IDRL 215 EXAM 2024 QUIZZES & ANS GRADED A+
IDRL 215
OCTOBER 25, 2024
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IDRL 215 EXAM 2024 QUIZZES & ANS
GRADED A+
How do we define labour relations? Does it matter whether we define the term narrowly or more broadly? Answer - The relationship between a union and the employer in a workplace.
The narrow definition of the term can mask important aspects of what labour relations is.
Labour relations is also the study of the employment relationship in general. More specifically labour relations recognises that the employment relationship is one of power and that inherent power differentials exist between employers and workers. This power dynamic shapes what happens at work
Does labour relations bring a different perspective to work than human resource management? Answer - The study of HRM mainly focuses on non unionized environments. Labour relations draws more emphasis to unions and their impact on workplaces. HRM and labour relations is relevant but labour relations brings its own set of priorities and perspectives.
What are labour and capital? And how do their interests converge and conflict in the employment relationship? Answer - Labour is the portion of the population that trades its time for the wages necessary to support itself.
Capital the portion of the population that draws income from different kinds of investments they purchased with their capital.
How is employment a social, as well as an economic, relationship? Answereconomic is the exchange of value between employer and worker
social- workers agree to accept managers authority and the dynamic for both parties to structure a relationship that will maximize cooperation and minimize conflict
What is a labour market and how does it work? Answer - where employers buy workers and workers sell their capacity to work.
the wage rate depends on the demand or supply of workers
What sorts of challenges and tasks face employers when trying to turn the capacity to work into actual work? Answer - 1. defining the nature of the job
2. matching the employee to the job
3. regulating the performance and behaviour of the employee on the job
What are the common law duties and obligations of employers and employees? Answer - Employer:
1)Work and remuneration-Employer is required to pay worker with agreed upon wages for the work they do. Employer also needs to provide the worker with enough work and significantly reducing hours or laying off could be a breach of contract
2) Notice of termination- Must give worker proper notice before termination or the equivalent pay in lieu of the notice. If the worker has violated rules such as stealing they do not need to provide notice.
3) A safe work site- employers are obligated to provide safe working conditions
Workers
1) Obligations of good faith and fidelity- worker must act in a way that is helpful to business interests and professional
2) duty to obey- worker must listen to employer and complete work that is asked of them
3) obligation to perform work competently- must be capable of doing the job and repeated failure can lead to termination
4) Requirement to provide resignation notice- workers need to inform employer of plans to leave job
How does government differ from the state? Answer - The state enforces laws of labour managment relations and serves as an employer in its own right. The state can shape the values and beliefs of the parties and provide various forms of support to facilitate positive labour relations
the state is responsible for the broader economic and social policies that structure the economic context which labor and managment interact.
What are the different roles the state plays in labour relations? Answer - 1) regulative role
2)the employer role
3) the facilitative role
4)the structural role
5) the conservative role
*make note about this lesson 3
What are the theories of the formation and function of unions historically?
Answer - Theories of the origin of unions:
Sidney and Beatrice Webb:
-separation between capital and labour
-method of mutual insurance
-method of collective bargining
-method of legal enactment
-device of common rule
-device of restriction of numbers
Selig Pertman:
-unions needing support of middle class
-emphasis on psychology of labourer
John Commons:
-influence of competitive markets on wages
-influence of expanding markets unions able to use better communication and travel to broaden membership
What factors are most important in determining the success of an organizing drive? Answer - demographic of situational factors in individual workplaces can be more influential on success rates than union's actions (ex: if the workplace has a high percent of minorities)
employee involvement with the campaign
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