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1. (1  points)In  the  continuing  Vita  Cortex  dispute,  which  of  the  following  statements  is  correct?a. The  dispute  relates  to  trade  union  recognition  with  SIPTU  seeking &n...

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1.#(1.5#points)# In#the#continuing#Vita#Cortex#dispute,#which#of#the#following#statements#is#correct?# a.#The#dispute#relates#to#trade#union#recognition#with#SIPTU#seeking#recognition#from#the#company.# b.#The#dispute#relates#to#the#nonFpayment#of#holiday#pay#of#the#workers# *c.#The#dispute#relates#to#redundancy#payments#with#the#company#claiming#it#cannot#afford#to#make# the#redundancy#payments.# d.#The#dispute#relates#to#an#unfair#dismissal#case#whereby#one#of#the#workers#was#unfairly#dismissed# and#the#workers#have#taken#industrial#action.# # 2.#(1.5#points)# What#does#the#term#voluntarism#mean?# a.#Voluntarism#means#significant#intervention#by#the#State#in#the#employment#relationship# b.#Voluntarism#means#an#individualistic#approach#to#employment#relations#by#an#employer# *c.#Voluntarism#means#minimum#intervention#by#the#State#in#the#employment#relationship# d.#Voluntarism#means#a#collective#approach#to#employment#relations#by#an#employer# # 3.#(1.5#points)# When#contrasting#employment#relations#with#human#resource#management,#which#of#the#following# statements#is#correct?# a.#Employment#relations#takes#an#internal#perspective# *b.#Human#Resource#Management#focuses#on#employers’#solutions#to#labour#problems# c.#Employment#relations#see#managers#as#the#primary#contributor#to#positive#employment#outcomes# d.#Human#Resource#Management#see#the#need#for#strong#trade#unions#and#government# # 4.#(1.5#points)# Substantive#rules#are#those#which#determine:# *a.#Rules#governing#redundancy# b.#Rules#governing#discipline#and#grievance# c.#Trade#union#recognition#

d.#Rates#of#pay#and#how#levels#are#determined# # 5.#(1.5#points)# Which#of#the#following#is#NOT#one#of#the#four#parts#of#John#Dunlop’s#systems#theory?# a.#Actors# *b.#Assets# c.#Environment# d.#Ideology# # 6.#(1.5#points)# The#Robber’s#Cave#Summer#Camp#Experiment#examined#which#of#the#following,#as#noted#in# lectures?# *a.#Realistic#Group#Conflict# b.#Relative#Deprivation# c.#Responses#to#Job#Dissatisfaction# d.#None#of#the#above# # 7.#(1.5#points)# Which#of#the#following#is#a#behavioural#consequence#in#Guest#(2004)#framework#for#analysing#the# employment#relationship?# a.#Work#satisfaction# b.#Stress# *c.#Job#performance# d.#Motivation# # 8.#(1.5#points)# Having#graduated#from#the#University#of#Limerick#you#subsequently#got#your#dream#job.#As#a# condition#of#joining#the#company,#you#were#required#to#be#a#member#of#a#trade#union#as#the#

company#recognised#and#engaged#with#the#union#in#relation#to#pay#and#conditions#of#employment# for#their#workers.#How#would#you#describe#the#company’s#approach#to#employment#relations?# *a.#The#company#takes#a#pluralist#perspective#of#employment#relations# b.#The#company#takes#a#unitarist#perspective#of#employment#relations# c.#The#company#takes#a#Marxist#perspective#of#employment#relations# d.#The#company#takes#a#neoFliberal#perspective#of#employment#relations# # 9.#(1.5#points)# What#trade#union#did#the#six#Tolpuddle#Martyrs#join?# a.#Amalgamated#Society#of#Railway#Servants# b.#Amalgamated#Society#of#Woodworkers# c.#Services#Industrial#Professional#and#Technical#Union# *d.#Grand#National#and#Consolidated#Union# # 10.#(1.5#points)# Why#were#the#AntiFCombinations#Acts#1799/1800#considered#largely#unsuccessful#in#suppressing# combinations?# a.#The#Combinations#found#a#legal#loophole#which#prevented#employers#using#the#Combination#Acts# *b.#The#scarce#skills#possessed#by#craftsmen#in#these#combinations#meant#that#employers#were# reluctant#to#use#the#legislation# c.#Employers#supported#the#growth#of#combinations# d.#The#financial#cost#of#taking#a#case#against#a#combination#using#the#legislation#was#seen#by# employers#as#prohibitive.# # 11.#(1.5#points)# Constitutional#cases#in#Ireland#have#established#which#of#the#following?# *a.#Irish#employees#can#be#represented#by#a#British#trade#union# b.#Irish#employers#can#be#forced#to#recognise#a#trade#union#provided#a#majority#of#employees#in#the# company#want#the#union#

