BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

INDUSTRIAL RELATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the purpose of a lockout?
A
force employee to accept the terms and conditions
B
tool to support the industrial action taken by the trade union of the employees.
C
force employee to reject the terms and conditions
D
force the employee to collectively resign.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is used to compel the workers to agree and resume the work as per the terms and conditions of the employers. It may result in a huge loss to both the parties, i.e. management and workers. In fact, frequent lock-outs may lead to the permanent shut down of the factory which leads to the loss of jobs on a large scale.

Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of a lockout/tag out program is to control hazardous energy. A lockout program should: Identify the types of: Hazardous energy in the workplace.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term, “lock-out” is defined in Section 2(1) of the Act and it would be necessary to extract the said definition as under: “’lockout’ means the temporary closing of a place of employment or the suspension of work, or the refusal by an employer to continue to employ any number of persons employed by him."

Detailed explanation-4: -A lockout occurs when the employer closes a place of employment or suspends the work to be done by the employees in the bargaining unit. The objective of a lockout is to put pressure on the employees and their union in collective bargaining.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is often accomplished by literally locking employees out of the workplace, but it can also be achieved through work stoppage, layoffs, or the hiring of nonunion replacement workers.

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