Exam 7: The Collective Agreement

Which of the following is correct regarding benefits and the collective agreement:

Employers are allowed to assign work normally done by bargaining unit members to other employees unless the collective agreement provides otherwise.

A first collective agreement provides that current employees in the bargaining unit do not have to join the union; however, all employees hired in the future must become union members.This is a:

The provision in a collective agreement that the employer retains the right to make decisions relating to the operation of the organization is known as the:

Which of the following is a term the parties are required by law to include in a collective agreement:

Generally unions seek collective agreements with shorter terms so that the contract does not have to be renegotiated as frequently and a possible strike can be postponed.

The union and the employer can agree to a discrimination article in a collective agreement that provides employees greater protection than human rights legislation.

The closed the shop is the most common form of union security.

The collective agreement must set out the details of benefits that employees are entitled to.

A policy grievance:

The details of the recall process including the notice required and the time an employee has to respond should be set out in the collective agreement.

When the union and the employer are negotiating a collective agreement which of the following will they not have to deal with in connection with layoffs:

Arbitrators have the authority to reduce the discipline imposed by the employer for employee misconduct unless the collective agreement provides for a specific penalty for the behaviour involved.

A collective agreement could contain a provision for additional compensation if performance objectives in areas such as quality improvement are met.