c.#Irish#employers#can#be#forced#to#recognise#a#trade#union#regardless#of#the#number#of#employees# that#want#to#be#represented# d.#Irish#employees#cannot#be#represented#by#a#British#trade#union# # 12.#(1.5#points)# Having#reviewed#the#major#cases#related#to#the#constitutionality#of#closed#shop#arrangements#in# Ireland,#which#of#the#following#statements#is#correct?# a.#PreFentry#closed#shops#are#constitutional;#postFentry#shops#are#constitutional# b.#PreFentry#closed#shops#are#unconstitutional;#postFentry#shops#are#constitutional# *c.#PreFentry#closed#shops#are#constitutional;#postFentry#shops#are#unconstitutional# d.#PreFentry#closed#shops#are#unconstitutional;#postFentry#shops#are#unconstitutional# # 13.#(1.5#points)# In#which#of#the#following#was#it#established#that#trade#unions#could#be#sued#in#their#own#name?# *a.#The#Taff#Vale#Railway#Company#v#Amalgamated#Society#of#Railway#Servants#(1901)# b.#The#Trade#Disputes#Act#1906# c.#Tierney#v#Amalgamated#Society#of#Woodworkers#(ASW)#(1959)# d.#Becton#Dickenson#v.#Lee#(1973)# # 14.#(1.5#points)# The#1913#Dublin#lockout#involved#a#dispute#over#which#of#the#following?# a.#Pay# *b.#Union#membership# c.#Redundancy# d.#Conditions#of#employment# # 15.#(1.5#points)# When#was#the#Irish#Trade#Union#Congress#(ITUC)#founded?#

a.#1906# b.#1932# *c.#1959# d.#1965# # 16.#(1.5#points)# In#order#to#gain#a#negotiating#licence,#trade#unions#must#register#with#one#of#the#following#bodies.# Which#one?# *a.#The#Registrar#of#Friendly#Societies# b.#The#Labour#Relations#Commission# c.#The#Labour#Court# d.#The#Department#of#Jobs,#Enterprise#and#Innovation# # 17.#(1.5#points)# In#relation#to#union#membership#in#the#1970s#in#Ireland,#what#is#meant#by#the#saturation#effect?# a.#There#were#too#many#trade#unions#operating#in#Ireland## *b.#Full#unionisation#in#sectors#where#unionisation#is#easiest#to#achieve# c.#Over#90%#of#all#workers#are#a#member#of#a#trade#union# d.#Too#few#trade#unions#in#existence#to#cope#with#the#demand#for#union#membership# # 18.#(1.5#points)# The#Irish#National#Teachers#Organisation#(INTO)#is#an#example#of#what#type#of#union?# *a.#White#collar#union# b.#General#union# c.#Craft#union# d.#Industrial#union# # 19.#(1.5#points)#

According#to#the#2009#Quarterly#National#Household#Survey,#which#of#the#following#statements#is# correct?# a.#Single#people#are#more#likely#to#be#union#members#than#married,#separated#or#divorced#or# widowed#people# b.#Males#are#more#likely#to#be#union#members#than#females# *c.#Workers#with#third#level#qualifications#are#more#likely#to#be#union#members#than#those#with# lesser#qualifications# d.#Younger#workers#are#more#likely#to#be#union#members#than#older#workers# # 20.#(1.5#points)# Of#the#countries#listed,#which#has#the#highest#level#of#unionisation?# *a.#Ireland# b.#USA# c.#UK# d.#Germany# #...