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| One of the MOST critical components of an effective safety program is: A. employee penalties B. Quality of Safety Equipment C. Training D. Management's concern and attitude toward safety |
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| D. Management's concern and attitude toward safety. |
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| FLSA restricts minors (age 16 and 17) from what activities? A. Number of hoursa worked in a week B. Farming C. Driving and hazardous occupations D. Overnight travel for business |
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| C. Driving and hazardous occupations |
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| What is the MOST common way of recruiting lower level production workers? A.Hire from within B. Posting on email C. Walkins D. Employment agencies |
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| What is a major problem with personality and skill inventories? A.Inventories can be falsified and present an image that the company is looking for B.The OFCCP considers them illegal C.Employees can easily sue D.It is very difficult to find a personality and skill inventory that is reliable |
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| A. Inventories can be falsified to present an image that the company is looking for. |
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| What is the MOST important component of an accurate polygraph test reading? A. willingnes of participant B. skill of the examiner to interpet results C. Qualty of equipment D. Length and throughness of the test |
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| B. Skill of examiner to interpret results |
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| What type of job would typically use a work sample test? A. Management B. Human Resources C. Productioon worker D. Accounting |
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| Typically organizations budget how much for training (% of payroll dollars): A. 1 to 3 % B. 4 to 6 % C. 7 to 10% D. More than 10% |
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| What is a major disadvantage of using the narrative essay form of Performance Appraisal ? A. Difficult to makle assesment across employee groups B.Managers may differ significantly in ratings and quality of writing styles C. It is very time consuming D. Employees find it hard to relate |
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| B. Managers may differ significantly in ratings and quality of writing styles |
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| What is a MAJOR disadvantage of using e-mail to recruit for technical talent? A. Cost B. potential employees do have mail accounts C. It takles longer than other methods D. Often you can be overwhelmed by Junk resumes |
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| D. Often you can be overwhelmed by ''junk resumes" |
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| What is typically the most expensive method of recruiting? A. Retained search fee B. Contingency Search fees C. Employee referral bonuses D. Temp to perm employee conversion |
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| What is the doctrine of constructive receipt? A. The individual who receives a benefit of more than 50$ must pay taxes B. The individual who receivesa benefit on All monies must pay taxes C. the individual does not pay taxes until they are full vested D. the individual doesn;t pay taxes until they retire |
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| A. The individual who receives a benefit of more than $50 must pay taxes |
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| What must an employer do to maintain a "qualified" plan status? A. Not favor Highly Compensated Executives B. List all benefits received ona W-2 form C. Not favor men over women D. Not favor younger worker over older workers |
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| A. Not favor Highly Compensated Executives |
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| An employee's mother slips and falls on a wet, icy production floor and breaks herelbow. The family is now demanding payment for doctor bills. The company has a"no visitor" policy for the production floor. What should the HR manager do? A.Tell the employee to have their mother file a worker's compensation claim.B. Tell the employee that the company is not liable and she will have to pay the bills herself C. Suggest that the employee have their mother file a claim under the employee's health insurance plan D. Check with the company's general liability policy to see if it covers accidents on the premises. |
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| D. Check with the company's general liability policy to see if it covers accidents on the premises. |
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| What is a MAJOR disadvantage of using Anniversary Based Performance Appraisals? A. Timeliness of ReviewsB. Unequal treatment between managers.C. Supervisors do not like this system D. More lawsuits. |
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| According to the Polygraph Protection Act, when may a firm legally use polygraph testing on applicants? A. Police and Fire Departments B. Firms providing security services or manufacturing controlled substances C. Government Agencies D. Military |
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| B. Firms providing security services or manufacturing controlled substances |
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| Which of the following benefits is an employer legally NOT required to provide?A. Unemployment Benefits B. Holiday Pay C. Worker's Compensation D. Social Security Disability |
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| What is a major new trend in collective bargaining? A. Arbitration if the contract is not settled in 30 days B. Mediation C. Concessionary Bargaining D. Interest Based Bargaining |
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| D. Interest Based Bargaining |
