, CHAPTER m1mINTRODUCTIO
NmTOmLABOUR mRELATIONS
True/False
1. Somemhumanmresourcemmanagersmusemthemtermsmindustrialmrelationsmand mlabourmrelatio
nsminterchangeably.
Answer:m True
2. Theremismamconsensusmonmthemmeaningmof mthemtermsmindustrialmrelationsmand mlabo
urmrelations.
Answer:m False
3. Labourmrelationsmaremimportant mbecausemtheymaffect mbothmunionmand mnon-
unionmemployees.
Answer:m True
4. Labourmrelationsmismdefined masmthemstudymof mallmaspectsmof mthemunion-
management mrelationship.
Answer:m True
5. Themissuemof mimprovingmhealthmand msafetyminmthemworkplacemismwithinmthemdomain
mof mindustrialmrelations.
Answer:m True
6. Collectivembargainingmrefersmexclusivelymtomthemnegotiationmof mamcontact mbetweenmt
hemunionmand mthememployer.
Answer:m False
7. Unionsmhavemequalmstrengthmand mimportanceminmallmprovinces.
Answer:m False
8. Aftermanmemployermhasmbeenmunionized manmemployeeminmthembargainingmunit mcann
ot mmakemanmagreement mwithmthememployermprovidingmformadditionalmvacationmtim
e.
Answer:m True
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n ns
9. Whenmemployeesmaremnot mrepresented mbymamunionmthememployment mrelationshipm
ismgoverned mbymthemcontract mbetweenmthemparties,mcommonmlaw,mand memployme
nt mlegislation.
Answer:m True
10. A munionized memployermmust mgivemmembersmof mthembargainingmunit mreasonablemnoticem
tomterminatemthem.
Answer:m False
11. Themcourtsmhavemthemauthoritymtomordermemployersmtomreinstatemnon-
unionmemployeesmwhomhavembeenmwrongfullymdismissed.
Answer:m False
12. Constructivemdismissalmmeansmthat manmemployermcould mnot mreducemanmemployee'smp
aymbym15%munlessmthememployeemconsented.
Answer:m True
13. Unionizationmaffectsmthemprofitabilitymbut mnot mthemproductivitymof memployers.
Answer:m False
14. A msystemsmapproachmtomlabourmrelationsmrefersmtomthemindustrialmrelationship,mpartie
s,mprocesses,mand moutputs.
Answer:m False
15. Themprocessesminmlabourmrelationsmrefermonlymtomjoint munion-
management mactivitiesmsuchmasmcontract mnegotiations.
Answer:m False
16. Humanmresourcemmanagersmand mlabourmrelationsmspecialistsmmaymhavemamdiffere
nt mperspectivemonmunions.
Answer:m True
17. Without mamunion,mthememployment mrelationshipmwould mbemgoverned mexclusivelym
bymagreementsmbetweenmemployersmand mindividualmemployees.
Answer:m False
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n ns
18. “Wrongfulmdismissal”mmeansmthat manmemployermmust mhavemamvalid mreasonmtomtermina
temanmemployee.
Answer:m False
19. It mismpossiblemformcollectivemagreementsmtomprovidemlessmnoticemof mterminationm
tomemployeesmthanmthemcommonmlaw mreasonablemnoticemperiod.
Answer:m True
20. Theremaremstudiesmindicatingmthat munionized memployeesmhavemlowermjobmsatisfactionmth
anmnon-unionmemployees.
Answer:m True
21. A msystemsmframeworkmformlabourmrelationsmcontainsmfivemelements:mthempartie
s,mprocesses,mthemenvironment,moutputs,mand mfeedback.
Answer:m True
22. Themenvironmentalmfactorsmaffectingmlabourmrelationsmrefermexclusivelymtomthemeconom
y,mtechnology,mand mlegalmissues.
Answer:m False
23. Countriesmwithmhighermratesmof munionizationmtend mtomhavemlowermeconomicminequality.
Answer:m True
24. LabourmRelationsminmCanadamaremviewed masmbeingmco-operativeminmnature.
Answer:m False
25. Somememployersmand munionsmhavemattempted mtommovemtomammoremcollaborativemrel
ationshipmbymagreeingmthat mcontract mdisputesmwillmnot mbemresolved mthroughmstrikes.
Answer:m True
26. Themlegalmenvironment mhindersmcollaborationmbetweenmemployersmand munionsmbecau
semit mprovidesmthat munionsmcannot magreemtomgivemupmthemright mtomstrike.
