HRM 300T Wk 4 – Practice: Week 4 Practice Assignment

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HRM 300T Wk 4 – Practice: Week 4 Practice Assignment

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Which of the following is not one of the four principal determinants of wages?

 

Establishment of pay structure

Individual wage determinations

Job evaluation

Individual teamwork determination

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While there have been amendments to a particular law that have influenced and updated the law, the basic premise hasn’t changed. This law is the primary law governing wages and salaries. Which law is this?

 

Fair Labor Standards Act

Family and Medical Leave Act

Equal Pay Act

Civil Rights Act

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Which of the following represents pay equity?

 

People get paid what they feel they deserve in relation to others.

Women and men are paid the same.

Individuals get paid the same amount as everyone else with the same title.

Everyone in the organization is paid the same.

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What is the foundation for a solid compensation program?

 

Using merit pay plans

Good employees

Using basic wage pay

Job evaluation

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Which of the following influences the pay system that an organization uses? (Select all that apply.)

 

Competitive activities

Union contracts

Building structure

Legislation

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Which of the following is a type of direct compensation?

 

Benefits

Employee services

Performance-based pay

Trainings

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Which conditions should not be present in order for group incentive systems to effectively motivate performance?

 

There must be individual performance measures.

There must be group performance measures.

The group’s members must believe they can achieve the objectives.

The organizational culture must support group cooperation.

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How are jobs grouped together in job families?

 

The jobs can be different types of jobs and can be different in value.

The jobs need to be similar type jobs and similar in value.

The jobs can be different types of jobs but need to be similar in value.

The jobs need to be similar type jobs and different in value.

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When did benefits become much more popular?

 

After the Korean War

After World War II

After the Civil War

After World War I

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When conducting assessments of the organization’s indirect compensation, the assessment should look at all of the following except ________.

 

What other organizations are doing

What benefits are the least expensive, regardless of employee preferences

What employees prefer to see the organization doing

What the organization is doing

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Which of the following is not included in the Affordable Care Act?

 

Individuals are mandated to have a health insurance policy.

Minimum standards are set for health insurance policies.

Insurers may deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.

Medicaid eligibility is expanded.

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There are a few things that employers can do to help indirect compensation have a better impact on the gains of the company. Which of the following is not something that employers should do if they want to achieve this goal?

 

Decrease communication about benefits packages so fewer employers use them and costs go down.

Increase employee participation in designing benefit packages.

Have employees be more involved in the selection of benefit packages.

Increase communication about benefits packages so employees know which one suits them best.

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Which of the following represents one of the primary topics of concern for employers regarding employee benefits?

 

Providing appropriate amounts of vacation time

Determining wage rates

Deciding whether to provide voluntary benefits

Containing health care costs

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Which of the following covers short-term absences because of sickness?

 

Health insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

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Which of the following is considered a physical health condition?

 

Stress

Sterility

Drug use

Apathy

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Which of the following actions would be least effective for preventing workplace violence?

 

Audit the organization for telltale behaviors and potential for violence.

Provide any training that is popular.

Provide employment assistance programs (EAPs) to employees.

Assess the environment.

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What is an indicator of proneness?

 

The degree to which the organization provides preventative health and safety programs

The degree to which a person contributes to an accident

The degree to which the organization ignores possible violent employees

The degree to which the organization contributes to an accident

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HR departments are expected to develop human resources in a way that accomplishes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

 

Reducing error rates

Reducing absenteeism

Reducing morale

Reducing accidents

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Which of the following responsibilities, rights, and consequences associated with OSHA are employers but not employees subject to?

 

Reporting hazardous conditions to supervisors

Complying with employer safety standards

Being cited for violations of safety and health

Complying with employer rules about employee health

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Which of the following is the definition of employee deviance?

 

A physical act of violence in the workplace

Any act performed by an employee that deviates by more than one standard deviation from the statistical mean for the task

Any violent act in the workplace, including physical assaults and threats of assault

Voluntary behavior that violates the norms of an organization and may threaten the well-being of the organization and/or its employees