Exam 8: Administrative Issues

What has the increasing level of organizational instability resulting from rightsizing,outsourcing,mergers,and increased global competition done to employers?Decreased importance of seniority clauses.

One method employers use to evaluate employee performance,increase productivity and prevent theft is called:

Some employers use flexible work schedules as a hiring incentive to attract applicants in occupations with a current labor shortage.

The practice of unreasonable limits to work performed in a given period,paying for unneeded employees,or duplicating completed jobs is called:

Bargaining unit work must be performed only by bargaining unit employees in an emergency situation such as tornado,fire,or power failure.

Which one of the following statements is NOT true concerning work restructuring programs?

The Supreme Court ruling which requires management to bargain over the decision to unilaterally replace bargaining unit members with subcontractors to do essentially the same work under similar conditions is the:

Which of the following issues is NOT covered by seniority provisions found in most labor agreements?

The Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed because few labor agreements contained any contract language relating to the maintenance of a safe and healthy work environment.

Featherbedding is the term given to job security rules when they are carried to extremes.

The type of seniority rights used to determine eligibility for vacations,pensions,and holidays is called job rights seniority.

Management has a right to determine work schedules unless restricted by negotiated language in the labor agreement.

One reason some unions do not readily accept new technology is that management and employees still have mistrust for one another.

Informational justice is a manner in which information is used and which explanations are offered to employees that have been laid off.

Layoff provisions in the majority of union contracts consider seniority is the primary or most important factor in retaining employees during layoffs.

The NLRB has ruled that bargaining over the wage,hour,and working condition consequences of effects bargaining is mandatory for decisions such as facility closures and technological decisions.

Unionized firms provide a lesser percentage of training hours through formal,structured programs than nonunion firms.

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN)Act requires employers of 100 or more employees to provide ________ of advance notice to workers of a plant closing or major layoff.

An exception to some labor agreements which require that bargaining unit work be performed only by bargaining unit employees which includes the introduction of a new technique,method,or procedure to do the work is called:

The following is NOT an issue affecting job security covered by negotiated work rules: