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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of pregnancy, child birth, or other related medical conditions. This law affects organizations having what minimum number of employees?
Which of the following is NOT a potential difference in benefits practices that Human Resources should evaluate when developing a global compensation and benefits strategy?
There are seven stages of internal consulting that a HR Professional must be familiar with. Which one of the following is not one of the seven stages of internal consulting?
You are the HR Professional for your organization and you have been asked to hire a project manager. The average market salary for the project management position, you have available is $87,500. Which one of the following salaries would be indicative of lagging the market?
Which of the following is a communication that damages an individual's reputation in the community, preventing them from obtaining employment?
Which of the following stages of the International Assignment Process model is the most critical in determining the success of an international assignment?
Pauline is a HR Professional for her organization and she's meeting with the sales manager Jim. Jim wants to know if Randy, one of his sales people, is considered exempt or not because he's doing outside sales. Pauline tells Jim that there are just two qualifiers for Randy to be considered exempt in his role as an outside salesperson. The first is that Randy's primary duty must be making sales. What is the other consideration?
You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're working with the management to define the role of contractors versus employees in your organization. According to the Internal Revenue Service, there are three categories of control that help determine whether a person is a contractor or an employee. Which one of the following is not one of the three levels of control as defined by the IRS for employee versus contractor?
Beth works for the HJR Corporation and she feels that she has been discriminated against by her supervisor. Beth would like to file a charge with the EEOC but she's afraid of the repercussions and she doesn't want her identity exposed. Beth asks a lawyer to file the charge for her so she can remain anonymous. Is this legal?
According to the European Union and the International Labor Organization (ILO), which of the following legal instruments is non-binding?
As an HR Professional, you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. The National Labor Relations Board identified five categories of unfair labor practices. Which one of the following is not one of the five categories of unfair labor practices?
Your organization will be using the point factor technique in their evaluations of job performance. You need to communicate what the point factor technique accomplishes as you're the HR Professional for your organization. Which one of the following best describes the point factor technique?
Henry is the HR Professional for his organization and he's discussing the status of Amy's employment. Amy earns $87,500 per year and receives a paycheck via direct deposit every two weeks. Amy was hired under the offer of a salary position, but she feels that she is working far more than the agreed 40 hours per week. Based on these scenarios, do you believe Amy is exempt or non-exempt?
The JHG Company has used discriminatory hiring practices in the past but they adjusted their practices and are following federal laws now to ensure that fair hiring practices are met. However, the JHG Company has an employee referral program as a primary source to recruit new employees. What danger may the JHG Company be exposed to in this scenario?
A corporation decides to pursue a participative management style in order to make improvements in their operational efficiencies. Which of the following processes is the organization utilizing in order to achieve their strategic goal?
Frank is an employee at the HBF Corporation, and he has recently been terminated because of poor company income. Frank visits the company's blog and saw a comment from his manager, which says, "We had to let Frank go today because he kept screwing up sales order. He's incompetent!" This is an example of which one of the following?
You are responsible for hiring an entry-level engineer position in Bangalore, India. Which of the following recruitment sources is the least likely to be used?
A U.S. based high tech company has built a R&D office in Bangalore, India. Four years have passed since the Greenfield operation was successfully built. During this time, the new location has taken on higher priority engineering projects and trained and developed managerial skills of its newly recruited manages in Bangalore.
Headquarters wants the office to take on a new engineering project that would expand its business in the U.S. by adding a new product line. This project has been identified as the most important objective for the corporation in the mid-term. The project is still in the phase of identifying specifications and developing milestones, where the engineering management team is working closely with the product manager. Which of the following types international assignment is the most appropriate for the product manager during this phase of the project?
Which of the following is NOT likely an issue a human resources professional would help a dual career family to work though to determine the appropriateness of an international assignment for the family at that time ?
As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. If a non-exempt employee works more than 40 hours per week, what is their overtime pay rate?
As an HR Professional you must be familiar with particular labor-based acts of congress. One such act is the Taft-Hartley Act which addressed right-to-work states and unions. What does right-to-work states mean for unions and employees?
As an HR Professional you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. What term describes the illegal agreement of the management to give an individual a job, as long as the person does not join or be involved with a labor union?
