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1.	What is the aim of equal employment opportunity legislation?
Equal opportunity is about making sure that everyone has fair and equal access to employment, education and services and that our society is free from discrimination and victimisation on grounds such as: age, family responsibility, gender history, impairment, marital status, political conviction, pregnancy, race, religious conviction, sexual orientation and spent conviction.
2.	Consider the following case study information and apply this to the questions that follow
A selection panel in your business is discussing a candidate who has the required educational background and work skills and has performed well in selection testing. The candidate is a sole parent with three school-aged children. The selection panel believes that she is not a suitable candidate as she is likely to need regular time off because of family responsibilities.
A.	What advice would you give the selection panel? What legislation applies to this and all selection processes?
Family responsibility and marital status cannot be used a ground to not hire someone.
B.	What actions could the candidate take?
They don’t need to take any actions.
C.	What is meant by the term “equal opportunity”? What is the purpose of the Equal Opportunity Act?

D.	Explain the ethical dilemma faced by an employee on the selection panel.

3.	What does the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 of WA aim to do?
The OSH Act of 1984 aims to prevent workplace accidents and injury.
4.	What is the purpose of OSH Regulations?
To prevent workplace accidents and -
5.	What are guidance notes?

6.	How do trading hours policies have an impact on business profit?

7.	What are two examples of information found on product labelling?

8.	What are P and C programs?

9.	Why should advertising be regulated in P and C programs?

10.	What is the purpose of the OSH Act 1984? What are some of the employer and employee responsibilities?

11.	What is the purpose of the EOA Act 1984? What are some of the employer and employee responsibilities?