chapter 5 Flashcards
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- a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.
strike
- A work stoppage; is the concerted refusal of employees to perform work their employer has assigned to them to force the employer to grant certain demanded concessions, such as increased
wages or improved employment conditions.
strike
- Higher Compensation
- Improve the Workplace
- Shorter Working Days
- Stop Wages from going down
- More benefits
- Think that their company has been unfair
- Victimization/discrimination
- Lay offs
- Casual appointment for long
- Instability of service
- Payment less than minimum wages
- Non-compliance with requirements of hygiene
and sanitation, health and safety
examples of _____________
strikes
A strike in which workers show up to work but refuse to work.
SIT-DOWN STRIKE
A strike affecting all areas of labor
force across many industries typically throughout the entire country of a large section thereof
GENERAL STRIKE
A strike initiated by workers in one
industry and supported by workers in a separate but related industry.
SYMPATHY STRIKE
An action taken by an employer, that is believed to be inimical to the interest of an employee organization
UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE
The workers may decide to ________ the company in two ways. Firstly by not using its products and secondly by making an appeal to the public in general.
BOYCOT
In the former case, the _______ is known as primary and in the latter secondary.
It is coercive method whereby the management is forced to accept their demands.
BOYCOT
In the former case, the _______ is known as primary and in the latter secondary.
It is coercive method whereby the management is forced to accept their demands.
BOYCOT
When workers are dissuaded from work by stationing certain men at the factory gates, such a step is known as ___________.
picketing
If ____________ does not involve
any violence, it is perfectly legal
picketing
It is where workers report misconduct, most often seen
at work, in order to protect the public.
Whistleblowing
The misconduct must affect, or have the potential to affect,
the public, rather than being a personal grievance.
Whistleblowing
_______________
can be employees, former employees, trainees, agency
workers or members of Limited Liability Partnerships.
Whistleblowers
WHISTLEBLOWING complaints typically fall into one of the
following categories:
- ___________ to an individual’s health and safety
- Real or potential ______ to the environment
- Miscarriage of ______
- Breaking the ____, which includes contractual obligations and health and safety regulations
- _______ offence
Threat
damage
justice
law
Criminal
Facilitates early detection of fraud within your business.
Whistleblowing
Allows you to swiftly put a stop to the wrongdoing and mitigate any risks and repercussions
Whistleblowing
Whistleblowers will likely come to you directly instead of approaching external whistleblowing services.
Whistleblowing
- When legal action is not required the misconduct can be handled entirely within your business, without being plastered across headlines in a public scandal.
Whistleblowing
- if you are required to disclose the incident to the authorities, anticipating the public attention allows you to prepare for it
Whistleblowing
it is essential that an acceptance and promotion of whistleblowing is observed at every level of the organization, including management.
Whistleblowing
A ______________________ is a document compiled by an organization which outlines their
stance on whistleblowing and offers information to workers on the whistleblowing procedure
whistleblowing policy
_______________________ can be generated through meetings, posters, promotion of policy, staff training and anything else that gets people talking.
Whistleblowing awareness