Top 350+ Solved Industrial Relations and Labour Laws (IRLL) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which is the machinery for settlement of Industrial Disputes?
a. Industrial Tribunal
b. National Tribunal
c. Labour court
d. all of the above
Q. Which of the following best explains the term 'union ballots'?
a. A ballot is the system by which union members vote for, e.g. industrial action.
b. A ballot is the method by which a union recruits new members
c. A ballot is the method by which a union expels members
d. A ballot is the system by which union members put forward information for listing
Q. Which of the following can a union do once it is 'recognised'?
a. Apply to engage in the 'closed shop'
b. Engage in collective bargaining with an employer
c. Apply to be referred to as a 'workplace union'
d. Apply for union status
Q. Which union is focused on making the skills of its members valuable and not easily replaceablein organizations?
a. Industrial union
b. Occupational union
c. General union
d. White-collar union
Q. Employees join unions to fulfil their __ needs.
a. Social
b. Esteem
c. Economic
d. all of the above
Q. What should be the minimum number of person’s required to register a trade union?
a. Six
b. Seven
c. Eight
d. nine
Q. Which of the following is noted in your text as a current condition that makes it difficult to be specific about the nature of the employment relationship within organisations
a. the nature of work within modern organisations
b. a major reconfiguration of the labour market in most industrialised economies
c. a blurring of traditional boundaries between workers and their employing organisations
d. all of the above
Q. Which of the following is NOT one of the three major assumptions that underpin the concept of a 'contract of employment'
a. that the relationship between employer and employee is an individual one, made between two parties of equal bargaining strength
b. that there is an imbalance of power between the two parties
c. it consists of a promise to work (or be available for work) for which payment is promised
d. since there has been a free exchange of promises, the two parties have reciprocal, but different rights and obligations
Q. According to your text which of the following is true?
a. Someone who accepts an offer of employment, whether or not the offer is in writing has entered into a binding contract of service
b. Contract of employment only exists where an offer of employment has been made in writing and is accepted in writing
c. Both (a) and (b) are true
d. Neither (a) nor (b) are true
Q. Which of the following is NOT one of the sources from which the terms of a contract of employment can be derived?
a. expressly agreed terms
b. collectively incorporated
c. distributive justice terms
d. terms implied by common law
Q. Which of the following are sources from which the terms of contract of employment can be derived?
a. custom and practice rules
b. works and organisational rules
c. legislative terms (statute law)
d. all of the above
Q. Adopting a step-by-step approach in dealing with indiscipline problems is the fundamental principle of
a. progressive discipline
b. negative discipline
c. positive discipline
d. None of the above
Q. Which of the following is not a disciplinary action against employees?
a. dismissal
b. increments
c. discharge
d. disciplinary demotion
Q. Which of the following statements indicates a good disciplinary system?
a. An employee must be reprimanded in public.
b. An employee must not be reprimanded at all.
c. An employee must be reprimanded in private.
d. None of the above
Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Hot Stove Rule of Discipline?
a. immediacy
b. consistency
c. forewarning
d. secrecy