Question 1

Collective agreement terms affect:

Accepted Answer

A) unions and employees 
B) employers 
C) the public 
D) a and b 
E) a, b, and c 
A) unions and employees 
B) employers 
C) the public 
D) a and b 
E) a, b, and c

Question 2

Employers are allowed to contract out work only when there is a collective agreement term allowing them to do so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The fundamental issue in any technological change provisions in the collective agreement will be:

Accepted Answer

A) the notice required for technological change 
B) any transfer provisions 
C) the income protection provided 
D) the definition of technological change 
E) the severance payments if jobs are lost 
A) the notice required for technological change 
B) any transfer provisions 
C) the income protection provided 
D) the definition of technological change 
E) the severance payments if jobs are lost

Question 4

Which of the following is correct regarding the terms of collective agreements:

Accepted Answer

A) Contracts covering federally regulated employers must contain terms provided in the Canada Labour Code; however, there are no required terms for provincially regulated employers. 
B) Contracts covering provincially regulated employers must contain terms provided in the relevant labour relations legislation; however, there are no required terms for federally regulated employers. 
C) All of the terms are required by legislation. 
D) Some of the terms are required by legislation. 
E) None of the terms are required by legislation. 
A) Contracts covering federally regulated employers must contain terms provided in the Canada Labour Code; however, there are no required terms for provincially regulated employers. 
B) Contracts covering provincially regulated employers must contain terms provided in the relevant labour relations legislation; however, there are no required terms for federally regulated employers. 
C) All of the terms are required by legislation. 
D) Some of the terms are required by legislation. 
E) None of the terms are required by legislation.

Question 5

Regarding the duration of collective agreements, which of the following is correct:

Accepted Answer

A) the maximum term is three years 
B) the minimum term is two years 
C) unions prefer longer agreements 
D) the recent trend has been towards longer agreements 
E) the recent trend has been towards shorter agreements 
A) the maximum term is three years 
B) the minimum term is two years 
C) unions prefer longer agreements 
D) the recent trend has been towards longer agreements 
E) the recent trend has been towards shorter agreements

Question 6

A union shop provision in a collective agreement requires individuals to be union members before they are hired.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A collective agreement provides that the employee with the most seniority will be awarded a job vacancy provided that they have sufficient ability to do the job.This is a:

Accepted Answer

A) relative ability clause 
B) provision preferred by the union 
C) provision preferred by the employer 
D) super seniority clause 
E) bumping provision 
A) relative ability clause 
B) provision preferred by the union 
C) provision preferred by the employer 
D) super seniority clause 
E) bumping provision

Question 8

Most policy grievances are filed by employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Grievances could be filed by individual employees, a group of employees, the union, or the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The collective agreement may require the employer to dismiss employees who refuse to become union members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is a term of a collective agreement that must be included because they are required by the legislation:

Accepted Answer

A) voluntary terms 
B) mandatory terms 
C) management rights 
D) additional voluntary terms 
E) involuntary terms 
A) voluntary terms 
B) mandatory terms 
C) management rights 
D) additional voluntary terms 
E) involuntary terms

Question 12

When employers are assessing the skill and ability of employees who have applied for a job opening they may refer to or consider:

Accepted Answer

A) interviews 
B) testing 
C) relevant disciplinary records 
D) a, b, and c 
E) a and c 
A) interviews 
B) testing 
C) relevant disciplinary records 
D) a, b, and c 
E) a and c

Question 13

A collective agreement provides that if a job opening is being filled seniority is referred to if the skill and ability of employees is relatively equal.This provision is:

Accepted Answer

A) a sufficient ability clause 
B) the seniority provision preferred by the union 
C) a competitive ability clause 
D) the one that allocates the most weight to seniority 
E) discriminatory 
A) a sufficient ability clause 
B) the seniority provision preferred by the union 
C) a competitive ability clause 
D) the one that allocates the most weight to seniority 
E) discriminatory