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| What is a main characteristic of effective Adult Learning Styles? A. Lecture on theories B. Role Plays C. Immediate practice and application back to the work place. D. Case studies |
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| C. Immediate practice and application back to the work place. |
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| In the event of a national emergency, who has the authority to ask the Attorney General to issue an injunction under the Taft Hartley Act? A. The President of the US B. AJury C. The NLRB D. OFCCP |
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| A. The President of the US |
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| A small, family run civil engineering firm has just been acquired by an aggressive,multinational, very large firm. What is the best way to communicate the news to the employees of the family business? A. Employee letter sent to the home address B. Bulletin Board C. Company wide meeting D. Email |
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| Compensating an employee for working a less-desirable shift by adjusting the employee's base pay is an example of: A. Differentials B.Bonuses C. Incentives D. assistance programs |
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| What statement is true about OSHA LOG 300? A. It is posted during any one month of the year B. It is posted with only the first names of the employee who were injured during the year C. It needs to be posted year around on the Safety Bulletin Board D. It is to be posted during February of each year. |
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| D. It is to be posted during February of each year. |
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| Which of the following plans is not covered by ERISA? A.Dental Plan B. Retiremnt Plan C.Long term disability D legal Plan provding only referrals |
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| D. Legal Plan providing only referrals. |
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| How long before an election can management make speeches to an employee group during a unionizing campaign? A.2 Hours B. 8 Hours c. 24 Hours d. 48 Hours |
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| The group of employees that almost always has their own separate bargaining unit is: a. lead tecnicians b. security Guards C. administrative workers D. sales workers |
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| What is the main disadvantage of the public sector "Sunshine Law"? A. Negotiations are open to the public B. Only union officers can have access to confidential information C. All employees who have access to confidential information cannot be in the union D. All confidential employees have to have their own bargaining unit. |
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| A. Negotiations are open to the public |
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| When union members are encouraged to seek employment with target companiesthat are not union, this is defined as: A.featherbedding B. Salting C. Yellow dog D. Union shop |
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| An employee in the software design department was fired for refusing to use licensed software copied illegally by her supervisor. What type of wrongful discharge suit, if any, could she file? A. Public policy violation B. Breach of good faith C. Breach of implied contract D. Employment at will violation |
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| A. Public policy violation |
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| Which single document meets all the requirements of the Immigration and Naturalization Service's Form I-9? A.A state-issued drivers license B. a security card C. A birth certificate D. a United States passport |
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| D. A United States passport |
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| What is the first response by the EEOC after a charge of discrimination has been filed? A.Conduct an Investigation B. Issue aright to sue letter C. attempt reconciliation D. attempt a no fault predetermination settlement |
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| D. Attempt a no fault predetermination settlement |
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| An organization hired 50 management trainees and the selection rate for nonminorities was 25%. If30 minorities apply, how many minorities should be hired to avoid an adverse impact claim? A 3 B. 6 C . 9 D. 12 |
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| Skill inventories are primarily used for:A. Job analysis documentation B. Human resource planning C. Setting performance standards D. Performance appraisals. |
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| B. Human resource planning |
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| The first step in setting up a new HRIS is to: A. Develop the data base B. Determine the information needs C. Establish a security and control system D. Select between and mainframe applications |
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| B. Determine the information needs |
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| In a matrix organizational structure A. Employees have three or more supervisors B. Two organizational structures exist at the same time C. Productivity is enhanced because of strict functional accountability D. Line authority is strengthened |
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| B. Two organizational structures exist at the same time |
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| In planning for training and development, we must first determine A. The available training programs:B. Training needs C. The available funds for training programs D. The number of individuals to be trained |
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| Which type of psychological test measures a person's overall ability to learn?A. Aptitude B. Interests c. Personal D. Specific abilities |
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