BUS 393 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Estoppel, Picketing, Rand Formula
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Actual authority: authority given to agent expressly or by implication. Agent: a person representing a principal in dealing with a third party. Apparent authority: conduct of principal suggests to third party that agent has authority to act on the principal"s behalf. Certification: government authorization of union to bargain collectively with and employer. Check-off provision: employees agree to have employer deduct union dues from payroll. Closed shop: only workers who are already members of the union can be hired. Conciliation: more commonly referred to as mediation, the process where a third party acts as a go between by making non-binding recommendations to help the parties. Control test: employment relationship determined by employer"s power to give instructions to employee of how to do the job. Dependent contractor: operates a separate business but provides service more like an employee of one customer and is an essential part of that customer"s operations.