Question 1
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The relationship between a bargaining agent and an employer is described as:
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Stakeholder relations
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Employee relations
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Industrial relations
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Labour relations
Question 2
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Which of the following is false about the Employment Standards Act?
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Terms that are lower than the minimum standards set out in the Act can be
negotiated through collective bargaining.
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The Act stipulates overtime payments for non-management employees.
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Some occupations are excluded from the Act.
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Employment Standards Act is a provincial legislation.
Question 3
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Which of the following Acts protects individuals from harassment?
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Employment Equity Act
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Pay Equity Act
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Employment Standards Act
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Human Rights Code
Question 4
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Which of the following individuals is NOT a focus of employment equity legislation?
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Women
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Immigrants
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Visible minorities
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Aboriginals
Question 5
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What strategy is an organization using when it adopts superior working conditions
in an effort to remain non-union?
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Union substitution
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Union resistance
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Union acceptance
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Union busting
Question 6
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In order for a union to represent a group of employees, it has to engage in:
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An arbitration process
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A mediation process
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A grievance process
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A certification process
Question 7
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The legal oversight of labour relations comes from:
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The courts
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Common law
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Contract law
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Labour boards
Question 8
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A bargaining style that engages an adversarial approach is known as:
Question 9
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What union security clause requires employees of a bargaining unit to pay dues but
allows them to opt out of the union?
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Closed shop
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Open shop
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Union shop
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Rand Formula
Question 10
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Under the principle of "management rights", management retains all the rights it
held before unionization except those changed by the collective agreement. What is
another term for "management rights"?
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Acquired rights
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Residual rights
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Inherent rights
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Bargaining rights
Question 11
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In labour relations, the purpose of an authorization card is to:
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Approve the deduction of union dues from employee wages
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Indicate an employee's willingness to be represented by the union
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File a grievance against management by a union member
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Vote in a secret ballot for or against a renewed collective agreement
Question 12
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The new management of a company insists that it has the right to embark on a
downsizing program; however, the union is challenging them on the grounds that
downsizing is not addressed in the collective agreement. The basis for
management's position is:
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Business rights
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Collective rights
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Defined rights
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Residual rights
Question 13
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In the field of labour relations, what is conciliation?
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One side agreeing to give up previously negotiated collective agreement
terms
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A union/management agreement to follow bargaining precedents set by
industry negotiations
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A cooling-off period during collective bargaining
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Engaging a third-party to facilitate a dispute resolution
Question 14
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The practice of allowing more senior level employees whose positions are being
eliminated to accept alternative positions for which they may be qualified and which
are currently occupied by other employees with less seniority is called:
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) Discretionary staffing
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Priority rights
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Bumping
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Transfer
Question 15
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What is constructive dismissal?
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Employee termination with cause
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A fundamental breach of the employment contract by the employer
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Just cause dismissal
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A temporary layoff of a group of employees
Question 16
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Compulsory and binding interest arbitration is used:
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When collective bargaining breaks down
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To settle grievances
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During the certification process
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To settle wrongful dismissal claims
Question 17
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Which of the following is NOT an unfair labour practice?
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Promising to improve benefits during a union certification drive
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Providing union employees with a Christmas bonus that was not negotiated
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Engaging in pattern bargaining
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Hiring professional strike breakers
Question 18
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What does super seniority mean?
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Union representatives have the highest seniority in the bargaining unit.
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Minimum level of seniority is needed before one has bumping right.
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Employees of the parent company are given additional seniority in the event
of a merger.
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Employees with high seniority cannot be terminated.