TEST BANK HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 1-12 - LABOUR RELATIONS COMPLETE UPDATE SOLVED SOLUTION 2023

TEST BANK HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 1-12 - LABOUR RELATIONS COMPLETE UPDATE SOLVED SOLUTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO LABOUR RELATIONS True/False 1. Some human resource managers use the terms industrial relations and labour relations interchangeably. 2. There is a consensus on the meaning of the terms industrial relations and labour relations. 3. Labour relations are important because they affect both union and non-union employees. 4. Labour relations is defined as the study of all aspects of the union-management relationship. 5. The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of industrial relations. 6. Collective bargaining refers exclusively to the negotiation of a contact between the union and the employer. 7. Unions have equal strength and importance in all provinces. 8. After an employer has been unionized an employee in the bargaining unit cannot make an agreement with the employer providing for additional vacation time. 9. When employees are not represented by a union the employment relationship is governed by the contract between the parties, common law, and employment legislation. 10. A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to terminate them. 11. The courts have the authority to order employers to reinstate non-union employees who have been wrongfully dismissed. 12. Constructive dismissal means that an employer could not reduce an employee's pay by 15% unless the employee is consented. 13. Unionization affects the profitability but not the productivity of employers. 14. A systems approach to labour relations refers to the industrial relationship, parties, processes, and outputs. 15. The processes in labour relations refer only to joint union-management activities such as contract negotiations. 16. Human resource managers and labour relations specialists may have a different perspective on unions. 17. Without a union, the employment relationship would be governed exclusively by agreements between employers and individual employees. 18. “Wrongful dismissal” means that an employer must have a valid reason to terminate an employee. 19. It is possible for collective agreements to provide less notice of termination to employees than the common law reasonable notice period. 20. There are studies indicating that unionized employees have lower job satisfaction than non-union employees. 21. A systems framework for labour relations contains five elements: the parties, processes, the environment, outputs, and feedback. 22. The environmental factors affecting labour relations refer exclusively to the economy, technology, and legal issues.