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. Who is responsible for determining whether or not a body should be 'listed' as a trade union?

The Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) correct incorrect

The Certification Officer correct incorrect

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) correct incorrect

The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform correct incorrect

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. What term is used to describe a situation in which an organisation makes being a member of a union is a condition of employment?

Freedom of association correct incorrect

Trade union recognition correct incorrect

Closed shop correct incorrect

Black listing correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about the rights of union officials in organisations which recognise unions is incorrect?

They have a right to be provided with basic office facilities. correct incorrect

They have the right to take paid time off for training purposes. correct incorrect

They have the right to accompany members at disciplinary hearings. correct incorrect

They have the right to be consulted before redundancies take place. correct incorrect

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. To what extent is it true to state that "workers" have much less extensive protection than "employees" when they are dismissed for a trade union reason?

It is untrue. correct incorrect

It is true. correct incorrect

It was untrue until 2004, it is now true. correct incorrect

It was true until 2004, it is now untrue. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about the legal status of collective agreements in the UK is accurate?

They are rarely legally enforceable. correct incorrect

They are never legally enforceable. correct incorrect

They are always legally enforceable. correct incorrect

Generally they are now legally enforceable. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following areas of collective employment law is the Central Arbitration Committee responsible for adjudicating?

Sequestration of union funds. correct incorrect

Freedom of association. correct incorrect

Dismissal of employees taking industrial action. correct incorrect

Recognition and derecognition of trade unions. correct incorrect

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. In order to force an employer to recognise a trade union, what must be achieved by a union in a secret ballot?

A simple majority of the votes cast. correct incorrect

A majority of votes plus 40% of the total electorate. correct incorrect

51% of the total electorate. correct incorrect

75% of the total electorate. correct incorrect

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. What percentage of an organisation's employers must make a formal request if an employer is to implement the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004?

50% correct incorrect

40% correct incorrect

10% correct incorrect

5% correct incorrect

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. Which of the following torts, if breached during a period of industrial action, does not give trade unions any immunity from legal action?

Defamation correct incorrect

Inducing a breach of contract correct incorrect

Intimidation correct incorrect

Conspiracy correct incorrect

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. Which of the following types of industrial action is entirely lawful and will not generally be suspended by a court?

Secondary action correct incorrect

Action with a political purpose correct incorrect

Action to secure the reinstatement of dismissed strikers correct incorrect

Action to protest about the allocation of work correct incorrect

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. During which of the following types of industrial action is it generally unlawful for an employer to dock workers' pay?

Partial performance of duties correct incorrect

Secondary action correct incorrect

Working to contract correct incorrect

Unofficial action correct incorrect

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. How long after an official industrial dispute has begun is it sometimes lawful for an employer to dismiss the employees who are taking action?

26 weeks correct incorrect

12 weeks correct incorrect

8 weeks correct incorrect

2 weeks correct incorrect