Exam 8: The Workplace 1: Basic Issues

According to Charles Arons, the hurdles men face returning to the job market are ow many times greater than those faced by women?

The practice of promoting from within a firm is called

What led to the unionization of the U.S.auto industry?

Francis Bacon referred to biases as

Kant endorsed the principle of respect for human dignity.

The U.S.Supreme Court has ruled that a state cannot deny unemployment benefits to employees who are fired for refusing to work on

Which type of interview requires employees to engage in role play in a mock office scenario?

Job specifications to which the civil rights law does not apply are called

A card check is when the majority of workers in a company sign up to join a union.

It is usual to distinguish between four types of employee discharge.

It is recommended not to terminate employees on a Friday.

How many Americans have contracts that have contractual provisions contrary to employment at will?

The AFL and the GIO merged in 1955.

Seniority refers to

The First Amendment does not protect speech

Who contends that a person's rights as an American citizen disappear when you walk through the office door?

When did the U.S.Supreme Court ratify the common law principle that an employer may dismiss their employees at will?

Temporary unemployment in which an employee is subject to recall is a

Which court case led U.S.firms to retreat from administering preemployment tests?

A living wage is the amount of money a full-time employee needs to live on at the poverty line.