Exam 2: The Environment

When the value of the Canadian dollar increases,which of the following is correct?

During economic downturns,unions will seek larger than usual wage increases to protect the real incomes of employees.

Technological advances could be both a threat and an opportunity for unions.

The Charter of Rights and Freedoms is important to labour relations because it:

The economic environment affecting labour relations does not include which of the following?

Fiscal policy refers to or includes:

What preference would a union have with regard to the price elasticity of demand for the good or service produced by the employer:

To establish that a discriminatory requirement is a BFOQ (BFOR),the employer must prove which of the following?

The fact that the jurisdiction to enact employment and labour relations legislation is divided between the federal government and the provinces leads to certain consequences.Which of the following is correct regarding the division of authority:

Human rights legislation provides for minimum terms of employment.

Legacy costs are the expenses associated with providing pensions and health benefits to retired workers.

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

Non-standard work is employment in developing economic sectors such as information technology.

Unions and employers are prohibited from contracting out of:

Which of the following is correct?

Which of the following groups of employees is the most likely to be concerned with the pension provisions in a collective agreement:

Describe the environmental factors affecting labour relations.

The legal environment affecting labour relations is not affected by the social environment.

Labour market changes have included which of the following:

If an employer establishes that a rule or requirement is a BFOQ (BFOR),the employer is allowed to establish the requirement even though it is discriminatory.