Chapter 12 - Compensating the Flexible Work Force: Contingent Employees and Flexible Work Schedules

A worker, who is considered part-time, works less than how many hours per week?

35

Which of the following is the arrangement where Tanesha and Jaunita both work part-time to complete the duties of one full-time position?

Job sharing

Who is most likely to be involved in a job sharing arrangement?
* leased employees
* part-time employees
* independent contractors
* temporary employees

part-time employees

If a company wanted to hire contingent workers as a way to screen for possible full-time employment, which type of worker would the company likely employ?

temporary

Which type of contingent worker would work for a company on a long-term basis, presumably on an indefinite basis?
temporary employees
part-time employees
leased employees
independent contractors

Leased employees

ARAMARK, a company which provides cafeteria service workers to a client company, is an example of the use of which type of employees?

leased employees

John has agreed to teach a statistics course on an adjunct basis while the professor who regularly teaches the course is on sabbatical. This example represents which of the following?
* leased employee
* job sharing
* on-call arrangement
* independent contractor

Independent contractor

________ have full-time jobs and plan on having long-term relationships with their employers.

core employees

________ part-time employees work fewer than 35 hours per week because they are unable to find full-time employment.

involuntary

A special kind of part-time employment agreement, whereby two or more part-time employees perform a full-time job, is better known as ________.

job sharing

With ________ arrangements, temporary employees generally do not work for more than one year, and the hiring companies are the temporary workers' legal employers.

direct hire

Who is responsible for compensating on-call employees?
* government
* independent contractor
* hiring company
* temporary agency

hiring company

Temporary employment agencies are responsible for complying with all employment legislation, except?

A) ADA

B) FLSA

C) workers' compensation

D) ERISA

workers' compensation

Ashley was working as a part-time employee in a private company and she received employer-sponsored health care. She has just been laid off. Under which act could she choose to continue receiving employer-sponsored health care insurance coverage?

A) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

B) Emergency Economic Stabilization Act

C) Family and Medical Leave Act

D) Equal Pay Act

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

For part-time employees to be eligible to be in a company's retirement plan, which two qualifications must be met?

A) age 21 or older and worked 1500 hours in a year of service

B) age 21 or older and worked 1000 hours in a year of service

C) age 18 or older and worked 2000 hours in a year of service

D) age 18 or older and worked 1500 hours in a year of service

age 21 or older and worked 1000 hours in a year of service

How many days will Jamal have to work to complete a "year of service"?
125
270
185
100

125

Which organization has the authority to define a "year of service" for pension protection purposes?
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

US Department of Labor

How many months in a year must seasonal employees work to qualify for protection under the FLSA overtime and minimum wage provisions?
12
7
4
11

7

Safe harbor rules limit the number of leased employees up to which percentage of a company's total workforce?

20

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics does not monitor pay levels for which type of temporary workers?
* leased employees
* part-time employees
* independent contractors
* temporary employees

independent contractors

What type of test is used to determine if an independent contractor is financially dependent?
safe harbor
right to control
economic reality
financial dependence

economic reality

The ________ common law doctrine establishes temporary workers' rights to receive workers' compensation.

dual employer

Companies must use the IRC's ________ test to determine whether individuals are employees or independent contractors.

right to control

When a telecommuting employee works from a remote extension from the employer's office that includes a clerical staff and a full-time manager, that employee is said to be working at what type of office?
nomadic work center
neighborhood work center
satellite work center
remote work office

satellite work center

This type of telecommuting involves executives that travel extensively and maintain control over projects through the use of telephones, faxes, and e-mail.

A) neighborhood work center

B) satellite work center

C) nomadic executive office

D) electronic remote work center

Nomadic executive office

An employee living in which place would benefit most from telecommuting due to minimizing expenses and commute time?

A) Boston

B) Oshkosh, Wisconsin

C) rural Alabama

D) Walla Walla, Washington

Boston

Carlos works at XYZ Innovations Inc. as a computer scientist. ________ schedules enable Carlos to work four 10-hour days.

compressed workweek

________ allows for an alternative work arrangement in which employees are able to work at home or at an alternate location besides the office.

telecommuting

James works at home 3 days a week and works at his office 2 days a week. His employer provides a computer, modem, and printer for him to use at home. The equipment for his off-site use is an example of ________.

working condition fringe benefits

Which of the following is a major challenge associated with the implementation of the Fair Labor Standards Act for workers employed on a flexible basis?

A) ensuring that the equal pay provision is not violated

B) ensuring that workers are paid the minimum wage

C) ensuring that the child labor provisions are not violated

D) ensuring that overtime pay rates are calculated correctly

ensuring that overtime pay rates are calculated correctly

After working a regular 40-hour workweek in the office, Mary takes her company laptop home and generally spends an hour or two responding to work e-mails. This is an example of which of the following?

A) working condition fringe benefit

B) employee choice

C) on call time

D) employer mandate

employee choice

What employment issue for flexible employees does the Walling v. A.H. Belo Corporation Supreme Court ruling address?
fixed weekly pay
overtime pay
employee benefits
retirement benefits

fixed weekly pay

Most union leaders generally do not support alternative work arrangements based on which of the following two reasons?

A) fewer promotional opportunities and the likelihood of pay reductions

B) threats to job security and fewer promotional opportunities

C) threats to job security and unfair treatment

D) unfair treatment and the likelihood of pay reductions

threats to job security and unfair treatment

In which sector are some unions more likely to support the use of contingent workers?
profit-oriented
non profit organizations
public
private

public

Which of the following is a reason why unions tend not to support telecommuting
arrangements?

A) difficulty monitoring workers while at home

B) accusing workers of not performing their jobs while at home

C) lower travel costs than for workers in attendance at the work facility every day

D) likelihood of telecommuters not receiving merit pay increases

difficulty monitoring workers while at home

Which stakeholder group most strongly opposes the engagement of contingent workers?

unions

Which of the following is a reason for employers to choose to engage contingent workers?

A) to differentiate the value they place between contingent workers and regular full-time workers

B) to avoid hiring regular, full-time workers

C) to withhold all employee benefits

D) to reduce employment costs per hour

to reduce employment costs per hour

Which of the following factors contributes to the short-term costs of engaging contingent workers?

A) Fair Labor Standards Act minimum wage provision

B) downtime while employees are participating in training

C) Fair Labor Standards Act overtime pay provision

downtime while employees are participating in training

Which of the following is a limitation of engaging contingent workers?

A) Contingent workers' productivity, if not employed long enough, rates low.

B) Regular, full-time employees may reduce their productivity.

C) Contingent workers' productivity probably exceeds regular employees' productivity.

D) Productivity differences between contingent workers and regular employees are not evident

Contingent workers' productivity, if not employed long enough, rates low.

________ occurs when all members of a group agree on mistaken conclusions due to conformity in sharing the same mind-set.

groupthink

This type of telecommuting involves executives that travel extensively and maintain control over projects through the use of telephones, faxes, and e-mail.
satellite work center
nomadic executive office
electronic remote work center
neighborhood work center

nomadic executive office