Name:__________________________________Course/Year:____________Date:__________

LABOR RELATIONS (PRE-FINAL EXAM)

I. True or False.

______ 1. High employee productivity is the heartbeat of a successful business.

______ 2. In the Philippines everyone working in profit type of organizations like commercial,
industrial and agricultural enterprises can self-organize.
______ 3. Individual bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of
employees aimed at reaching agreements to regulate working conditions.
______ 4. A trade union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve
common goals such as better working conditions.
______ 5. The working relationship during the early days of production was that of master and
servant.
______ 6. Unfair labor practices are offenses committed by the employer or labor organization
which violate the constitutional right of workers and employees to self-organization.
______ 7. The constitution of the land makes certain that the rights of workers or employees are
protected against any abuse.
______ 8. The guilds had no community tasks.
______ 9. Textiles were the leading industry of the Industrial Revolution.
______10. Factories produced product on a much larger scale than the putting out or crafts
systems.
______11. Collective bargaining is the process by which an employer and an employee negotiate
an individual contract of employment, regulating the terms and conditions of
employment.
______ 12. Participative Management means excluding employees in the process of decision
making.
______ 13. Probationary employees who do not enjoy permanent status are not accorded the
constitutional protection of security of tenure.
______ 14. An employer of a small organization may find it easier to maintain amicable
relationships with his employees.
______ 15. Positively, union has become a helpful ally of management with the useful information
concerning the status of employee morale.
______ 16. Personal experiences lend perspective that encourages extraordinary contribution.
______ 17. Problems are inevitable and so employees need counselling for them to do the right
things in their jobs and in their personal lives.
______ 18. The union that garners minority of the valid votes cast in a valid certification election
shall be certified as the SEBA.
______ 19. Mutual adjustment is one of the key causes of the changes that occur during a
negotiation.
______ 20. Collective bargaining is a voluntary process and must be carried out freely and in good
faith.
______ 21. The grievance procedure is a part of the continuous process of collective bargaining.
______ 22. Collective Bargaining has been around since World War I and has developed rapidly.
______ 23. Collective bargaining constitutes one of the core tools for trade unions.
______ 24. All applications for registration shall be acted upon by the Bureau of Labor Relations
within 60 days from filing.
______ 25. Employees with managerial positions in any kind of organization can join, assist or
form any labor organization.

II. Identify the best possible answer for each item below.
______ 1. ______ has the authority to determine and fix minimum wage rates applicable in their
regions, provinces, or industries therein, and to issue corresponding Wage Orders.
______ 2. ______ is the remuneration given to worker in exchange for services rendered in
production.
______ 3. Offenses committed by the employer or labor organization which violate the
constitutional right of workers and employees to self-organization.
______ 4. Refers to the communication that takes place between representatives of workers and
employers.
______ 5. _______ was the shift to new manufacturing processes, integrated from going from
hand production methods to machines.
______ 6. It is an act which aims to encourage social justice and industrialization, offering the
means for its implementation, and for other purposes.
______ 7. Also known as the “Wage Rationalization Act” which mandates the fixing of the
minimum wages applicable to different industrial sectors.
______ 8. _____ is the entitlement of workers and employees to form join or assists unions,
organizations or associations.
______ 9. Negotiation between employers and a group of employees with the primary goal of
achieving an agreement to regulate working conditions.
______ 10. A political science term which describes a constitutional or legal guarantee that an
employee cannot be removed from work apart from exceptional and specified
circumstances.

Enumeration: (30 pts.)

1. (1 – 5) Five (5) key reasons why there is a need for the right to strike.
2. (6 - 10) Five (5) importance of participative management in an organization.
3. (11 – 15) Five (5) major characteristics of an employer-employee relationship.
4. (16- 20) Five (5) groups of people who cannot join labor unions.
5. (21 – 25) Relevant factors to be considered in fixing the regional minimum wage.
6. (26 – 30) Five (5) exceptions when employee may be compelled to render overtime work.

Essay:
1. Discuss Individual and Collective Bargaining (10 pts.)

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved by:

Anie P. Martinez, CPA Dr. Jennifer B. Raquion Dr. Teresita Arnaldo

Faculty, CBT Acting Dean, CBT Program Coordinator, GSBM