Question

Part B Matching Pairs

Complete all of the following 20 matching pairs in the table below by placing the letter of the correct description in the answer space beside the matching term.

One mark for each correct answer. Twenty marks total.

                                                                                                            

Term	Answer	Description
Wage curve		A. Activity-related soft tissue injuries of the neck, shoulders, arms, wrist, hands, back and legs
Broadbanding		B. A written allegation of a contract violation, filed by an individual bargaining union member, the union, or management
Geocentric staffing policy		C. The process of reducing, usually dramatically, the number of people employed by the firm
		D. Policies that align with the belief that the best manager for any specific position anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates
Balance sheet approach		E. Stationing groups of striking employees, usually carrying signs, at the entrances and exits of the organization whose employees are on strike
		F. The employer makes unilateral changes in the employment contract that are unacceptable to the employee
Vesting		G. Reducing the number of salary grades and ranges into a few wide levels
Grievance		H. A graphic description of the relationship between the value of the job and the average wage paid for the job
Burnout		I. A plan in which the employer’s contribution to the employees’ retirement fund is specified
Repetitive strain injuries		J. A plan that contains a formula for determining retirement benefits
Conciliation		K. The total depletion of physical and mental resources caused by excessive striving to reach an unrealistic work-related goal
Defined benefit pension plan		L. An organized refusal of bargaining group members and supporters to buy the products or use the services of the organization whose employees are on strike
Defined contribution pension plan		M. Fairness of the process used to make a decision
Layoff		N. Fairness of a decision outcome
Downsizing		O. A vote conducted by the LRB in which employees in a bargaining unit indicated by secret ballot, whether or not they want to be represented by a labour union
Distributive justice		P. Policies that align with the attitude that home-country managers are superior to those in the host country
Procedural justice		Q. Expatriate pay based on equalizing purchasing power across countries
Wrongful dismissal		R. An employee dismissal that does not comply with the law or a contractual agreement
Constructive dismissal		S. Employees who are citizens of the country where the parent company is based, who are sent to work in another country
Picket		T. The use of a neutral third party to help an organization and the union representing its employees to reach a mutually satisfactory collective outcome
Boycott
Distributive bargaining
Expatriate
Mediation
Representation vote
Pre-hearing vote

Answer 1

Please refer to the solution below for details.

The wage curve is a curve that represents a relationship between the rate of unemployment (plotted on the X-axis) and wage rate (represented on the Y-axis).

Broadbanding is entirely based on this system with employers devising a handful of pay grades, each with multiple increments, to cover the entire business.

The geocentric policy approach to staffing assigns job positions to any person best suited for the position, regardless of the employee's background, culture, or country of origin. The main advantage of this staffing policy approach is that it is highly flexible.

The balance sheet approach is used to set expatriate compensation. There the goal is to protect or equalize an expatriate's purchasing power while on assignment abroad.

Vesting is a legal term that means to give or earn a right to a present or future payment, asset, or benefit.

A grievance is a formal complaint that is raised by an employee towards an employer within the workplace.

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands.

A repetitive strain injury (RSI), sometimes referred to as repetitive stress injury, is a gradual buildup of damage to muscles, tendons, and nerves from repetitive motions. RSIs are common and may be caused by many different types of activities, including using a computer mouse. typing.

Conciliation is an alternative dispute resolution process whereby the parties to a dispute use a conciliator, who meets with the parties both separately and together in an attempt to resolve their differences.

Defined-benefit pension plans provide eligible employees guaranteed income for life when they retire. Employers guarantee a specific retirement benefit amount for each participant that is based on factors such as the employee’s salary and years of service.

Defined-contribution pension plans are funded primarily by the employee. But many employers make matching contributions to a certain amount.

A layoff is a temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or, more commonly, a group of employees (collective layoff) for business reasons, such as personnel management or downsizing (reducing the size of) an organization.

Downsizing is the permanent reduction of a company's labor force through the elimination of unproductive workers or divisions. Downsizing is a common organizational practice, usually associated with economic downturns and failing businesses.

Distributive justice is a concept that addresses the ownership of goods in a society. It assumes that there is a large amount of fairness in the distribution of goods. Equal work should provide individuals with an equal outcome in terms of goods acquired or the ability to acquire goods.

Procedural justice is the idea of fairness in the processes that resolve disputes and allocate resources. One aspect of procedural justice is related to discussions of the administration of justice and legal proceedings.

In employment law, constructive dismissal, also called constructive discharge or constructive termination, occurs when an employee resigns as a result of the employer creating a hostile work environment. Since the resignation was not truly voluntary, it is, in effect, a termination.

In law, wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment or a statute provision or rule in employment law.

Picketing is a form of protest in which people congregate outside a place of work or location where an event is taking place. Often, this is done in an attempt to dissuade others from going in, but it can also be done to draw public attention to a cause.

A boycott is an act of voluntary and intentional abstention from using, buying, or dealing with a person, organization, or country as an expression of protest, usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons.

Distributive bargaining is an adversarial type of negotiation in which it is assumed that any gain of a competitor is a loss to the other party. In game theory, that scenario is known as a zero-sum game.

An expatriate is a person residing in a country other than their native country. In common usage, the term often refers to professionals, skilled workers, or artists taking positions outside their home.

Mediation is a dynamic, structured, interactive process where an impartial third party assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are encouraged to actively participate in the process.

Pre-hearing vote is an alternative mechanism for certification, used in situations in which there is evidence of violations of fair labor practices early in the organizing campaign- termination of bargaining rights; decertification: the process whereby a union is legally deprived of its official recognition as the exclusive bargaining agent for a group of employees.