HR Quiz

1In 2007, Ceridian was commended as:

IPP Employer of the Year
Payroll Outsourcing Provider of the Year
both

2The exemption from National Insurance Contributions (NICs) of holiday pay paid via a third party was removed this year for:

all sectors outside the construction industry
all sectors outside the fashion industry
all sectors outside the payroll industry

3The government announced a new medical test that will score a person's capability to work. It's called the:

employment test
work capability assessment
work support examination

4National Payroll week took place in which month?

August
September
October

5Which law came into force on 1 July 2007?

Holiday entitlement
Carbon emissions
Smoking ban

6Legislation was enacted in 2007 against which form of discrimination?

Youth discrimination
Age discrimination
Race discrimination

7The Working Time (Amendment) Regulations 2007 saw the holiday entitlement of full-time workers rise from 20 days paid annual leave to:

24 days
26 days
28 days

8The government entertained a proposal which could see fathers taking paternity leave of up to:

2 weeks
26 weeks
3 weeks taken consecutively

9What was the last survey by the Equal Opportunities Commission before it was disbanded in autumn of 2007?

Sex and Power: Who Runs Britain?
The Stern Review Report
The Pre-budget Report

10A banking system hitch occurred in April 2007, involving which payment system?

CHAPS
BACS
Cheque