Exam 2: The Environment

The shift from the government limiting market entrants and controlling prices to a system where the market is open to competition is:

I the process of meeting the duty to accommodate an employer could be required to:

Which of the following is an economic factor affecting labour relations in terms of the shift from manufacture of goods to the production of services:

As perceived union power increases support for unions declines.

Labour market changes have included which of the following:

An elastic demand for a product means that the sales of a product are more responsive to a change in price.

Which of the following is correct?

Unions contend that the news media is slanted against labour.

Describe the economic [or technological, social, political, legal] factors affecting labour relations and explain the significance for unions and employers.

The price elasticity of demand refers to the principle that if the price of a good or a service is reduced th quantity demanded increases.

Which of the following is correct:

The duty to accommodate:

Describe the environmental factors affecting labour relations.

Diversity refers to a set of labour force that includes people of:

Briefly describe the environmental factors affecting labour relations.For each factor outline one way that unions and employers could be affected.

A requirement an employer can establish is essential, with the result that it is allowed although it appears to be discriminatory, is called a:

A retail store with locations in more than one province is regulated by the Canada Labour Code.

Unions attempt to avoid the effects of the labour market that would otherwise dictate the wages of individual employees.

Health and safety, compensation, and job security are likely to be most affected by:

Labour relations legislation establishes minimum terms of employment.