BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INDUSTRIAL RELATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Employer can use ____ as a weapon to fight against trade union collective bargaining.
A
picket
B
strike
C
lockout
D
layoff
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Strike is a weapon that is in the hands of the workers to force the employer to agree on their demands. Similarly, a lockout is a weapon in the hands of the management to compel the workers to further negotiate on their demands relating to the conditions of employment, in the favour of the employer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. In a dispute between a union and/or employees and their employer, the ultimate economic weapons either side may use respectively to achieve its goals are a strike by the union/employees and a lockout by the employer.

Detailed explanation-3: -"Lock out can be described as the antithesis of a strike. Just as a strike is a weapon available to the employees for enforcing their industrial demands, a lockout is a weapon available to the employer to persuade by a coercive process the employees to see his point of view and to accept his demands.

Detailed explanation-4: -Strike is a very powerful weapon used by trade unions and other labour associations to get their demands accepted. It generally involves quitting of work by a group of workers for the purpose of bringing the pressure on their employer so that their demands get accepted.

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