Top 350+ Solved Industrial Relations and Labour Laws (IRLL) MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What criteria are used to assess whether a trade union is independent?
a. Whether its name implies independence.
b. Its background and the way it organizes and structures itself, including its finances.
c. The size of its membership.
d. Its future plans for co-operation with the employer.
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Q. Are collective agreements legally enforceable?
a. Yes, otherwise they would be worthless.
b. No, they are never legally enforceable.
c. They are presumed not to be legally enforceable unless the parties agree otherwise.
d. Only those made with trade unions.
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Q. Are employers obliged to provide information to trade union representatives for collective bargaining purposes?
a. No, because it would be unfair on the employer in the negotiations.
b. No, because there might be a lot of sensitive information included which the employer might not wish to be known.
c. Yes, if it is information that the employee representatives need to carry on collective bargaining.
d. Yes, but only if the union representatives agree to keep it secret.
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Q. Can an employer refuse to employ a trade union member because the employer regards them all astroublemakers?
a. Yes, an employer may take on or reject who they wish.
b. Only if they do not have any current trade union members.
c. Yes, if they have suffered from lots of industrial action from trade unions in the past.
d. No, it would be unlawful.
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Q. What is the 'golden formula'?
a. A formula which describes how gold is made.
b. A formula for describing the best employers.
c. A formula which says that statutory protection in tort can only happen when the action is in contemplation or furtherance of a trade dispute.
d. A formula which says that statutory protection in tort can only happen when the action is in contemplation or furtherance of an employer's interests.
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Q. Is it legal for a trade union to call together its workers in one factory and decide on a strike basedon voting by raising hands?
a. No, because all ballots have to be secret.
b. Yes, because it was open, fair, and honest.
c. No, because some people will be away and not be able to vote.
d. Yes, because this is the way that it has always been done.
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Q. Which of the following statement is true about an industrial dispute
a. The dispute may relate to employment
b. The dispute may relate to non employment
c. The dispute may be between worker and worker
d. The dispute may be between employer and government
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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.
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Q. Which of the following can a union do once it is 'recognized'?
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
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Q. Which union is focused on making the skills of its members valuable and not easily replaceable inorganisations?
a. Industrial union
b. Occupational union
c. General union
d. White-collar union
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Q. A union meant to protect the interests and rights of the non-manual employees is called a:
a. white-collar union
b. blue-collar union
c. brown-collar union
d. none of the above
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Q. The industrial peace is secured through voluntary_____and compulsory _____.
a. Compromise and Arbitration
b. Adjudication and Arbitration
c. Work Committee and Industrial Tribunal
d. Negotiation and Adjudication
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Q. As per the Factories Act "Adult" means a person who has completed year of age.[Sec 2(a)]
a. Fifteenth
b. Sixteenth
c. Seventeenth
d. Eighteenth
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Q. As per Factories Act, "Child" means a person who has not completed his ..........Year of age. [Sec2(c)]
a. Fourteenth
b. Fifteenth
c. Sixteenth
d. Eighteenth
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Q. As per factories act which among the following are true in respect of the_______ definition of aworker'? [Sec 2(1)] "Worker" means a person employed 1 Directly or by or through any agency (including a contractor 2 With or without the knowledge of the principal employer 3 Whether for remuneration or not 4 In any manufacturing process
a. 3 and 4 only
b. 1,3 and 4 only
c. 1 and 4 only
d. 1,2,3 and4
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