The ACME Widget Co

question 53

Multiple Choice

The ACME Widget Co. reached an agreement for a first collective agreement with the Widget Union.

• A) The collective agreement encourages employees to make individualized contracts with the employer to meet an employee's special needs.
• B) A common option for resolving disputes that arise under the agreement is third-party mediation.
• C) An arbitrator's decision regarding a dispute arising under the collective agreement is binding on the parties.
• D) Arbitrators are generally reluctant to reinstate wrongfully dismissed employees and usually limit compensation to monetary damages, thereby avoiding the creation of an unpleasant personal relationship.
• E) All of the responses are correct.

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