Wrongful discharge occurs when an employee’s dismissal does not comply with the law
or with the contractual agreement stated or implied by the firm via its employment
application forms, employee manuals, or other promises.
The forced distribution method is similar to grading on a curve meaning that
predetermined percentages of those being rated are placed into performance categories.
The union wins the election if a majority of the total workers in a bargaining unit vote
for it.
A drug-free workplace policy should state at a minimum “The use, possession, transfer,
or sale of illegal drugs by employees is prohibited.”
Validity confirms that one is measuring something consistently.
Once you have a supervisor to conduct a performance appraisal there is no need to
worry about anything else.
The polygraph is the only honesty test available to employers.
Lockout/tagout involves affixing a disabled tag to the equipment.
Indirect payments that contribute to an employee’s compensation include variable pay,
such as commissions and bonuses.
Projective personality tests allow for rejected candidates to claim that the results violate
the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The AFL-CIO is a ________.
A) voluntary federation of about 56 national and international labor unions made up of
many local unions
B) local union for automobile workers in Detroit, Michigan
C) federation of companies who fight unionization of their plants and facilities
D) regional form of the National Labor Relations Board
Many mailrooms now use special scanners to check the safety of incoming mail. This is
an example of using ________ to minimize security problems.
A) mechanical security
B) organizational security
C) natural security
D) pre-existing security
The best way of reducing the problem of central tendency in performance appraisals is
to ________.
A) rank employees
B) be aware of the problem
C) train supervisors to avoid it
D) consider the purpose of the appraisal
Jack is a 55-year-old American of Anglo-Saxon descent. What legislation is intended to
protect Jack from discrimination?
A) Title VII
B) Equal Pay Act of 1963
C) Executive Order 11246
D) Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Mandatory alternative dispute resolution agreements require ________.
A) disgruntled employees to contact the local EEOC office prior to filing formal
complaints
B) applicants to agree to arbitrate certain legal disputes related to employment or
dismissal
C) applicants to take unpaid leaves of absence during employment disputes
D) applicants agree not to dispute decisions of the company regarding their
employment
Who is responsible for the planning, guiding, and developing an employee’s career?
A) the immediate supervisor
B) the employee
C) the organization
D) the development officer
According to the Family and Medical Leave Act, eligible employees can take up to
________ weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for the birth of a child or for the care of
a child, spouse, or parent.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) twelve
In which step of a union drive does the union seek employee signatures to cards that
state the employee has applied to join the union?
A) first
B) second
C) third
D) fifth
A ________ is a company’s plan for how it will balance its internal strengths and
weaknesses with external opportunities and threats in order to maintain a competitive
advantage.
A) mission statement
B) strategy
C) tactic
D) scorecard
Under the principles established by Griggs v. Duke Power Company, ________ can be
used as a defense for any existing program that has adverse impact.
A) occupational qualification
B) business necessity
C) affirmative action
D) burden of proof
When a complaint indicates the possibility of imminent danger, OSHA conducts an
inspection within ________.
A) 5 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 3 days
D) 5 days
There are ________ steps in expediting a job analysis process.
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
Tests that measure a range of abilities including memory, vocabulary, verbal fluency,
and numerical ability are called ________ tests.
A) aptitude
B) intelligence
C) achievement
D) comprehensive
Which term refers to letting vendors abroad provide services for a firm?
A) external work systems
B) application service providers
C) offshoring
D) data warehousing
A(n) ________ collects detailed information about job duties.
A) EEO representative
B) job analyst
C) compensation manager
D) recruiter
Which of the following should you do when you have an OSHA inspection?
A) accompany the inspector and take detailed notes
B) establish the focus and scope of the planned inspection
C) refer the inspector to your OSHA coordinator
D) All of the above.
If a person is in a protected class, he or she is protected by ________.
A) Department of Labor
B) Sarbanes-Oxley Act
C) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
D) Consumer Protection Act
Which of the following is categorized as an indirect payment portion of employee
compensation?
A) wages
B) salaries
C) employer-paid insurance
D) bonuses
Career development refers to the ________.
A) process through which someone becomes aware of personal skills, interests,
knowledge, motivations; acquires information about opportunities; identifies career
goals; and establishes action plans to attain those goals
B) the lifelong series of activities that contributes to a person’s career exploration,
establishment, success, and fulfillment
C) process for enabling employees to better understand and develop their career skills
and interests and to use these skills and interests most effectively within the company
and afterwards
D) process of using activities like training and appraisal to provide a career focus
________ refers to all forms of pay or rewards going to employees and arising from
their employment.
A) Reimbursement
B) Employee compensation
C) Salary
D) Benefits
When harassment is of a serious nature, an employee can consider suing for ________.
A) assault and battery
B) emotional distress
C) compensatory and punitive damages
D) All of the above.
________ are groups of health care providers that contract with employers, insurance
companies, or third-party payers to provide medical care services at a reduced fee.
A) PPOs
B) HMOs
C) DMOs
D) Hospitals
All of the following are components of a drug-free workplace program except:
A) a drug-free workplace policy.
B) supervisor training.
C) employee education.
D) all of the above
Employees who go on strike risk losing their jobs permanently in all of the following
situations except:
A) economic strikes.
B) wildcat strikes.
C) sympathy strikes.
D) unfair labor practice strikes.
Which of the following is not a motivational guideline?
A) make the learning meaningful
B) make skills transfer easy
C) reinforce the learning
D) All of the above.
What are the four main ways that technology improves HR functioning?
Discuss the ways an employer can manage dismissals effectively.
Interviews are not a method of collecting job analysis information,
Under the ADA, if a disabled individual cannot perform a job as currently structured,
the employer must make a reasonable accommodation unless doing so would present an
undue hardship. What might qualify as reasonable accommodation?
Explain the difference between line authority and staff authority. What type of authority
do human resource managers have?
What are the three stages of observable behaviors indicating possible alcohol-related
problems for employees? Identify each stage and the type of behavior associated with
the stage.
The term ethics referes to:
Identify the five labor practices used by employers that the Wagner Act deemed unfair
and considered ‘statutory wrongs.”
With respect to rights and fairness, which one of the following is not true?
A An increasingly litigious workforce is a reason to be fair.
B) Many societies correctly rely solely on managers’ sense of fairness to ensure that
they do what is right by their employees
C) Laws like Title VII give employees various rights
D) Employees also have certain rights under common law.
List three ‘do’s’ for interviews.