MGT1101 - T8 (1): Industrial Relations

Industrial relations are the relationship between:

• Employers and their associations

• Employees and their trade unions

• Government

• All of the following

Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation is one of the parties in the Industrial Relations System.

• True

• False

Industrial harmony is necessary for the success of the individual enterprise and the success of the national economy.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT one of the reason workers join trade unions?

• To show their solidarity with other workers.

• Improve working conditions.

• To have an opportunity to socialize with other workers.

• Decrease job security.

The Industrial Court has the power to decide on how much compensation should be paid to the employee by the employer.

• True

• False

Any employee above the age of 16 has the right to join a trade union, except employees in:

• The royal Malaysian police

• Apprentices

• The prison service

• The armed forces

Employees in public and private sectors can join the same union.

• True

• False

Process whereby a trade union negotiates with an employer or association of employers over the terms and conditions of service of employees.

Written agreement between a trade union and an employer, or association of employers, concerning the terms and conditions of employment of the employer’s workers.

The duration for collective agreement is:

• minimum 3 years

• minimum 1 year

• maximum 3 years

• No minimum and maximum