Which of the Following Practices Cannot Be Used to Achieve

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following practices cannot be used to achieve pay equity?

• A) Pay levels for male comparator jobs will be lowered.
• B) All positions in a job class will receive the same adjustments in dollar terms.
• C) Each female job class must receive a yearly adjustment until pay equity is achieved.
• D) Inequitable female job classes with the lowest job rate must receive a greater adjustment.

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Definitions:

Hired Workers

Individuals employed to perform services or labor for compensation under the direction of an employer.

Derived Demand

Demand for a product or service that results from the demand for another good or service, like the demand for steel driven by demand for cars.

Demand for Labor

The demand for labor reflects the amount of labor employers are willing to hire at a given wage rate, influenced by economic conditions and productivity.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning that no one can be effectively excluded from use and where use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.