Question 14

Stewards are local union officials who assist employees with grievances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is correct relating to the issue of contracting out:

Accepted Answer

A) It is not permitted unless the collective agreement provides for it. 
B) It is usually prohibited in the collective agreement. 
C) It is a term that the parties must include in the collective agreement. 
D) It has a low priority for unions. 
E) It is permitted unless the collective agreement provides otherwise. 
A) It is not permitted unless the collective agreement provides for it. 
B) It is usually prohibited in the collective agreement. 
C) It is a term that the parties must include in the collective agreement. 
D) It has a low priority for unions. 
E) It is permitted unless the collective agreement provides otherwise.

Question 16

Which of the following is considered an issue when the union and the employer are negotiating the holiday provisions of the collective agreement:

Accepted Answer

A) attendance requirements during the holiday period 
B) the amount of vacation pay 
C) holidays that fall on an unscheduled day off 
D) the entitlement of probationary employees to holidays 
E) statutory holidays are included in the holiday provisions 
A) attendance requirements during the holiday period 
B) the amount of vacation pay 
C) holidays that fall on an unscheduled day off 
D) the entitlement of probationary employees to holidays 
E) statutory holidays are included in the holiday provisions

Question 17

An employer has refused to allow an employee in the bargaining unit to take a compassionate care leave as provided for in employment standards legislation.The collective agreement does not refer to the issue of compassionate care leave.Which of the following is correct:

Accepted Answer

A) The matter is not arbitrable because the agreement does not refer to compassionate care leave. 
B) The employee must sue the employer. 
C) The employee must file a complaint with the appropriate government ministry. 
D) The matter is arbitrable. 
E) The employee is not entitled to compassionate care leave. 
A) The matter is not arbitrable because the agreement does not refer to compassionate care leave. 
B) The employee must sue the employer. 
C) The employee must file a complaint with the appropriate government ministry. 
D) The matter is arbitrable. 
E) The employee is not entitled to compassionate care leave.

Question 18

A sufficient ability provision in a collective agreement is a term providing that seniority will only be a factor if the skill and ability of two competing employees is relatively equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Parental leave ranges from which of the following period the union and the employer can agree upon when they negotiate the leave provisions of the collective agreement:

Accepted Answer

A) A maximum of 5 days 
B) a maximum of 14 days 
C) a maximum of 52 weeks 
D) a maximum of 18 weeks 
E) a maximum of 15 weeks 
A) A maximum of 5 days 
B) a maximum of 14 days 
C) a maximum of 52 weeks 
D) a maximum of 18 weeks 
E) a maximum of 15 weeks

Question 20

Which of the following is correct:

Accepted Answer

A) A collective agreement can only provide for the deduction of union dues from the pay of employees in the bargaining unit who have become union members. 
B) A collective agreement cannot provide for the deduction of union dues from the pay of employees. 
C) A collective agreement cannot provide for the deduction of union dues from the pay of employees in the bargaining unit in provinces that have passed right to work legislation. 
D) Collective agreements provide that employees have the option of having dues deducted from their pay. 
E) A collective agreement could provide that union dues will be deducted from the pay of all employees in the bargaining unit whether or not they are union members. 
A) A collective agreement can only provide for the deduction of union dues from the pay of employees in the bargaining unit who have become union members. 
B) A collective agreement cannot provide for the deduction of union dues from the pay of employees. 
C) A collective agreement cannot provide for the deduction of union dues from the pay of employees in the bargaining unit in provinces that have passed right to work legislation. 
D) Collective agreements provide that employees have the option of having dues deducted from their pay. 
E) A collective agreement could provide that union dues will be deducted from the pay of all employees in the bargaining unit whether or not they are union members.

Collective agreement terms affect:

Employers are allowed to contract out work only when there is a collective agreement term allowing them to do so.

