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A supervisor has called an employee in for an interview about an inventory shortage. When the supervisor begins asking questions, the employee invokes his Weingarten rights. The supervisor has the option to do which of the following?
An effective safety and health-management plan does not include which of the following?
Senior management support
Active hazard-prevention program
Regular OSHA inspections
Ongoing worksite analysis
During a unionizing campaign, management may do which of the following in response to union allegations?
“When the workplace is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule and insult that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim's employment and create an abusive working environment, Title VII is violated.” This is a statement made with regard to which of the following sexual-harassment court cases?
Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?
Fred is a union employee who has been summoned by the management to an investigatory hearing regarding his conduct. Fred would like to have a union representative with him at the meeting. What is the name of the right that allows Fred to have a union representative with him at the meeting?
Which of the following points is important to effective lobbying: that is, attempting to influence or persuade an elected official to pass, defeat, or modify a piece of legislation?
Robert is the HR Professional for his organization and he's preparing for several interviews with candidates for an open position in his company. Several interviewers will participate in the interview process and Robert is meeting with all interviewers to discuss the process. Robert wants to define and document the interview process for all interviewers to abide by the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. What is the purpose of the meeting and the documentation of the interview process?
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?
Which of the following focuses on preventive care and controlling health costs?
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?
You are an HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. During the interview process, the candidate will need to complete a psychological test to determine his ability to perform in the job role based on collected and desired traits. This is an example of what type of validity?
One aspect of organizational development is leadership development. According to Pano's model, there are five components needed to bridge the gap between management and leadership. Which component in Pano's Model of Leadership Development states that for you to lead, you must have the permission of the people whom you lead?
Kelly would like to conduct the Delphi Technique with her employees to find out what issues and concerns the team has collectively. What is the Delphi Technique?
Jennifer is an HR Professional and she's telling Hal about sexual harassment issues at their workplace. Jennifer wants to distinguish between the types of sexual harassment in this conversation. What are the two categories of sexual harassment Jennifer should address?
As a Senior HR Professional you often have to participate in strategic planning for your department and organization. Strategic planning has four phases to its completion. Which of the following is not one of the four phases of strategic planning?
As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. With this in mind, what is a rights arbitration?
What common law term best describes an employee's obligation to act with reasonable care and skill for the employer?
The 16-year-old son of one of your friends is looking for a summer job and has been offered a job at a coal mine. Which of the following makes this illegal?
Job fulfillment from working with a talented peer group is an example of which of the following types of compensation?
Which of the following is developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions made by judges in individual cases?
Which of the following requires an employee to act with reasonable care and skill in the course of performing work for the employer?
In a self-audit of your employee's I-9 forms, several errors were found. These errors included incomplete sections, questionable documents accepted for verification, and over-documentation. Of the following corrective and prevention strategies, which should you recommend to your employer?
Computer-based training, web-based training, and virtual learning are all examples of what?
As a Senior HR Professional, you have been asked to also serve as the project manager for a new HR project in human resources. As a project manager, you must always plan for three constraints in every project. Which of the following is NOT one of the triple constraints of project management?
Ethics, offshoring, data security, and philanthropy are all examples of HR's role in which of the following functions?
You work as a Project Manager for ProTech Inc. Your new project involves designing a new software program for constructing a building. To complete the assigned project you need to follow the process of project management. Drag and drop the process of project management concepts according to the given description.
Check the possible communication delivery methods in the top-down communication and bottom-up communication.
Based on an analysis of the industry and labor market trends, a VP of Human Resources has determined that the best course of action for her company is to change from a narrow to a broadband salary structure. The current structure has been in place for more than 15 years, and the VP is anticipating strong resistance to making the change. Which of the following tools should the VP use to convince the executive team to make the change?
Which of the following is the way in which the goods or service will be produced?
Which of the following business structure is owned by two or more people who share final authority for all business decisions?
Drag and drop the traditional theories of motivation concepts according to the given information.
HR participates in the strategic planning process by doing which of the following?
An organization has an employment position available in their fitness center. The position is to be the female locker attendant. As part of the employment posting, the HR has made it a requirement that the person eligible for the job must be a female. Management believes that this requirement may be in violation to the Civil Rights Act, Title VII. Is this a violation of the Civil Rights Act, Title VII?
Which of the following would be the best choice of a profit-sharing plan if the employer wishes to improve organizational productivity through shared management and employee efforts?
In the evaluation phase, the ___________ evaluation method focuses on how well the training resulted in learning new skills and competencies.
Which of the following areas ensures that individuals with the required knowledge, skills, and abilities are available when needed to accomplish organization goals?
Which of the following includes any costs the organization incurs for the benefit of employees, such as all forms of cash compensation?
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?
