Question 1

Payment for unnecessary tasks,unneeded employees,and workers duplicating the work of others are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Subcontracting. 
B)  Outsourcing. 
C)  Featherbedding. 
D)  Hot cargo. 
E)  Outsourcing with subcontracting. 
A)  Subcontracting. 
B)  Outsourcing. 
C)  Featherbedding. 
D)  Hot cargo. 
E)  Outsourcing with subcontracting. C

Question 2

A new employment contract that shifts the risk and uncertainty of employment to each employee,who is responsible for ensuring that his or her skills and abilities stay current with available job requirements is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Contingency contract. 
B)  ​Social contract. 
C)  ​Job security contract. 
D)  ​Psychological contract. 
E)  ​Advancement contract. 
A)  ​Contingency contract. 
B)  ​Social contract. 
C)  ​Job security contract. 
D)  ​Psychological contract. 
E)  ​Advancement contract. D

Question 3

Under the ADA provisions,what must an employer do in order to allow persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job?

Accepted Answer

A)  Install wheelchair ramps. 
B)  Install Braille signs. 
C)  Provide transportation for the person. 
D)  Make reasonable accommodations. 
E)  Make mandated accommodations. 
A)  Install wheelchair ramps. 
B)  Install Braille signs. 
C)  Provide transportation for the person. 
D)  Make reasonable accommodations. 
E)  Make mandated accommodations. D

Question 4

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which federal agency is authorized under the LMRA to resolve jurisdictional disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
B)  National Labor Relations Board 
C)  National Mediation Board 
D)  National Joint Board 
E)  Department of Labor 
A)  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
B)  National Labor Relations Board 
C)  National Mediation Board 
D)  National Joint Board 
E)  Department of Labor

Question 6

The procurement process that usually occurs when a firm determines that it cannot perform all the tasks that are necessary to operate its business successfully is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Subcontracting. 
B)  Outsourcing. 
C)  Strategic partnership. 
D)  Strategic alliance. 
E)  Strategic partnership and alliance. 
A)  Subcontracting. 
B)  Outsourcing. 
C)  Strategic partnership. 
D)  Strategic alliance. 
E)  Strategic partnership and alliance.

Question 7

The primary purpose for granting superseniority to highly skilled technical employees and union officials directly involved in contract negotiation or grievance handling is:

Accepted Answer

A)  To be the last ones to be laid off. 
B)  To assure preferential treatment in promotions. 
C)  To increase their job satisfaction. 
D)  To guarantee pay for time spent handling union business during working hours. 
E)  To provide them an incentive for cooperating with management. 
A)  To be the last ones to be laid off. 
B)  To assure preferential treatment in promotions. 
C)  To increase their job satisfaction. 
D)  To guarantee pay for time spent handling union business during working hours. 
E)  To provide them an incentive for cooperating with management.

Question 8

The reduction in the responsibility or skill level required performing some jobs resulting in lower employee compensation and less job security is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Bumping rights. 
B)  ​Outsourcing. 
C)  ​Offshoring. 
D)  ​Deskilling. 
E)  ​Seniority. 
A)  ​Bumping rights. 
B)  ​Outsourcing. 
C)  ​Offshoring. 
D)  ​Deskilling. 
E)  ​Seniority.

Question 9

Effects bargaining is the bargaining over the wage,hour,and working condition consequences of managerial decisions which is mandatory for decisions such as facility closures and technological decisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following safety and health standards are applied by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)across all industries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees have the right to refuse any job assignment where there is a potential for injury. 
B)  Employers are required to grant employees access to the employee's medical records maintained by the employer or any records concerning the employee's exposure to toxic substances. 
C)  Employees must be reimbursed for any purchase they make of protective equipment. 
D)  Employees must maintain an injury/illness log to record the occurrence of off-the-job injuries. 
E)  All employers require a search warrant to enter their establishments and conduct inspections. 
A)  Employees have the right to refuse any job assignment where there is a potential for injury. 
B)  Employers are required to grant employees access to the employee's medical records maintained by the employer or any records concerning the employee's exposure to toxic substances. 
C)  Employees must be reimbursed for any purchase they make of protective equipment. 
D)  Employees must maintain an injury/illness log to record the occurrence of off-the-job injuries. 
E)  All employers require a search warrant to enter their establishments and conduct inspections.

