LA180_Ch 12 TF

A certified union has exclusive rights to represent the employees, and individual bargaining unit employees are no longer free to enter into separate contractual arrangements with their employer.

• True

• False

When an employee is dismissed for just cause, the employer need give the employee only two months' notice or the equivalent pay in lieu of that notice.

• True

• False

Unionized employees can be dismissed without notice if there is no work to do.

• True

• False

A majority of the employees in a workplace must always vote in favour of union organization before certification will be granted.

• True

• False

It is up to the labour relations board to determine how much notice must be given when an employee is dismissed.

• True

• False

A lockout involves picketing employees prohibiting both management and other employees from crossing the picket line.

• True

• False

Trade unions' activities are controlled by the courts.

• True

• False

Ordinary employees do not have a fiduciary duty and, unless there is a valid restrictive covenant in their employment contract preventing them from doing so, they are free to compete with their former employer as soon as they leave.

• True

• False

Union employees have a legal obligation to honour (that is, not cross) a properly constituted picket line during a lawful strike or lockout.

• True

• False

Only employers are responsible for torts committed by their employees during the course of the employment.

• True

• False