Exam 7: The Collective Agreement

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:

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

Stewards are local union officials who assist employees with grievances.

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

Which of the following is correct regarding the issue of discrimination in a collective agreement:

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

The leave provisions of a collective agreement could require the employer to allow an employee time off to serve a jail sentence.

Employers are prevented from outsourcing work if it is done by the bargaining unit.

Which of the following is correct regarding union and employer preferences for the terms of a collective agreement:

During a layoff, an employee replaces another employee with less seniority. This is commonly known as:

The recognition article in a collective agreement provides that: "The Company recognizes the union as the exclusive bargaining agent for all employees working in the municipality of, save and except foremen, persons above the rank of foreman, and office employees." This means that the collective agreement covers part-time employees.

Union representatives are paid by the company when representing an employee.

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

Unions will seek a broad definition of technological change in the collective agreement.

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

Which of the following sets out a mandatory time limit for a grievance procedure:

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

Unions prefer that a management rights clause in the collective agreement is provided in a short form and employers prefer that it be set out in a long or detailed form.

Distinguish between a relative ability and a sufficient ability seniority provision in a collective agreement. Include the preferences of unions and employers.

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.