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| Employees working under individual incentive plans tend to resist the introduction of new technology. T / F |
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| Of the many factors affecting supervisors ratings of subordinates, the major influence is actual performance. |
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| Pressure to maintain equity in benefits sometimes leads to the "bandwagon" effect. |
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| Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) |
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| ____ mandates 12 weeks of leave for all workers at companies that employ 50 or more people. |
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| Employer Factors: Relationship to total compensation costs, costs relative to benefits, competitor offerings, role of benefits in attracting, retention and motivation; legal requirements |
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| Factors affecting employer choices of components of a benefits package. |
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| productivity gain sharing |
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| The best variable pay plan for employees when company financial performance is poor is _____. |
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| Unemployment and Social Security |
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| What benefits are federally administered programs? |
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| Has interests in: fair pay, unemployed, disadvantaged, and exploited. |
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| The government has interests in competition decisions related to ____? |
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| One or more jobs are to be compensated on an hourly basis and overtime pay will be paid beyond a certain number of hours. (hourly pay and overtime pay) |
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| The role in unions in adminersting compensation is outlined prmarily in the contract. The vast majority of contracts specify that: |
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| Unemployment is financed by ___? |
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| using good performance measurement techniques |
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| A team leader with a free rider problem could maximize performance by ___? |
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| In ____ type cases the focus is on the discriminatory consequences rather than the intent to discriminate. |
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| The most common rating error is ___? |
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| Studies show that the benefit most highly valued by employees is ____? |
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| Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) |
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| The ___ Act requires workers be given a number of breaks during the workday. |
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| A great deal of the decline in satisfaction with employee benefits is due to changing employee values. |
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| A major problem with Social Security is a rising number of retirees without a corresponding increase in contributors. |
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| The ___ Act extends the prevailing wage concept to manufacturers of suppliers of goods for government contracts. |
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| Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
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| The general helath care plan that uses a direct contractual relationship between employers health care providers and third party payers is a ___? |
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| As legislation forces pay rates at the lowest end of the scale to move up, pay rates above the minimum often increase in order to maintain differentials. |
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| Stock ownership, Employee assistance programs, work/life benefits |
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| Which of the following benefits has been found to increase productivity in organizations? |
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| Not exempt: Blue collar workers, fire fighters, paramedics, and first responders |
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| Which of the following occupational groups are not likely to be categorized as exempt? |
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| workplace relations are bad, management is not trustworthy, when workers feel they have little influence over decisions affecting them. |
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| Workers begin to show a strong interest in joining a union when which of the following occur? |
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| Compensation security is highest for workers who fail to complete tasks within the standard time under the ____ plan? |
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| paired comparison ranking |
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| Which of the following types of rankings would be least preferred by managers of more than 10-15 employees? |
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| FALSE - it is gain sharing plans |
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| Profit sharing plans are designed to align workers and management in efforts to streamline operations and cut costs. |
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| According to studies, ____ is the benefit least preferred by employees. |
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| Things that influence: feelings, attitudes, moods, and performance |
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| All of the following except ____ may influence performance ratings. |
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| deductibles, coinsurance rates, max benefits, etc. |
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| Alternatives to financing benefit plans include all but ___ |
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| Research has shown that BARS format has proven the best for reducing rating errors. |
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| shift differentials, temporary assignments, bonafide training, difference on ability training, experience business reasons, business necessity |
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| ____ is not a "factor other than sex" in the Equal Pay Act. |
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| ___ are one time cash payments to employees, not added to an employees base wage. |
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| The term for when employers seek to avoid unionization by offering workers the wages, benefits, and working conditions won in rival unionized firms is known as the _____? |
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| The benefits will have to be paid, workers compensation is a no fault insurance |
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| Jennifer is hurt form driving the forklift too fast... |
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| When a competitor in the same industry has a union, the spillover will likely have an ___ effect on employees in companies without unions. |
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| Management by Objectives (MBO) |
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| The most common form of outcomes-based appraisal is ____. |
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| FALSE - appealing to employees at all levels... |
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| 360-degree feedback is used primarily with managers and other high level employees. |
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| The biggest trend in cost-containment is ___. |
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| Employees preferences for various benefits can be predicted well from demographic data. T / F |
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| Defined contribution plans: Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 401k, profit sharing plan |
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| Which of the following is not a defined contribution plan? |
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| BARS Behaviorally Anchored Ranking Scales |
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| Which of the following types of ratings uses descriptions of behaviors as scale anchor points? |
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| ___: Bonuses or profits from selling company stock if they mislead the public regarding their company's financial condition. |
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| Advantages: reinforces teamwork, effective in stimulating ideas, minimizes distinctions between team members, may better reflect how work is performed |
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| WHich of the following is not an advantage of group incentive plans? |
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