HRCI Exam PHR Topic 3 Question 21 Discussion

Actual exam question for HRCI's PHR exam

Question #: 21
Topic #: 3

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. With this in mind, what is a rights arbitration?

AIt is a lawsuit between the collective management and the collective union.

BIt is a formal hearing between the management and the union, to resolve grievances during the construction of a contract.

CIt is a formal hearing between management and union members to resolve grievances during the administration of a contract.

DIt is a not a lawsuit, but a resolution of laws and their impact on existing contracts.

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Suggested Answer: C

Rights arbitration is like a hearing, but it doesn't take place in the court of law. Rights arbitration aims to resolve grievances between union members and management, that have happened during the administration of a contract.

Answer option B is incorrect. Note that this answer is close, but it defines rights arbitration as something that occurs during the construction of the contract, not during the actual administration of the contract.

Answer option A is incorrect. Rights arbitration is not a lawsuit.

Answer option D is incorrect. Rights arbitration is not an interpretation of laws and their affect on existing contracts.

by Edna at May 04, 2022, 09:44 PM

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