Question 11

Superseniority is a term which means that highly skilled technical employees or union officials directly involved in contract negotiations or grievance handling will be the first ones laid off.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most common occupational safety and health clause appearing in labor agreements is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Provision for protective clothing. 
B)  First aid and medical facilities. 
C)  Procedures for refusing to perform hazardous work. 
D)  A pledge of cooperation on safety and health issues. 
E)  Reporting of safety and health needs 
A)  Provision for protective clothing. 
B)  First aid and medical facilities. 
C)  Procedures for refusing to perform hazardous work. 
D)  A pledge of cooperation on safety and health issues. 
E)  Reporting of safety and health needs

Question 13

The work restructuring program of assigning specific tasks to each employee where 5 to 12 multiskilled workers who rotate jobs and produce an entire product with little supervision is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-managed work team. 
B)  Semi-autonomous work team. 
C)  Multi-level managerial tier. 
D)  Production team. 
E)  Lead-work team. 
A)  Self-managed work team. 
B)  Semi-autonomous work team. 
C)  Multi-level managerial tier. 
D)  Production team. 
E)  Lead-work team.

Question 14

Jurisdictional disputes can occur when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Court decisions are appealed to a higher court. 
B)  Employees work for more than one employer. 
C)  State regulations are contradicted by federal regulations. 
D)  Two or more unions claim jurisdiction over specific work assignments. 
E)  Court decisions are appealed to a higher court and state regulations are contradicted by federal regulations. 
A)  Court decisions are appealed to a higher court. 
B)  Employees work for more than one employer. 
C)  State regulations are contradicted by federal regulations. 
D)  Two or more unions claim jurisdiction over specific work assignments. 
E)  Court decisions are appealed to a higher court and state regulations are contradicted by federal regulations.

Question 15

Automation refers to changes in the production process that result from the introduction of laborsaving machinery and changes in material handling and work flow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Experimental work includes keeping the old techniques,methods,or procedures for doing work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A group of 5 to 12 multiskilled workers who rotate jobs and produce an entire product with a minimal amount of supervision is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Self-managed work team. 
B)  ​Self-directed work teams. 
C)  ​Semi-autonomous work team. 
D)  ​Worker participation team. 
E)  ​Production Team. 
A)  ​Self-managed work team. 
B)  ​Self-directed work teams. 
C)  ​Semi-autonomous work team. 
D)  ​Worker participation team. 
E)  ​Production Team.

Question 18

Job sharing is where two or more employees share a job by dividing the standard total number of hours for the job between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The emergence of new biological,ergonomic,and chemical hazards in the workplace (e.g. ,AIDS,cumulative trauma);rising health care treatment costs and greater awareness of the benefits of preventive health care gave rise to the passage of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH
A) . 
B)  South Pacific Tuna Act. 
C)  Protecting America's Workers Act (PAW). 
D)  American with Disabilities Act (AD
A) . 
E)  Work Preservation Act. 
A)  Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH
A) . 
B)  South Pacific Tuna Act. 
C)  Protecting America's Workers Act (PAW). 
D)  American with Disabilities Act (AD
A) . 
E)  Work Preservation Act.

Question 20

An alternative work schedule which consists of four 10-hour work days with three days off each week is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-managed work schedule. 
B)  Flextime work schedule. 
C)  Compressed work week. 
D)  Limited work week. 
E)  Operative work week. 
A)  Self-managed work schedule. 
B)  Flextime work schedule. 
C)  Compressed work week. 
D)  Limited work week. 
E)  Operative work week.

Payment for unnecessary tasks,unneeded employees,and workers duplicating the work of others are examples of:

A new employment contract that shifts the risk and uncertainty of employment to each employee,who is responsible for ensuring that his or her skills and abilities stay current with available job requirements is called a:

Under the ADA provisions,what must an employer do in order to allow persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act).

Which federal agency is authorized under the LMRA to resolve jurisdictional disputes?