The fundamental issue in any technological change provisions in the collective agreement will be:

Which of the following is correct regarding the terms of collective agreements:

Regarding the duration of collective agreements, which of the following is correct:

A union shop provision in a collective agreement requires individuals to be union members before they are hired.

A collective agreement provides that the employee with the most seniority will be awarded a job vacancy provided that they have sufficient ability to do the job.This is a:

Most policy grievances are filed by employers.

Grievances could be filed by individual employees, a group of employees, the union, or the employer.

The collective agreement may require the employer to dismiss employees who refuse to become union members.

Which of the following is a term of a collective agreement that must be included because they are required by the legislation:

When employers are assessing the skill and ability of employees who have applied for a job opening they may refer to or consider:

A collective agreement provides that if a job opening is being filled seniority is referred to if the skill and ability of employees is relatively equal.This provision is:

Stewards are local union officials who assist employees with grievances.

Which of the following is correct relating to the issue of contracting out:

Which of the following is considered an issue when the union and the employer are negotiating the holiday provisions of the collective agreement:

An employer has refused to allow an employee in the bargaining unit to take a compassionate care leave as provided for in employment standards legislation.The collective agreement does not refer to the issue of compassionate care leave.Which of the following is correct:

A sufficient ability provision in a collective agreement is a term providing that seniority will only be a factor if the skill and ability of two competing employees is relatively equal.

Parental leave ranges from which of the following period the union and the employer can agree upon when they negotiate the leave provisions of the collective agreement:

Which of the following is correct:

Introduction to Labour Relations

The Environment

Unions: Objectives, Processes, Structure, and History

Employers: Objectives, Processes, and Strategy

Governments, Labour Relations Boards, and Other Parties

Collective Bargaining Rights

Negotiation of the Collective Agreement

Administration of the Collective Agreement

Contract Dispute Resolution, Strikes, and Lockouts

Public Sector Labour Relations

Summary and Future of Labour

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Exam 7: The Collective Agreement

Collective agreement terms affect:

Employers are allowed to contract out work only when there is a collective agreement term allowing them to do so.

The fundamental issue in any technological change provisions in the collective agreement will be:

Which of the following is correct regarding the terms of collective agreements:

Regarding the duration of collective agreements, which of the following is correct:

A union shop provision in a collective agreement requires individuals to be union members before they are hired.

A collective agreement provides that the employee with the most seniority will be awarded a job vacancy provided that they have sufficient ability to do the job.This is a:

Most policy grievances are filed by employers.

Grievances could be filed by individual employees, a group of employees, the union, or the employer.

The collective agreement may require the employer to dismiss employees who refuse to become union members.

Which of the following is a term of a collective agreement that must be included because they are required by the legislation:

When employers are assessing the skill and ability of employees who have applied for a job opening they may refer to or consider:

A collective agreement provides that if a job opening is being filled seniority is referred to if the skill and ability of employees is relatively equal.This provision is:

Stewards are local union officials who assist employees with grievances.

Which of the following is correct relating to the issue of contracting out:

Which of the following is considered an issue when the union and the employer are negotiating the holiday provisions of the collective agreement:

An employer has refused to allow an employee in the bargaining unit to take a compassionate care leave as provided for in employment standards legislation.The collective agreement does not refer to the issue of compassionate care leave.Which of the following is correct:

A sufficient ability provision in a collective agreement is a term providing that seniority will only be a factor if the skill and ability of two competing employees is relatively equal.

Parental leave ranges from which of the following period the union and the employer can agree upon when they negotiate the leave provisions of the collective agreement:

Which of the following is correct:

Introduction to Labour Relations

The Environment

Unions: Objectives, Processes, Structure, and History

Employers: Objectives, Processes, and Strategy

Governments, Labour Relations Boards, and Other Parties

Collective Bargaining Rights

Negotiation of the Collective Agreement

Administration of the Collective Agreement

Contract Dispute Resolution, Strikes, and Lockouts

Public Sector Labour Relations

Summary and Future of Labour

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