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IDRL 215 EXAM PREPQUESTIONS &
ANSWERS SCORED A+
IDRL 215
OCTOBER 25, 2024
EVATEE
,IDRL 215 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS SCORED A+
How do we define labour relations? Does it matter whether we define the term
narrowly or more broadly? Answer - A) Labour relations can be defined as the
relationship between a union and an employer.
B) Labour relations should be defined more broadly because narrowly defining
the term can mask important details about what labour relations is.
C) Moreover, labour relations is the study of the employment relationship and
acknowledges that the employment relationship is one of power and that
inherent power disparities exist between employers and workers.
Does labour relations bring a different perspective to work than human
resource management? Answer - Human resource management typically deals
with non-unionized work environments, whereas labour relations focuses on
unions and their impact on workplaces. Although relevant to one another,
labour relations has its own priorities and principles.
What are labour and capital? And how do their interests converge and conflict
in the employment relationship? Answer - A) Labour refers to the part of the
population that trades its time for the wages required to support itself.
B) Capital is wealth in the form of money or property to purchase investments,
such as businesses, from which income can be drawn without the need to
perform labour.
, C) Their interests converge in that the duties and obligations of employers and
employees are asymmetrical. More specifically, employers issue commands,
and employees obey them.
Furthermore, employers seek to cheapen and intensify labour to increase
profit. Therefore, employers' interests lie in maximizing profit, while workers'
interests lie in maximizing wages.
How is employment a social, as well as an economic, relationship? Answer -
The employment relationship is both social and economic because not only do
employers sell their labour for remuneration, but by accepting employment
they are also accepting managerial authority and agreeing to comply with
managerial rules and direction.
What is a labour market and how does it work? Answer - A) A labour market is
where employers buy and workers sell the workers' capacity to work.
B) The labour markets is largely influenced by supply and demand for
labourers. For instance, wages rates increase when there is a shortage of
workers. Conversely, wage rates might decrease if there is a surplus of labour.
What sorts of challenges and tasks face employers when trying to turn the
capacity to work into actual work? Answer - Employers face three main tasks
when utilizing employees' capacity to work:
1) defining the nature of the job
2) matching the employee to the job
3) regulating the performance and behaviour of the employee on the job
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