Question 1

Unions have equal strength and importance in all provinces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"Wrongful dismissal" means that an employer must have a valid reason to terminate an employee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

After an employer has been unionized an employee in the bargaining unit cannot make an agreement with the employer providing for additional vacation time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A systems approach to labour relations refers to the industrial relationship,parties,processes,and outputs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Countries with higher rates of unionization tend to have lower economic inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

There are studies indicating that unionized employees have lower job satisfaction than non-union employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The environmental factors affecting labour relations refer exclusively to the economy,technology,and legal issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not part of the external environment affecting labour relations:

Accepted Answer

A)  grievance process 
B)  free trade agreements 
C)  globalization 
D)  the rate of inflation 
E)  human rights legislation

Question 9

Describe the elements of a systems framework for labour relations.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

A systems framework for labour relations has the following elements:

Accepted Answer

A)  parties, contract negotiation, the environment, outcomes, and feedback 
B)  the environment, parties, processes, outcomes, and feedback 
C)  parties, processes, the environment, outcomes, and legislation 
D)  parties, processes, feedback, and outcomes 
E)  the environment, parties, processes, outcomes, and collective agreements

Question 11

Which of the following is correct regarding a systems framework for labour relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It establishes that employers are the key actor in labour relations. 
B)  It minimizes the importance of environmental factors. 
C)  It establishes that contract negotiation is the only process involved in labour relations. 
D)  It illustrates that the components of the system are self-contained. 
E)  It illustrates that there are numerous results or outputs.

Question 12

Some human resource managers use the terms industrial relations and labour relations interchangeably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to terminate them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Dunlop's model of industrial relations systems contains which of the following as elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  the distribution of power in society 
B)  the context for the system 
C)  conflict between employers and employees 
D)  workplace democracy 
E)  political economy

Question 15

Unionization affects the profitability but not the productivity of employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The unionization of employees at Company A is the least likely to affect:

Accepted Answer

A)  Company A's compensation costs 
B)  Company A's productivity 
C)  job satisfaction of employees at Company A 
D)  employment standards legislation affecting Company A 
E)  Company A's policies and procedures relating to employee dispute resolution

Question 17

The legal environment hinders collaboration between employers and unions because it provides that unions cannot agree to give up the right to strike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Without a union,the employment relationship would be governed exclusively by agreements between employers and individual employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The process component in a systems approach to labour relations includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  unilateral action by management 
B)  unilateral action by unions 
C)  the environment 
D)  a and b 
E)  a and c

Question 20

The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of industrial relations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction to Labour Relations

Unions have equal strength and importance in all provinces.

"Wrongful dismissal" means that an employer must have a valid reason to terminate an employee.

After an employer has been unionized an employee in the bargaining unit cannot make an agreement with the employer providing for additional vacation time.

A systems approach to labour relations refers to the industrial relationship,parties,processes,and outputs.

Countries with higher rates of unionization tend to have lower economic inequality.

There are studies indicating that unionized employees have lower job satisfaction than non-union employees.

The environmental factors affecting labour relations refer exclusively to the economy,technology,and legal issues.

Which of the following is not part of the external environment affecting labour relations:

Describe the elements of a systems framework for labour relations.

A systems framework for labour relations has the following elements:

Which of the following is correct regarding a systems framework for labour relations?

Some human resource managers use the terms industrial relations and labour relations interchangeably.

A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to terminate them.

Dunlop's model of industrial relations systems contains which of the following as elements?

Unionization affects the profitability but not the productivity of employers.

The unionization of employees at Company A is the least likely to affect:

The legal environment hinders collaboration between employers and unions because it provides that unions cannot agree to give up the right to strike.

Without a union,the employment relationship would be governed exclusively by agreements between employers and individual employees.

The process component in a systems approach to labour relations includes which of the following?

The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of industrial relations.