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Which of the following is best defined as a benefit plan that uses an actuarial formula to calculate the contribution amount needed to reach a predetermined benefit amount at retirement?
John is the Senior HR Professional for his organization. He is working with Nancy to establish an Internal Audit and Reporting System as part of their Affirmative Action Plan. Nancy wants to know why they need this Internal Audit and Reporting System. Which of the following is the best answer for Nancy?
Don reports to his manager Marsha in the NJHG Company. Marsha informs Don that her supervisor Nate will be interviewing Don for insight into Don's performance, goals, and career. What term best describes this scenario?
Jan is the HR Professional for your organization. An employee within the organization has filed a charge with the EEOC that discrimination has been done by your organization against her. The EEOC has investigated the case and has found that there is no reasonable cause against your company. The person filing the charge, however, still believes that discrimination has occurred. How long does this person have, to file a lawsuit against your company?
Once the EEOC has found that there is no reasonable cause, the complainant cannot file a lawsuit to sue.
Lee is a worker in a facility that offers a ten percent shift premium. Lee's hourly rate for the day shift is $12, but he's volunteered to work the next month on the swing shift. What will Lee's hourly rate be for the next month?
Which of the following organizational structures is characterized by networks instead of traditional hierarchies?
Which of the following processes requires job evaluators to compare the value of jobs to one another?
Job evaluation
Classification method
Job sharing
Ranking method
As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with intrinsic rewards and extrinsic rewards that your company provides for its employees. Which of the following is an example of an intrinsic reward?
The motivation theory that suggests people are motivated by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they weigh the value of the expected reward against the effort required to achieve it is known as what?
You are the HR Professional for your organization. You are discussing the status of your company's employees to determine who may be considered nonexempt versus exempt. Which one of the following types of employees can never be considered exempted from overtime provisions?
The company receptionist has always been cheerful and warm when greeting customers and has taken the initiative to do what needed to be done without waiting to be told. She has always kept the front desk tidy and presentable for visitors. Over the last few weeks, the receptionist has become moody and called in sick several times complaining of headaches, and the reception area looks disorganized all the time. This receptionist is showing classic signs of which of the following?
Holly is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the type of exemptions for computer employees. What is the minimum rate that the computer employee must earn to be considered exempt?
Which of the following occurs when an employer makes untrue promises or claims to a candidate?
Lucas has asked his manager to take time off from work because of a holiday his religion celebrates. Fran agrees but tells Lucas that he will be inspecting his project work to ensure that the work is accurate and not suffering because of the requested time off. This is an example of what?
Which performance appraisal method would be used most effectively in a large, geographically dispersed organization with many similar jobs?
As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts used the terminology "work now, grieve later" to describe the urgency of performing work?
Fran is a HR Professional for her organization and she is interviewing applicants for a warehouse position. One of the candidates has written on his application that he speaks Spanish. Fran interviews this candidate in Spanish and interviews all other candidates in English. This is an example of what?
Your organization has decided to close one of the manufacturing plants, where it employs 250 employees. The closing is not a reflection of the employee's performance, but due to poor sales of the equipment the plant produces. What is the employer required to do for the employees in light of the plant closing?
Your manager has approached you regarding her desire to outsource certain functions to an external firm. She would like for you to create a document to send to three vendors asking them for solutions for these functions that your organization is to outsource. What type of a procurement document would you create and send to the vendors in this instance?
What component of the strategic planning process is responsible for creating the company's vision statement?
What term is used to describe the values, worth, work ethics, attitude, and collective sense of an identity in an organization?
Electronic storage of records must include specific controls to ensure which of the following?
What is the compa-ratio for an employee that earns $75,000 per year, but the midpoint for the role is $85,000 per year?
Nancy is creating training manual for her organization. She wants to use a photo as the course cover, but you think the photo is likely protected under copyright laws. How long does copyright protection last for photos?
Which of the following focuses on building systems that retain corporate knowledge accessible as needed by the organization?
Tax withholding is to the _______________ stage of the employment life cycle as COBRA benefits are to the ____________ stage of the employment life cycle.
Which of the following allows two people with complementary skills to share the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position?
Certain organizations are required by OSHA to complete and file the OSHA Form 300 to report a log of work-related injuries and illnesses. How many employees must an organization have to be required to complete the OSHA Form 300?
All business organizations must use some common terminology to describe the roles and responsibilities of people and entities within the organization. What term is described as the amount of product or service the entity is able to produce with the available materials, labor, and equipment?
Fran is the HR Professional for her organization and she's working with a new recruit in the HR department. Fran wants to explain the role of HR to the new recruit. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of an HR in an organization?
As a Senior HR Professional, you should be familiar with copyright laws when it comes to organizational development and the usage of materials. There are six categories of protected rights for creators protected by the copyright law. Which of the following is not one of the six categories?
Your organization has decided to implement a suggestion box for employees to anonymously voice their opinions about issues and concerns within the organization. While this approach is good, what must management do with these suggestions for employees to see the value?
Ned is an HR professional for his organization and he's analyzing how employees complete certain tasks on the assembly line. There have been some complaints and claims over the past few months of repetitive stress injuries and cumulative trauma injuries to employees on the assembly line. Ned is examining how the work is completed and looking for unnatural body movements by the workers. What is Ned actually studying?
