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HRM 531
WEEK 1
According to _____, an employee may not be fired because he or she refuses to commit
an illegal act, such as perjury or price fixing.
A. public policy exception
B. social learning theory
C. retaliatory discharge
D. lifestyle discriminate
A worker being fired for actions ranging from filing a workers’ compensation claim to
reporting safety violations to government agencies is called
A. unfair dismissal
B. red-hot-stove discipline
C. retaliatory discharge
D. just cause
15.
_____ refers to an employment relationship between an employer and an employee,
under which either party can terminate the relationship without notice for any reason not
prohibited by law.
A. Fiduciary duty of loyalty
B. Employment at will
C. Due process
D. An implied promise
A bona fide occupational qualification allows
A. exemption from the Fourteenth Amendment
B. seniority systems
C. discrimination to be permissible when a qualification is
considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the
business or enterprise
D. random drug testing
4.
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
A. prohibits the denial, termination, or suspension of
government contracts if an employer is following an
affirmative action plan accepted by the federal
government for the same facility within the past 12
months
B. requires that men and women working for the same
establishment be paid the same rate of pay for work that
is substantially equal in skill, effort, responsibility, and
working conditions
C. grants all citizens the right to sue in federal court if they
feel they have been deprived of any rights guaranteed by
the Constitution and other laws
D. provides that a seniority system that intentionally
discriminates against the members of a protected group
can be challenged within 180 days
5.
Title VII is most relevant to the employment context because it _____ on the basis of
race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in all aspects of employment.
A. encourages advancement
B. prohibits discrimination
C. eliminates nepotism
D. prevents layoffs
6.
One distinctive feature of the U.S. system compared with other countries is
A. selective representation
B. collective agreements are of fixed duration that embody a
sharp distinction between negotiation of and
interpretation
C. centralized collective bargaining
D. low union dues and small union staffs
The role of government in the U.S. industrial relations system is characterized by
A. active in dispute resolution
B. legalistic in the courts only
C. legalistic in administrative procedures and the courts, but
passive in dispute resolution
D. legalistic in administrative procedures and active in
dispute resolution
In U.S. industrial relations, union organization is
A. opposed by both large and small employers
B. opposed by small employers but supported by large
employers
C. opposed by large employers but supported by small
employers
D. supported by both large and small employers
The right of employees to strike in support of their bargaining demands is protected by
A. the Landrum-Griffin Act
B. state law
C. collective bargaining agreements
D. the Taft-Hartley Act
While mediation assists the parties to reach their own settlement, _____ hears the
positions of both and decides on binding settlement terms.
A. fact-finding
B. arbitration
C. wildcat resolution
D. intercession
Mediation is most successful when
A. the mediator acts as a judge in the negotiations
B. disputants see mediators as fair
C. mediators are assigned by the courts to intervene
D. the mediator- advice has the force of a government writ
A(n) _____ is a neutral facilitator between employees and managers who assists in
resolving workplace disputes.
A. peer-review panel
B. grievance committee
C. ombudsperson
D. complaint team
The concept of _____ requires an employer not only to produce persuasive evidence of
an employee- liability or negligence, but also to provide the employee a fair hearing and
to impose a penalty appropriate to the proven offense.
A. the hot-stove rule
B. positive discipline
C. progressive discipline
D. just cause
14.
In a unionized firm, the _____ clause of the collective bargaining agreement typically
retains for management the authority to impose reasonable rules for workplace conduct
and to discipline employees for just cause.
A. employee relations
B. management rights
C. implied promises
D. organizational support