Exam 16: The Changing Workplace

When an implied covenant of good faith is breached,the employer's ability to fire is limitless.

Which of the following is true regarding salarymen?

Salarymen are:

The _____ contract was traditionally defined as an employment contract that could be ended by either the employer or the employee without notice and for any or no reason.

The number of children a woman must have on average to ensure that one daughter survives to reproductive age is known as:

Research suggests that in heavily regulated labor markets:

Japanese firms pay their employees on the _____ curve,a slowly rising wage scale based largely on seniority that allows for small differentials based on ability and provides a comfortable income fitting various stages.

What is an employment contract?

Which of the following sectors includes jobs in retailing,transportation,and health care?

Under the doctrine of ____,an employee must act "solely and entirely" for the employer's benefit in all work-related matters or be liable for termination and damages.

Which of the following sectors includes fishing and forestry occupations?

Which of the following is a competitiveness goal?

Which of the following acts outlawed the yellow dog contracts?

The agreement by which an employee exchanges his/her labor in return for specific pay and working conditions is known as a compromise agreement.

The four fundamental standards to protect basic worker rights set forth in international labor conventions are known as _____ standards.

An agreement by which an employee exchanges his/her labor in return for specific pay and working conditions is called a(n):

The ability to make quick and smooth shifts of workers into and out of jobs,companies,or industries as business conditions change is known as labor flexibility.

Workplace fatalities have declined after the creation of the:

What was the doctrine of liberty of contract? What was its greatest flaw?

Eliminating all forced or compulsory labor,abolishing child labor,eliminating employment discrimination,and guaranteeing the right of collective bargaining are part of the _____ standards.