Human Resources Employee Relations

Question 1

Which federal law guarantees employees the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities?

Accepted Answer

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

Answer

The NLRA (Wagner Act) protects employees' rights to organize unions and engage in collective bargaining.

Question 2

What is a 'grievance procedure' in a unionized workplace?

Accepted Answer

A formal process for employees to raise and resolve workplace complaints under a collective bargaining agreement

Answer

A grievance procedure provides a structured process for employees to formally challenge alleged violations of the collective bargaining agreement.

Question 3

What does 'progressive discipline' involve?

Accepted Answer

A step-by-step corrective process with increasingly serious consequences

Answer

Progressive discipline escalates consequences (verbal warning → written warning → suspension → termination) to correct behavior while documenting performance issues.

Question 4

What is 'constructive dismissal'?

Accepted Answer

When an employer makes working conditions so intolerable that an employee is forced to resign

Answer

Constructive dismissal occurs when an employer's actions make continuing employment unreasonable, effectively forcing a resignation.

Question 5

Under the WARN Act, employers with 100+ employees must provide how many days' advance notice of mass layoffs?

Accepted Answer

60 days

Answer

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires 60 days' advance written notice before mass layoffs or plant closings.

Human Resources Practice Test

Human Resources Practice Test

Human Resources Employee Relations