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TEST BANK
Labour Relations
by Larry Suffield
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3rd Edition
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R
SE
D
O
C
S
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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO LABOUR RELATIONS
True/False
1. Some human resource managers use the terms industrial relations and labour relations
interchangeably.
Answer: True
N
2. There is a consensus on the meaning of the terms industrial relations and labour
relations.
U
Answer: False
3. Labour relations are important because they affect both union and non-union
R
employees.
Answer: True
SE
4. Labour relations is defined as the study of all aspects of the union-management
relationship.
Answer: True
5. The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of
D
industrial relations.
Answer: True
O
6. Collective bargaining refers exclusively to the negotiation of a contact between the
union and the employer.
Answer: False
C
7. Unions have equal strength and importance in all provinces.
S
Answer: False
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.
Answer: True
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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.
Answer: True
10. A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to
terminate them.
Answer: False
N
11. The courts have the authority to order employers to reinstate non-union employees
who have been wrongfully dismissed.
U
Answer: False
12. Constructive dismissal means that an employer could not reduce an employee's pay
R
by 15% unless the employee consented.
Answer: True
SE
13. Unionization affects the profitability but not the productivity of employers.
Answer: False
14. A systems approach to labour relations refers to the industrial relationship, parties,
processes, and outputs.
D
Answer: False
15. The processes in labour relations refer only to joint union-management activities such
O
as contract negotiations.
Answer: False
C
16. Human resource managers and labour relations specialists may have a different
perspective on unions.
S
Answer: True
17. Without a union, the employment relationship would be governed exclusively by
agreements between employers and individual employees.
Answer: False
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18. “Wrongful dismissal” means that an employer must have a valid reason to terminate
an employee.
Answer: False
19. It is possible for collective agreements to provide less notice of termination to
employees than the common law reasonable notice period.
Answer: True
N
20. There are studies indicating that unionized employees have lower job satisfaction than
non-union employees.
Answer: True
U
21. A systems framework for labour relations contains five elements: the parties,
processes, the environment, outputs, and feedback.
R
Answer: True
22. The environmental factors affecting labour relations refer exclusively to the economy,
SE
technology, and legal issues.
Answer: False
23. Countries with higher rates of unionization tend to have lower economic inequality.
D
Answer: True
24. Labour Relations in Canada are viewed as being co-operative in nature.
O
Answer: False
25. Some employers and unions have attempted to move to a more collaborative
relationship by agreeing that contract disputes will not be resolved through strikes.
C
Answer: True
S
26. The legal environment hinders collaboration between employers and unions because
it provides that unions cannot agree to give up the right to strike.
Answer: False
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TEST BANK
Labour Relations
by Larry Suffield
N
3rd Edition
U
R
SE
D
O
C
S
KJHGFDSA
, KJHGFDSA
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO LABOUR RELATIONS
True/False
1. Some human resource managers use the terms industrial relations and labour relations
interchangeably.
Answer: True
N
2. There is a consensus on the meaning of the terms industrial relations and labour
relations.
U
Answer: False
3. Labour relations are important because they affect both union and non-union
R
employees.
Answer: True
SE
4. Labour relations is defined as the study of all aspects of the union-management
relationship.
Answer: True
5. The issue of improving health and safety in the workplace is within the domain of
D
industrial relations.
Answer: True
O
6. Collective bargaining refers exclusively to the negotiation of a contact between the
union and the employer.
Answer: False
C
7. Unions have equal strength and importance in all provinces.
S
Answer: False
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.
Answer: True
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,Labour Relations, 3rd Edition Chapter 1 Introduction to Labour Relations
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.
Answer: True
10. A unionized employer must give members of the bargaining unit reasonable notice to
terminate them.
Answer: False
N
11. The courts have the authority to order employers to reinstate non-union employees
who have been wrongfully dismissed.
U
Answer: False
12. Constructive dismissal means that an employer could not reduce an employee's pay
R
by 15% unless the employee consented.
Answer: True
SE
13. Unionization affects the profitability but not the productivity of employers.
Answer: False
14. A systems approach to labour relations refers to the industrial relationship, parties,
processes, and outputs.
D
Answer: False
15. The processes in labour relations refer only to joint union-management activities such
O
as contract negotiations.
Answer: False
C
16. Human resource managers and labour relations specialists may have a different
perspective on unions.
S
Answer: True
17. Without a union, the employment relationship would be governed exclusively by
agreements between employers and individual employees.
Answer: False
Copyright © 2012 Pearson Canada Inc. 3
, Labour Relations, 3rd Edition Chapter 1 Introduction to Labour Relations
18. “Wrongful dismissal” means that an employer must have a valid reason to terminate
an employee.
Answer: False
19. It is possible for collective agreements to provide less notice of termination to
employees than the common law reasonable notice period.
Answer: True
N
20. There are studies indicating that unionized employees have lower job satisfaction than
non-union employees.
Answer: True
U
21. A systems framework for labour relations contains five elements: the parties,
processes, the environment, outputs, and feedback.
R
Answer: True
22. The environmental factors affecting labour relations refer exclusively to the economy,
SE
technology, and legal issues.
Answer: False
23. Countries with higher rates of unionization tend to have lower economic inequality.
D
Answer: True
24. Labour Relations in Canada are viewed as being co-operative in nature.
O
Answer: False
25. Some employers and unions have attempted to move to a more collaborative
relationship by agreeing that contract disputes will not be resolved through strikes.
C
Answer: True
S
26. The legal environment hinders collaboration between employers and unions because
it provides that unions cannot agree to give up the right to strike.
Answer: False
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