HRCI APHR CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDES QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
"Glass ceiling Initiatives - correct answer-
Efforts to address the "glass ceiling effect"
"Third Shift" - correct answer- The hours
between 12:00 midnight to 8:00 AM beacuse these are
the hours that the majority of people are at home
sleeping, organizations frequentlyvoffer additional pay
( known as " shift diferential" ) to attract employees to
work these non-standard hours.
Activities Protected By the NLRA - correct answer-
Under the National Labor Relations Act, most private
sector employees have the right to:
Organize a union to negotiate with employers concerning
wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment.
-Form, join or assist a union.
,- Bargain collectively through representatives of
employees' own choosing for a contract setting wages,
benefits, hours, and other working conditions.
- Discuss terms and conditions of employment or union
organizing with co-workers or a union.
-Engage in protected concerted activities with one or
more co-workers to improve wages, benefits and other
working conditions.
-Choose not to do any of these activities, including joining
or remaining a member of a union.
Administrative role of HRM - correct answer-
Handling administrative tasks ( hiring employees,
answering questions about benefits) efficiently and with a
commitment to quality. This requires expertise in the
particular task
Advertising in Newspapers and Magazines - correct
answer- When the goal is to find people w know
the local community, advertising in the local newspaper
can reach that audience.
,Similarly, when the goal is to find people in a specialized
field, advertising in a trade p, professional, or industry
publication can reach the right pool of job candidates.
Affirmative Action - correct answer- An
organization's active effort to find opportunities to hire or
promote people in a particular group
Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination -
correct answer- When organizations engaged in
affirmative action allegedly discriminate white or male
candidates by increasing the proportions of minorities or
female candidates hired or promoted
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( ADEA) -
correct answer- Prohibits discrimination in
employment against individuals 40 years of age and older.
Covers employers with 15 or more employees working 20
or more weeks per year; labor unions; employment
agencies; federal government
EEOC enforced
, Alternative work arrangements - correct answer-
Methods of staffing other than the traditional hiring of
full-time employees. The following methods are the most
common:
- Independent contractors, self employed individuals with
multiple clients
- On-call workers, persons who work for an organization
only when they are needed
- Temporary workers, are employed by a temporary
agency; client organization's pay the agency for the
services of these workers
- Contract company workers, employed directly by a
company for a specific time specified in a written contract
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - correct
answer- Prohibits discrimination against individuals
with disabilities in all employments practices, such as job
application procedures, hiring, firing, promotions,
compensation, and training. Other employment activities
covered by the ADA are employment advertising,
recruitment, tenure, layoff, leave, and fringe benefits
The ADA require that employers take steps to
accommodate individuals covered under the act
STUDY GUIDES QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
"Glass ceiling Initiatives - correct answer-
Efforts to address the "glass ceiling effect"
"Third Shift" - correct answer- The hours
between 12:00 midnight to 8:00 AM beacuse these are
the hours that the majority of people are at home
sleeping, organizations frequentlyvoffer additional pay
( known as " shift diferential" ) to attract employees to
work these non-standard hours.
Activities Protected By the NLRA - correct answer-
Under the National Labor Relations Act, most private
sector employees have the right to:
Organize a union to negotiate with employers concerning
wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of
employment.
-Form, join or assist a union.
,- Bargain collectively through representatives of
employees' own choosing for a contract setting wages,
benefits, hours, and other working conditions.
- Discuss terms and conditions of employment or union
organizing with co-workers or a union.
-Engage in protected concerted activities with one or
more co-workers to improve wages, benefits and other
working conditions.
-Choose not to do any of these activities, including joining
or remaining a member of a union.
Administrative role of HRM - correct answer-
Handling administrative tasks ( hiring employees,
answering questions about benefits) efficiently and with a
commitment to quality. This requires expertise in the
particular task
Advertising in Newspapers and Magazines - correct
answer- When the goal is to find people w know
the local community, advertising in the local newspaper
can reach that audience.
,Similarly, when the goal is to find people in a specialized
field, advertising in a trade p, professional, or industry
publication can reach the right pool of job candidates.
Affirmative Action - correct answer- An
organization's active effort to find opportunities to hire or
promote people in a particular group
Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination -
correct answer- When organizations engaged in
affirmative action allegedly discriminate white or male
candidates by increasing the proportions of minorities or
female candidates hired or promoted
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( ADEA) -
correct answer- Prohibits discrimination in
employment against individuals 40 years of age and older.
Covers employers with 15 or more employees working 20
or more weeks per year; labor unions; employment
agencies; federal government
EEOC enforced
, Alternative work arrangements - correct answer-
Methods of staffing other than the traditional hiring of
full-time employees. The following methods are the most
common:
- Independent contractors, self employed individuals with
multiple clients
- On-call workers, persons who work for an organization
only when they are needed
- Temporary workers, are employed by a temporary
agency; client organization's pay the agency for the
services of these workers
- Contract company workers, employed directly by a
company for a specific time specified in a written contract
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) - correct
answer- Prohibits discrimination against individuals
with disabilities in all employments practices, such as job
application procedures, hiring, firing, promotions,
compensation, and training. Other employment activities
covered by the ADA are employment advertising,
recruitment, tenure, layoff, leave, and fringe benefits
The ADA require that employers take steps to
accommodate individuals covered under the act
