PHR / SPHR Employee & Labor Relations Exam 2023

PHR / SPHR Employee & Labor Relations Exam 2023 Absentee Policy - ANS-sick time allowed, using sick time, inappropriate sick leave, disciplinary acitons Ad hoc arbitrator - ANS-A person selected to hear a single case between two parties in conflict. Advancement Barriers - ANS-EEO regulations not enforced, practices that hinder advancement, lack of education Agency Shop - ANS-Clause that states that even if workers do not join the union, they must still pay the equivalent of dues to the union. Agent-principal relationship - ANS-Principle under which regulations on unfair labor practices that apply to employers and unions also apply to acts of their agents. Ally Doctrine - ANS-States that when a struck employer effectively uses the employees of an ally as strike breakers and when a union extends its primary picketing to this employer, no violation of the LMRA's secondary boycott prohibitions exists. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - ANS-Umbrella term used to describe a number of problem-solving and grievance resolution approaches. Arbitration - ANS-Procedure in which disputes are submitted to one or more impartial persons for final determination. Arbitrator panel - ANS-three arbitrators chose to handle a specific dispute Attorney Work Product - ANS-Materials used in preparing a legal case (e.g., written reports, notes, data); usually excluded from discovery phase. Authorization cards - ANS-Cards signed by employees to indicate that they want union representation. Bannering - ANS-Union practice of displaying a banner outside the property of an employer to advertise union's message. Bargaining Unit - ANS-Group of employees a union wants to represent. Behavioral Issues - ANS-absenteeism leads to incomplete work, insubordination is an inability to follow instructions Binding Arbitration Decision - ANS-parties in a dispute must accept the arbitration decision, decision is final Bumping - ANS-Giving more-senior workers whose jobs have been eliminated the right to transfer into jobs of less-senior workers. Cat's Paw Principle - ANS-Legal principle in which, for example, an HR department is culpable for discrimination even though HR had no desire to discriminate, such as when HR is persuaded to take an adverse action against an employee with protected status by other biased employees who wish to discriminate against the individual. Certification of representative - Continues...