Exam 12: Comparative Labor Relations

When a works council has been granted codetermination rights,the employer must work with it to determine work rules,discipline,daily work hours,and other conditions of employment.

Codetermination includes employee representation on corporate supervisory boards and workplace level committees appointed by management.

A notable feature of the British labor movement is its close association with ____________________.

Why might we expect labor relations practices around the world to converge to common practices? Is this occurring - why or why not?

Mexico's Labor Laws are:

Describe the relationship between Japanese and U.S.labor relations.What are the important features of the Japanese labor relations system and how does the system differ from that of the U.S.?

The labor relations system in Great Britain illustrates the very important concept of ____________________.

One of the distinguishing features of the Australian labor relations systems since the 1980s has been:

Shunto refers to an annual wage negotiation process in Japan where uniform wage increases across companies are bargained.

The increase in decentralized bargaining structures has led to greater convergence in local labor conditions.

In a strike,most Canada provinces ban employers from using ________________________________________________.

Which of the following is not provided for in Mexico's constitution?

In Germany,each major industry has a dominant employer association and union that engage in _______________________________,or industry-wide bargaining,to produce a contract for the entire industry.

Traditionally,all workers in Japan enjoy the security of lifetime employment which prohibits employee layoffs.

In Great Britain,collective bargaining has traditionally occurred only when both management and labor voluntarily agree to engage in negotiations.

To protect the interests of workers,French unions use political pressure to get the government to enact favorable labor policies,rather than participating directly in policy-making.

The All China Federation of Trade Unions is the only legal union federation in China.

The primary institutional feature of Japanese labor relations is _______________________________ unionism in which a union represents all workers at a single employer.

Government-controlled unions in Mexico are referred to as _______________________________ unions.

The Mexican system of labor relations is an example of the gap that can exist between the legal protections provided to workers within a given country and the actual rights that exist.Describe the rights granted by Mexican law and discuss how those rights differ from the reality of the workers' lives.