The procurement process that usually occurs when a firm determines that it cannot perform all the tasks that are necessary to operate its business successfully is called:

The primary purpose for granting superseniority to highly skilled technical employees and union officials directly involved in contract negotiation or grievance handling is:

The reduction in the responsibility or skill level required performing some jobs resulting in lower employee compensation and less job security is called:

Effects bargaining is the bargaining over the wage,hour,and working condition consequences of managerial decisions which is mandatory for decisions such as facility closures and technological decisions.

Which of the following safety and health standards are applied by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)across all industries?

Superseniority is a term which means that highly skilled technical employees or union officials directly involved in contract negotiations or grievance handling will be the first ones laid off.

The most common occupational safety and health clause appearing in labor agreements is:

The work restructuring program of assigning specific tasks to each employee where 5 to 12 multiskilled workers who rotate jobs and produce an entire product with little supervision is called:

Jurisdictional disputes can occur when:

Automation refers to changes in the production process that result from the introduction of laborsaving machinery and changes in material handling and work flow.

Experimental work includes keeping the old techniques,methods,or procedures for doing work.

A group of 5 to 12 multiskilled workers who rotate jobs and produce an entire product with a minimal amount of supervision is called a:

Job sharing is where two or more employees share a job by dividing the standard total number of hours for the job between them.

The emergence of new biological,ergonomic,and chemical hazards in the workplace (e.g. ,AIDS,cumulative trauma);rising health care treatment costs and greater awareness of the benefits of preventive health care gave rise to the passage of the:

An alternative work schedule which consists of four 10-hour work days with three days off each week is called a:

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

The History of Labor-Management Relationships

Legal Influences

Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process

Why and How Unions Are Organized

Negotiating the Labor Agreement

Economic Issues

Resolving Negotiation Interestdisputes and the Use of Economic Pressure

Contract Administration

Labor and Employment Arbitration

Employee Discipline

Labor Relations in the Public Sector

Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

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Exam 8: Administrative Issues

Payment for unnecessary tasks,unneeded employees,and workers duplicating the work of others are examples of:

A new employment contract that shifts the risk and uncertainty of employment to each employee,who is responsible for ensuring that his or her skills and abilities stay current with available job requirements is called a:

Under the ADA provisions,what must an employer do in order to allow persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job?

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for administering the Occupational Safety and Health Act).

Which federal agency is authorized under the LMRA to resolve jurisdictional disputes?

The procurement process that usually occurs when a firm determines that it cannot perform all the tasks that are necessary to operate its business successfully is called:

The primary purpose for granting superseniority to highly skilled technical employees and union officials directly involved in contract negotiation or grievance handling is:

The reduction in the responsibility or skill level required performing some jobs resulting in lower employee compensation and less job security is called:

Effects bargaining is the bargaining over the wage,hour,and working condition consequences of managerial decisions which is mandatory for decisions such as facility closures and technological decisions.

Which of the following safety and health standards are applied by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)across all industries?

Superseniority is a term which means that highly skilled technical employees or union officials directly involved in contract negotiations or grievance handling will be the first ones laid off.

The most common occupational safety and health clause appearing in labor agreements is:

The work restructuring program of assigning specific tasks to each employee where 5 to 12 multiskilled workers who rotate jobs and produce an entire product with little supervision is called:

Jurisdictional disputes can occur when:

Automation refers to changes in the production process that result from the introduction of laborsaving machinery and changes in material handling and work flow.

Experimental work includes keeping the old techniques,methods,or procedures for doing work.

A group of 5 to 12 multiskilled workers who rotate jobs and produce an entire product with a minimal amount of supervision is called a:

Job sharing is where two or more employees share a job by dividing the standard total number of hours for the job between them.

The emergence of new biological,ergonomic,and chemical hazards in the workplace (e.g. ,AIDS,cumulative trauma);rising health care treatment costs and greater awareness of the benefits of preventive health care gave rise to the passage of the:

An alternative work schedule which consists of four 10-hour work days with three days off each week is called a:

Union-Management Relationships in Perspective

The History of Labor-Management Relationships

Legal Influences

Unions and Management: Key Participants in the Labor Relations Process

Why and How Unions Are Organized

Negotiating the Labor Agreement

Economic Issues

Resolving Negotiation Interestdisputes and the Use of Economic Pressure

Contract Administration

Labor and Employment Arbitration

Employee Discipline

Labor Relations in the Public Sector

Labor Relations in Multinational Corporations and in Other Countries

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