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WorksheetsConflict in Business -Industrial Relations I
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
You Can Select Multiple Answers: What are some aims of a trade union?
Health & safety in workplace.
Laws for reasonable working hours.
To strike at random
To provide legal advice for work related issues
True or False? "Female union members earn 30% less than non-unionised women."
True
False
What kind of people work in a Trade Union?
Ordinary working people
Only the poor people
Lazy and troublesome people
All people around the world can work in a Trade Union
Why do some workers join a Trade Union?
They believe that a Union can help them find a job.
To help them live a better life.
They just feel better when they're in a Trade Union.
To get better payments and better working conditions.
The degree to which peace or conflict exists within an organization between management and employees.
Conflict resolution
Togetherness
Industrial Relation
Industrial Action
What is another word for "Trade Union"
Labour Council
Labour Union
Trading Council
Voluntary Union
You Can Select Multiple Answers: What is already accomplished by the Trade Unions?
Maternity benefits
The power to shut down any business
They gave us the weekend off
Forty-hour working week
Trade unions may also be referred to as:
Labour movement
Union team
Shop steward
Union activist
The person who represents the trade union on a particular jobsite is called
Union man
Union lead
The union activist
The shop steward
The name of the trade union that represents oil workers in Trinidad and Tobago
PSA
JITUM
TTUTA
OWTU
The workers in a large organization are dissatisfied with the working conditions. The trade union representatives’ first likely action will be to
Have discussions with the personnel
officer
Encourage employees to adopt go-
slow tactics
Encourage the workers to take strike
action
Request a meeting with the Board of Directors
Richard has been an employee of MTSL for over ten years. He is up for a promotion at the end of the year. A manager's nephew who was recently hired has been promoted ahead of Richard. An upset Richard has taken this issue to his trade union. This conflict is as a result of
Unfair practices
A lack of job security
A lack of fringe benefits
Poor working conditions
The role of the shop steward is to
Take an inventory of stock
Open the business place on time
Ensure that consumers get a fair deal
Protect the interests of unionized workers
True or False? "Trade unions can only operate in the public sector."
False
True
What type of industrial action is MOST likely occuring here?
Go-slow
Ingathering
Lock-out
Picketing
What type of industrial action is MOST likely occurring here?
Go-slow
Strike
Work to rule
Defiance
The process by which a complaint between management and employees are addressed and resolved
Industrial Action
Grievance Procedure
Collective Bargaining
Legal Recourse
A group process of negotiating work-related issues with the anticipation of coming to an agreement.
Industrial Action
Grievance Procedure
Collective Bargaining
Legal Recourse
A trusted third party tries to find a solution
Abitration
Mediation
Legal Action
Industrial Action
Where both sides agree to a trusted third party ruling and agreeing in advance to a binding settlement
Abitration
Mediation
Legal Action
Industrial Action
