Exam 10: Employment

A certified union has exclusive rights to represent the employees, and individual bargaining unit employees are no longer free to enter into separate contractual arrangements with their employer.

When new employees are required to join a union within a specified period of time, this is referred to as

With regard to employment law, which of the following is false?

Which one of the following is not just cause for dismissal?

There is a constitutional right to belong to a union, to strike, and to bargain collectively.

Which of the following statements is correct with respect to workers' compensation?

(Modify this question for your province.) To which legislation would a person turn when they have been discriminated against when seeking employment?

Discuss the organization process imposed by labour statutes. In your discussion, comment on the objectives of the legislation and whether those objectives have been met.

Which of the following is a false statement about the employer-employee relationship?

Bruce was a union representative working for Ace Manufacturing Co. The union and management had just concluded a collective agreement that set out terms under which certain functions of the plant would be computerized. A few months after the agreement was signed, the management started installing the computers, and in the process laid off three people who were no longer required. This in fact was exactly what Bruce had taken great care to prevent by the provisions that were included in the collective agreement. The management was in clear violation of these terms. Bruce called the members of the union out on strike and set up a picket line that effectively shut down the plant. Which of the following is true with regard to the legal position of the parties?

Give examples of three areas that are controlled by the employment standards legislation.

Which of the following is true with regard to employment law?

Explain why picketing can be effective.

What is meant by secondary picketing?

What is the effect if a contractual term does not comply with the minimum standards set out in employment standards legislation?

Give examples of three areas of employment relations that have been controlled by legislation.

In which of the following situations would it be legal for the employees to strike?

Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the bargaining process in collective bargaining?

Which level of government has the authority to pass collective bargaining type legislation?

Why should employers avoid the temptation to make an employee so uncomfortable he will quit?