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4. Is Ben entitled to receive pay equity adjustments?

Ben works as a nurse. There are 10 nurses in his organization, 8 women and 2 men. The pay equity plan shows adjustments are to be paid for the nurse job class. Is Ben entitled to receive pay equity adjustments too?
	Ben cannot receive pay equity. Only women can benefit from pay equity legislation.
	The men would receive the same pay equity adjustments as do the women working in the job class of nurse.
	The men would receive an adjustment but women receive a greater adjustment under pay equity.
	The men would receive pay equity but their pay equity adjustment can not be paid out of the 1% of the previous year’s payroll.

(a) Try Again
Pay equity adjustments are paid equally to all incumbents in a female job class regardless of the gender of the individual. Gender of a job class is based on current incumbency, historical incumbency, and stereotype. Generally, a female job class is thought of as \"women's work\". Ben is in a female job class. (b) Correct
Pay equity adjustments are paid equally to all incumbents in a female job class regardless of the gender of the individual. Gender of a job class is based on current incumbency, historical incumbency, and stereotype. Generally, a female job class is thought of as \"women's work\". Ben is in a female job class and is entitled to the same adjustments as other members of the job class. (c) Try Again
Pay equity adjustments are paid equally to all incumbents in a female job class regardless of the gender of the individual. Gender of a job class is based on current incumbency, historical incumbency, and stereotype. Generally, a female job class is thought of as \"women's work\". Ben is in a female job class and is entitled to the same adjustments as other members of the job class. (d) Try Again
Pay equity adjustments are paid equally to all incumbents in a female job class regardless of the gender of the individual. Ben is in a female job class and is entitled to the same adjustments as other members of the job class. Generally, a female job class is thought of as \"women's work\". If an employer wanted to increase wages for a male job class this would not be a pay equity adjustment and could not be paid out of the 1% of previous year's payroll.