Week 13 - Global HR and Labour Relations

Question 1

[Blank] is a written contract between the employer and a union that outlines many of the terms and conditions of employment for employees in a bargaining unit. The terms and conditions are reached through collective bargaining between the employer and the union

Answer 1

A Collective Agreement

Question 2

“union shop”

Answer 2

FT and PT employees automatically part as a mandatory component to employment

Question 3

“Union Steward”

Answer 3

A union representative, union steward, or shop steward is an employee of an organization or company who represents and defends the interests of her/his fellow employees as a labor union member and official - elected by union members

Question 4

Bargaining Zone

Answer 4

The area between what the union currently has and what they want

Question 5

Strike Vote

Answer 5

a vote during collective bargaining when things arent going as planned

Question 6

Strike

Answer 6

Refusal to work as a form of protest or not getting certain concessions from an employer

Question 7

is used when the parties are trying to divide something up–distribute something.

Answer 7

Distributive Bargaining

Question 8

a boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, that others are asked not to cross is known as

Answer 8

A Picket Line

Question 9

[Blank] entails a neutral third party assisting the union and the employer to reach an agreement.

Answer 9

Mediation

Question 10

[ Blank] is a method of dispute resolution where a neutral third party hears from both sides and then decides an issue

Answer 10

Arbitration

Question 11

Define “EXPATRIATE”

Answer 11

Employees who are citizens of the country where
the parent company is based who are sent to work in another
country

Question 12

This needs to be taken into account: is the extent to which the lower ranking individuals of a society “accept and expect that power is distributed unequally”

Answer 12

Power Distance

Question 13

Referring to a teacher or Boss using a formal title is an example of what kind of power distance?

Answer 13

High Power Distance (power inequalities exist, and are respected and accepted)

Question 14

High Power Distance Societies are going to place more emphasis on

Answer 14

Collectivism rather than individualism

Question 15

What kind of power distance is Canada?

Answer 15

Low Power distance

Question 16

Collectivist Societies

Answer 16

place emphasis on the group and less on the individual

Question 17

Expatriates may be uncomfortable with new colleagues from a host country asking personal questions quickly - this might be because the new country is [blank] and the expats original country is [blank]

Answer 17

Collectivist, Individualist

Question 18

economic, legal, labour cost, industrial

relations factors are examples of

Answer 18

other factors that effect international HR

Question 19

This sequence of events is an example of ???
Candidate identification, assessment, selection
• Cost projections
• Assignment letters
• Compensation, benefits, tax projections
• Relocation assistance
• Family support (#1 concern for expats)
• Orientation and Training (cross-cultural training

Answer 19

how to plan an expatriate assignment

Question 20

What can be done to aid REPATRIATION?

Answer 20

• Assign a sponsor
• Provide career counselling
• Keep communication open
• Offer financial support
• Develop reorientation program
• Build in frequent return trips

Question 21

What are the 3 primary barriers international workers face when coming to Canada?

Answer 21

• Barrier 1: Lack of Canadian Experience
  • Barrier 2: Poor Transferability of Foreign Education
  of Training
  • Barrier 3: Lack of Literacy Skills