Question 1

The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of industrial relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The processes in labour relations refer only to joint union-management activities such as contract negotiations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to terminate them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Labour relations are important because they affect both union and non-union employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A systems framework for labour relations contains five elements: the parties, processes, the environment, outputs, and feedback.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After an employer has been unionized an employee in the bargaining unit cannot make an agreement with the employer providing for additional vacation time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The values and beliefs of the Canadian public are part of:

Accepted Answer

A) the legal environment 
B) social environment 
C) political environment 
D) technological environment 
E) economic environment 
A) the legal environment 
B) social environment 
C) political environment 
D) technological environment 
E) economic environment

Question 8

The unionization of employees is the least likely to affect which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) job satisfaction of employees 
B) costs of operations for the employer 
C) job security for employees 
D) the reasonable notice employees are entitled to 
E) investment decisions made by the employer 
A) job satisfaction of employees 
B) costs of operations for the employer 
C) job security for employees 
D) the reasonable notice employees are entitled to 
E) investment decisions made by the employer

Question 9

The unionization of employees at Company A is the least likely to affect:

Accepted Answer

A) Company A's compensation costs 
B) Company A's productivity 
C) job satisfaction of employees at Company A 
D) employment standards legislation affecting Company A 
E) Company A's policies and procedures relating to employee dispute resolution 
A) Company A's compensation costs 
B) Company A's productivity 
C) job satisfaction of employees at Company A 
D) employment standards legislation affecting Company A 
E) Company A's policies and procedures relating to employee dispute resolution

Question 10

Which of the following is correct regarding feedback in a systems framework for labour relations:

Accepted Answer

A) Experience with a process can not result in a party seeking to change the process. 
B) The feedback affects only the actors and processes in the system. 
C) Outputs of the labour relations system affect the cultural system used by the parties. 
D) Outputs of the labour relations system affect the legal system of the parties. 
E) Outputs of the labour relations system affect the individual contract of employment. 
A) Experience with a process can not result in a party seeking to change the process. 
B) The feedback affects only the actors and processes in the system. 
C) Outputs of the labour relations system affect the cultural system used by the parties. 
D) Outputs of the labour relations system affect the legal system of the parties. 
E) Outputs of the labour relations system affect the individual contract of employment.

The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of industrial relations.

The processes in labour relations refer only to joint union-management activities such as contract negotiations.

A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to terminate them.

Labour relations are important because they affect both union and non-union employees.

A systems framework for labour relations contains five elements: the parties, processes, the environment, outputs, and feedback.

After an employer has been unionized an employee in the bargaining unit cannot make an agreement with the employer providing for additional vacation time.

The values and beliefs of the Canadian public are part of:

The unionization of employees is the least likely to affect which of the following:

The unionization of employees at Company A is the least likely to affect:

Which of the following is correct regarding feedback in a systems framework for 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

The Collective Agreement

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 1: Introduction to Labour Relations

The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of industrial relations.

The processes in labour relations refer only to joint union-management activities such as contract negotiations.

A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to terminate them.

Labour relations are important because they affect both union and non-union employees.

A systems framework for labour relations contains five elements: the parties, processes, the environment, outputs, and feedback.

After an employer has been unionized an employee in the bargaining unit cannot make an agreement with the employer providing for additional vacation time.

The values and beliefs of the Canadian public are part of:

The unionization of employees is the least likely to affect which of the following:

The unionization of employees at Company A is the least likely to affect:

Which of the following is correct regarding feedback in a systems framework for 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

The Collective Agreement

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

Filters