Your New Orleans plant has an opening for a controller, and four candidates have been selected for interviews. Jack, the son of a plant employee, worked as an accountant for two years to put himself through the Wharton Business School and recently earned his MBA. Richard is a CPA with eight years of experience in a public accounting firm. Susan also has a CPA and has worked as an accounting manager in the corporate office of a large corporation in the same industry. Jane does not have a CPA or MBA but has worked as controller of a smaller local competitor for eight years. After interviewing all four candidates, the general manager told you that he wants to hire Jack because he shows promise. You know from previous conversation with the GM that he also worked his way through college. Which of the following biases could be influencing the GM's decision?
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?
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 does not require which of the following?
An entitlement culture is appropriate for a business that needs what type of workforce?
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?
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?
Kelly's organization has posted a new job opening for their organization. This job opening is for a woman to be the restroom attended, for all women's restrooms and locker rooms, in their organization. Kelly believes, however, that the requirement for the applicant to be a female is a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which one of the following is the best answer for this scenario?
When an individual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?
A church has announced a position for a new minister. One of the requirements of the new minister, however, is that this person be a member of the faith of the church that is hiring. This is an example of which of the following in regard to Title VII?
Beth is a HR Professional for her organization and she's discussing the risk of growing her organization's business. What is risk and why would it be considered in HR for organizational growth?
You are an HR Professional for your organization. Your organization employs 120 people in the United States. You are required to file the EEO-1 report for your organization by what date?
You are the HR Professional for your organization and you've identified a risk event. The risk event can be mitigated by purchasing an insurance to protect the organization. The purchase of the insurance policy is what type of risk response?
Mark is an HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. Mark will also be considered to be designated the responsibility for this Affirmative Action Plan. What does the designation of responsibility mean?
Gina is a receptionist for her company and she is a non-exempt employee. She works between the hours of 8AM and 5PM. During the day she is required to be at the front desk at all times, except for small breaks to use the restroom. Gina is often required by her company to remain at the desk for her lunch. When Gina has to eat her lunch at the front desk is she to be compensated for this time or not?
As a Senior HR Professional, you must be familiar with certain legal terms, laws, and regulations that affect how you and others operate in the workplace. One term is protected class. Which of the following statements best describes a protected class?
One type of risk, HR Professionals must be aware of and combat is job stress. Which of the following is the best definition of job stress?
The Department of Labor establishes the rules for unemployment insurance and associated claims. Who administers the unemployment?
If a dress-code policy prohibits the use of ethnic clothing, but an employee requests an accommodation based on their religious preference, how should the employer respond?
Richard, who works at the customer service counter in an auto-supply store, told his manager that because of chronic back pain, it is difficult for him stand for long periods and asked for an accommodation. The manager isn't sure, based on the essential job functions, how an accommodation can be provided. You advise the manager to begin the interactive process with the employee. What should the manager do to begin this process?
As an HR Professional, you need to be familiar with learning concepts. One such concept is orientation to learning. Which of the following statements best describes orientation to learning?
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?
Management and human resource professionals must be aware of unlawful interference with union activities. One such method to remember what employers may do is called the TIPS approach. What does TIPS mean?
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?
A manager must choose someone to work over the weekend shift over a national holiday. He decides that Mary should work the weekend shift because she is from India and likely doesn't celebrate the national holiday. This is an example of what type of discrimination?
Which of the following are non-monetary rewards that a company can provide to its employees?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
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?
You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're reviewing the performance appraisal systems your company can use. Which performance appraisal approach uses a paired comparison method in the review?
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?
Jennifer wants to form a corporation that will develop software. As she studies the pros and cons of a corporation entity, she learns that there are four distinct characteristics of a corporation. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a corporation?
As an HR Professional, you must sometimes terminate employees from your organization. When an employee is terminated, there must be a just cause or a good cause for the termination. Which one of the following is not a valid just cause for the employee's termination?
Which of the following plans has similarities to both a defined benefit plan and a money purchase plan?
Fred is creating a user manual for his organization. On the cover of the manual he has added a picture of a flower that he found on a website. You ask Fred if he has permission to use the flower and what rights are retained for the flower picture. Fred informs you that the photo came from a website so it's in the public domain. Are photos and images from web sites considered to be in the public domain?
You are leading a brief presentation for your company about the ERISA program your company participates in. What is ERISA used for?
As an HR Professional, you must be aware of traditional corporate governance. Within corporate governance, there are typically three key stakeholders that influence decisions of the organizations. Which of the following is a key stakeholder as part of corporate governance?
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?
Safety in the workplace is directly linked to security of the workplace. When completing a risk assessment of the workplace and its security, there are four general categories of organizational assets that are measured for impact of identified risks. Which of the following is not one of the four asset categories that are analyzed for impact in the workplace security?
Physical
Financial
Media
Human
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?
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?
As a Senior HR Professional you often need to advice management on how best to communicate with employees. One approach you recommend for manager is to give employees access to decision makers to provide support, answer questions, and provide feedback. What communication model are you recommending in this instance?
Validity demonstrates a clear relationship between performance on the selection procedure and performance on the job. There are three cases for interview question validity. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?
TESTED 04 Dec 2024