You are the HR Professional for your organization and management has asked you about the requirements for the Americans with Disabilities Act. Specifically, management wants to know the threshold of number of employees that require an organization to participate in the act. What is the minimum number of employees that an organization must have in order to be required to participate in the ADA law?
Martha is the HR Professional for her organization and she's working with her team to complete non-quantitative job evaluations. Martha wants to stress the available types of non-quantitative job evaluation techniques that are appropriate for her team to be communicated to managers. Which one of the following is not a non-quantitative job evaluation technique that Martha should share?
James is a highly productive salesperson who is required to share a team bonus with his co-workers if certain sales goals are met each month. He is frustrated with this compensation structure, because he believes his teammates do not contribute as much as he does to the final numbers. This is an example of what?
What is the minimum amount of employees an organization must have to be covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
You are the Senior HR Professional for your organization and you're leading a workshop on HR practices for your department. Your first topic is the Davis Bacon Act. What did the Davis Bacon Act accomplish?
Jennifer is the HR Professional for her organization. Her supervisor, Dan, has asked Jennifer to find the Compa-ratio for Sam. Sam earns $40,000 as a mechanic, but the midpoint for a mechanic is actually $50,000. What is the Compa-ratio for Sam?
An organization would like to bid on a project, but they don't have enough employees available to complete the work. The organization approaches a competitor with the opportunity to partner on the project to win the work. What type of risk response is used in this instance?
What is an employer's responsibility when workplace conditions pose a threat to an unborn child?
Holly is the Senior HR Professional for her organization and she needs to address the use of video cameras in the workplace. In Holly's company, surveillance cameras are used as an anti-theft deterrent and as a means of employee safety in case of violence, theft, or attack. What portion of a conflict of interest statement should Holly address for the use of video surveillance cameras?
Which of the following is an example of a nonqualified deferred-compensation plan?
Validity is an important part of the interview process. All HR Professionals should recognize validity through the interview process. Which one of the following is not one of the four types of validity?
You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're educating your staff on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. Which one of the following statements about the Pregnancy Discrimination Act is not true?
A company that wants to reduce the cost of its unemployment insurance should do which of the following?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the legal case, the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber regard?
Which of the following occurs when employees stop working and stay in the building?
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 grants employees the right to do all of the following except which one?
Which of the following is a practice of forecasting possible risks to the organization and taking steps to mitigate their impact on operations?
The motivation theory that suggests people are motivated by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they weigh the value of the expected reward against the effort required to achieve it is known as what?
The best way for HR to contribute to the development of an organization's strategic plan using internal business operational factors is to do which of the following?
Drag and drop the traditional theories of motivation concepts according to the given information.
Which of the following organizational structures would be most effective for a company with three distinct commodities for sale?
Which of the following are employed by the organization, available on short notice, and called to work only when they are needed?
Which of the following Acts was the first federal legislation to regulate minimum wages?
Your organization uses ADDIE for developing new seminars and training. During the design of the course, you need to follow four distinct steps to create a good training design. Which of the following is NOT one of the four steps of design?
Part of organizational development is a commitment to quality. One of the quality pioneers you should be familiar with is Philip B. Crosby. Which one of Crosby's absolutes of quality management is revealed below?
Your company would like to hire KJ, who is 17, for a summer job. How late can KJ work according to the Fair Labor Standards Act during the summer months?
Which of the following contains legal provisions for giving compensation to surviving dependents if a work-related injury or illness results in the employee's death?
Which of the following is described in the statement below?
"If an employee is called by the employer for work and there is no work available, the employer may be required by state law or employment agreements to pay for a minimum number of hours of work."
As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts exempted labor unions and agricultural organizations from The Sherman Antitrust Act?
Which of the following requires employers to pay social security tax for employees and to withhold the tax amount from employee paychecks?
Your organization uses virtual teams to complete projects. Jen is a project manager in this environment and she must act accordingly. All of the following are disadvantages of a virtual team that Jen must overcome except for which one?
Which EEO Report must an employer file by September 30 of each year if the employer has 100 or more employees to identify a count of employees by job category, ethnicity, race, and gender?
Check the different types of workers that correspond to their worker categories.
Part of organizational development is a commitment to quality. What quality control tool shows categories of failures from largest to smallest in a bar chart?
Fill in the blank with the appropriate approach.
A______________ approach fills corporate positions in the home country with expatriates, whereas management positions in the host country are filled by HCNs.
A manager makes a sexual advancement to an employee who rejects the advance. Later, the manager does not allow the employee to be promoted because of the rejection of the sexual advancement. This is an example of what type of sexual harassment?
What term describes a manager who makes himself visible, being present for employees, and getting out of his office to interact with employees?
As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address sanitary working conditions?
The doctrine of ________________ negligence was used to mitigate the employer's responsibility if the worker's actions contributed in any way to the injury.
Which of the following assets consist of buildings, manufacturing machines and equipment, vehicles, furniture, and office equipment?
Which of the following provides an anonymous means by which employees can provide ideas for improvements to management?
Employers are required to provide a portable retirement plan to employees based on which of the following?
Which of the following Acts encourages the states to take the lead in developing and enforcing safety and health programs for businesses within their jurisdictions?
Which of the following standards requires employers to provide employees with information about physical and health hazards related to the use of chemicals in the workplace?
TESTED 29 Apr 2024
It is known as a fishbone diagram because of its shape, similar to the side view of a fish skeleton. It is considered as a basic tool of quality management.