Human Resource Management Final Exam

Overtime- $180

Gross Pay- $980

Joey is a nonexempt employee working at a regular pay rate of $20 an hour. If Joey works 46 hours he will earn how much in overtime and gross pay?

external equity

CompeteOrg has spent time collecting wage and salary survey data from the relevant job markets for each of its positions. They are trying to maintain:

20-25%

in most profit-sharing plans, what percentage of the net profit is typically shared?

25-40%

benefits generally account for approximately how much percent of payroll costs?

life and health insurance

a basic benefits package typically offered to employees usually includes what?

cafeteria plans

when individual employees are able to choose the benefits best suited to their particular needs, their employer is offering what?

50

for the Family and Medical Leave Act to apply to an organization, it must have how many employees?

false

statements found in employee handbooks or other employment documents do not create an implied contract. true or false?

making exceptions to the rules in unique circumstances

what action is most likely to create a wrongful discharge claim?

a written warning

Satall Industries uses progressive discipline. Trigg has received counseling. If improvement is not made what is the next step?

an employer

who is primarily responsible for ensuring that employees use protective equipment on the job?

false

employee morale is not affected by accidents and illnesses attributed to a workplace. true or false?

false

fitness-for-duty evaluations are discriminatory. true or false?

true

after years working in a local restaurant, James left to start a catering business. Being self-employed means James is covered by OSHA. true or false?

recordable incident

a coal miner’s black lung is considered what under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?

false

the management at StreamCorp is allowed to introduce 5 additional days of paid leave, that would be implemented if employees voted against the union. true or false?

National Labor Relations Act

what is another name for the Wagner Act (1935)?

dissatisfaction with wages, benefits, and working conditions

for most union members, their strongest reason to join a union appears to be:

unfair labor practices

illegal acts by either employers or unions that deny employees their rights and benefits are called:

expatriate

Reese is a U.S. citizen sent by a U.S. company to work abroad. Reese is a(n)

work permit

anyone wishing to get a job overseas needs to obtain what from the government of the country in which an employment is sought?

repatriation

Marlowe, a manager for an American company, has just been transferred to the office in India. what is part of the training she will receive?

split pay

Kelsey, a U.S. citizen who works in Hong Kong, receives 40% of compensation in Hong Kong dollars and 60% in U.S. dollars. this is called:

1. egalitarianism and engagement

2. shared information and trust

3. knowledge development

4. performance-reward linkage

the four steps to implementing a high-performance work system

fewer layers of management and a focus on team-based organization

the role of managers and supervisors is substantially different in an environment of high-performance work systems because of:

1. build a case for change

2. engage stakeholders

3. communication

4. evaluate/sustain

name the four steps to implementing a high-performance work team

true

an organization achieves pay equity when employees’ compensation is equal to the value of the work they perform. true or false?

piecework

Jamie and Blake are both line workers at CompeteOrg. This week, they each worked 40 hours. Jamie produced 83 units this week and Blake produced 71 unites. Jamie received higher pay for the week than Blake did. Jamie and Blake are compensated based on:

be paid within a range that may overlap with adjoining grades, so that an employee with experience can be paid as much as or more than a newer employee in a higher grade

Jobs that are grouped into the same pay grade should:

true

incentive plans seldom work effectively if employees cannot clearly see a connection between the incentive payments they receive and their performance. true or false?

false

generally, a bonus plan is part of an employee’s base pay. true or false?

to focus employee efforts on specific performance targets

what reason might an organization give for implementing incentive plans?

straight salary plan

a sales incentive plan that permits salespeople to be paid for performing various duties not reflected immediately in their sales volume is known as a:

Employee Retirement Income Security Act

which piece of legislation greatly improved the communication of employee benefits information?

true

the agency responsible for administering and enforcing the Wagner Act is the National Labor Relations Board. true or false?

home-country national

Daryon is an American and works for a U.S. company at it facilities in Great Britain. Daryon is considered what?

true

Val is French and is spending some time in the United States. A work permit or visa issued by the U.S. government would allow Val to seek employment in the country. true or false?

culture shock

even after a few years overseas, Payton continues to experience a disorientation that causes perpetual stress, more commonly known as

minimum wages vary dramatically from country to country

what best reflects minimum wage globally?

false

involving employees in decision making and giving them the power to act tends to decrease organizational effectiveness. true or false?