Answer:m False
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NmTOmLABOUR mRELATIONS
True/False
1. Somemhumanmresourcemmanagersmusemthemtermsmindustrialmrelationsmand mlabourmrelatio
nsminterchangeably.
Answer:m True
2. Theremismamconsensusmonmthemmeaningmof mthemtermsmindustrialmrelationsmand mlabo
urmrelations.
Answer:m False
3. Labourmrelationsmaremimportant mbecausemtheymaffect mbothmunionmand mnon-
unionmemployees.
Answer:m True
4. Labourmrelationsmismdefined masmthemstudymof mallmaspectsmof mthemunion-
management mrelationship.
Answer:m True
5. Themissuemof mimprovingmhealthmand msafetyminmthemworkplacemismwithinmthemdomain
mof mindustrialmrelations.
Answer:m True
6. Collectivembargainingmrefersmexclusivelymtomthemnegotiationmof mamcontact mbetweenmt
hemunionmand mthememployer.
Answer:m False
7. Unionsmhavemequalmstrengthmand mimportanceminmallmprovinces.
Answer:m False
8. Aftermanmemployermhasmbeenmunionized manmemployeeminmthembargainingmunit mcann
ot mmakemanmagreement mwithmthememployermprovidingmformadditionalmvacationmtim
e.
Answer:m True
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n ns
9. Whenmemployeesmaremnot mrepresented mbymamunionmthememployment mrelationshipm
ismgoverned mbymthemcontract mbetweenmthemparties,mcommonmlaw,mand memployme
nt mlegislation.
Answer:m True
10. A munionized memployermmust mgivemmembersmof mthembargainingmunit mreasonablemnoticem
tomterminatemthem.
Answer:m False
11. Themcourtsmhavemthemauthoritymtomordermemployersmtomreinstatemnon-
unionmemployeesmwhomhavembeenmwrongfullymdismissed.
Answer:m False
12. Constructivemdismissalmmeansmthat manmemployermcould mnot mreducemanmemployee'smp
aymbym15%munlessmthememployeemconsented.
Answer:m True
13. Unionizationmaffectsmthemprofitabilitymbut mnot mthemproductivitymof memployers.
Answer:m False
14. A msystemsmapproachmtomlabourmrelationsmrefersmtomthemindustrialmrelationship,mpartie
s,mprocesses,mand moutputs.
Answer:m False
15. Themprocessesminmlabourmrelationsmrefermonlymtomjoint munion-
management mactivitiesmsuchmasmcontract mnegotiations.
Answer:m False
16. Humanmresourcemmanagersmand mlabourmrelationsmspecialistsmmaymhavemamdiffere
nt mperspectivemonmunions.
Answer:m True
17. Without mamunion,mthememployment mrelationshipmwould mbemgoverned mexclusivelym
bymagreementsmbetweenmemployersmand mindividualmemployees.
Answer:m False
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n ns
18. “Wrongfulmdismissal”mmeansmthat manmemployermmust mhavemamvalid mreasonmtomtermina
temanmemployee.
Answer:m False
19. It mismpossiblemformcollectivemagreementsmtomprovidemlessmnoticemof mterminationm
tomemployeesmthanmthemcommonmlaw mreasonablemnoticemperiod.
Answer:m True
20. Theremaremstudiesmindicatingmthat munionized memployeesmhavemlowermjobmsatisfactionmth
anmnon-unionmemployees.
Answer:m True
21. A msystemsmframeworkmformlabourmrelationsmcontainsmfivemelements:mthempartie
s,mprocesses,mthemenvironment,moutputs,mand mfeedback.
Answer:m True
22. Themenvironmentalmfactorsmaffectingmlabourmrelationsmrefermexclusivelymtomthemeconom
y,mtechnology,mand mlegalmissues.
Answer:m False
23. Countriesmwithmhighermratesmof munionizationmtend mtomhavemlowermeconomicminequality.
Answer:m True
24. LabourmRelationsminmCanadamaremviewed masmbeingmco-operativeminmnature.
Answer:m False
25. Somememployersmand munionsmhavemattempted mtommovemtomammoremcollaborativemrel
ationshipmbymagreeingmthat mcontract mdisputesmwillmnot mbemresolved mthroughmstrikes.
Answer:m True
26. Themlegalmenvironment mhindersmcollaborationmbetweenmemployersmand munionsmbecau
semit mprovidesmthat munionsmcannot magreemtomgivemupmthemright mtomstrike.
Answer:m False
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