is fair to terminate an employee who makes sexually suggestive jokes and comments
Aznan Harun v Maybank
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In which country was the Labor Policy Council motivated to pass legislation on workplace harassment after an online campaign?
Japan
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In what year did the historic strike for women's rights in Switzerland take place?
1991
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What was the hashtag that motivated a new bill concerning sexual harassment being passed?
#BalanceTonPorc
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In which country did Rania Fahmy set a legal precedent as the first women to ever win sexual harassment charges?
Egypt
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is sex discrimination?
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Discriminating against a person based on their gender
Card 3
Front
What is Utilitarianism's argument against discrimination?
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Card 4
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What is Kant's argument against discrimination?
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Card 5
Front
What is the Justice argument against discrimination?
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