Your organization has a retirement benefits plan that is covered by ERISA . Under ERISA, which of the following is your organization required to do for the plan participants?
A U.S. Based high tech company has built a R&D office in Bangalire, India. Four years have passed since greenfield operation was successfully built. During this time, the new location has taken on higher priority engineering projects and has trained and developed managerial skills of its newly recruited managers in Bangalore.
Headquarters wants the office to take on a new engineering project that would expand its business by adding a new product line. This project has been identified as the most important objective for the corporation in the mid-term. However,the site still lacks technical knowledge in a particular area. Which of the following types of international assignments is the most appropriate in order to fill this knowledge gap ?
You are the HR Professional for your organization. You have just hired a new employee for your company. What form are you and the newly hired employee required to complete to show the employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States?
A Product Manager has been identified to travel 2 weeks every month to the Asia Engineering office on extended business travel for an eight-month period. The other 2 weeks of the month, she works at the U.S. Based headquarters. Which of the following training programs is the MOST critical to ensure success on the job ?
A company decide to purpose an international assignment program to fill a new position in its new office Beijing, China. With the assistance of the human resources professional, the management, team has finalized a list of selection criteria of the candidate for the role considering the entire scope of the international assignment. During the interviewing process, they utilize various tools to isolate out the success factors.
After deciding on the candidate and the individual accepting the offer, the human resources professional with vendors to provide cross-cultural training prior to departure and plans all the logistical details for the relocation. The human resources professional also assists the individual and his family by providing contacts and setting up meetings with other expatriates in the host country to orientate the expatriate before country, ie career deveploment, potential roles, personal transition, etc. In this scenario, which of the following actions items were forgotten to ensure a successful international assignment?
A company has decided to terminate the employment of an executive for performance reasons. The HP Manager to create a severance package. Which of the following factors would NOT be considered when creating the final severance package?
Your organization has a no-solicitation rule in effect for all employees. How does this rule affect the internal organization of unions?
Let’s assume you need to develop a strategic employer branding program. Which of the following is one of the LEAST effective methods in prositive employer branding?
A Product Manager travels 2 weeks every month to the Asia office on business. The other 2 weeks of the month, she works at the U.S. based headquarters. She gets compensated in U.S. dollars. While in Asia, she works with the respective Engineering team to define specifications that will meet customer expectations. Which of the following describes her work situation?
HR Professionals must recognize types of unlawful discrimination to be in compliance with US law. One type of discrimination is disparate treatment. Which one of the following is the best definition of disparate treatment?
A U.S. Based high tech company has built a R&D office in Bangalore, India. Four years have passed since the greenfield operation was successfully built. During this time, the new location has taken on higher priority engineering projects and has trained and developed managerial skills of its newly recruited managers in Banhalore.
Headquarters wants the office to take on a new engineering project that would expand its business in the U.S. By adding a new product line. This project has been identified as the most important objective for the corporation in the mid-term. The project is still in the phase of identifying specifications and developing milestones, where the engineering management team is working closely with the product manager. The management team understands that it must create an international assignment program to have this project run smoothly. The team believes that extended business travel would be the most appropriate program. In order to confirm their belief, the HR manager does extensive research.
The analysis shows that extended business travel will result in $10,000,000 additional revenue in the first year and $5,000,000 additional revenue in the second year due to the customization of the product to customer demand. The cost of the program is $400,000 initial investment plus a variable cost of $100,000 per year. What is the cost-benefit ratio in the first year ?
Which of the following defenses is legitimate for a U.S. firm operating in other countries for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act?
Which of the following is a term used to describe efforts made by a downsizing company to help former employees through the transition to new jobs and help them re-orientate to the job market?
As an HR Professional you should be familiar with OSHA forms for maintaining employee records. Which OSHA form is used to cover the what, how, when, where, and who or work-related injuries?
Yolanda is an HR Professional for her organization that has 250 employees. Yolanda is working with Thomas, a manager in the company. Thomas reports that Carrie, one of his staff members, will be leaving the organization for a leave absence due to a pregnancy issue. Thomas wants to know if he can terminate Carrie's employment because she won't be able to complete her work due to the pregnancy issue. What's the best answer for this scenario?
TESTED 19 May 2024