HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(DECA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
Absence - ANSWER Time off when an employee is not at work during their normal work period. Can be
scheduled or unscheduled.
Base Salary - ANSWER a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work
performed. Base salary does not include benefits, bonuses or any other potential compensation from an
employer.
Benchmark Job - ANSWER A job commonly found in the workforce for which pay and other relevant data
are readily available. used to make pay comparisons and job evaluations.
Benefits - ANSWER a form of compensation above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly
rate of pay. Also a portion of a total compensation package for employees.
Bonus - ANSWER Compensation above and beyond that defined by a base salary our hourly wage.
Bumping - ANSWER Giving long-standing employees, whose positions are to be eliminated, the option of
taking other positions within the company that they are qualified for and that are currently held by
employees with less seniority.
Buyout - ANSWER An offer made by a company to its employees, often including a severance package, in
exchange for leaving the company.
Coaching - ANSWER The first step in any effort to improve employee performance is counseling or _____.
Counseling or ______ is part of the day-to-day interaction between a supervisor and an employee. _____
provides positive feedback about employee contributions and helps improve performance.
COBRA - ANSWER _____ gives employees and their families, who lose their health benefits because of
unemployment, the right to continue to pay for group health benefits provided by their group health
plan. These health care benefits may be extended for limited periods of time under certain
circumstances according to the COBRA regulations.
, Collective Bargaining - ANSWER One or more unions meeting with the representatives from an
orgainzation to negotiate labor contracts.
Confidentiality Agreement - ANSWER a written legal contract between an employer and employee. it lays
out binding terms and conditions that prohibit the employee from disclosing company confidential and
proprietary information.
Disability - ANSWER The inability to perform all or part of one's occupational duties because of an
accident or illness.
Discrimination - ANSWER The favoring of one group of people, resulting in unfair treatment of other
groups.
Downsizing - ANSWER ____ or lay-offs reduce the number of employees in an organization. Downsizing
may be a strategy to save the company, but when layoffs are used repeatedly without necessary strategy,
downsizing can destroy morale among employees.
Employee Handbook - ANSWER a compilation of the policies, procedures, working conditions, and
behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in a particular workplace. generally also include
information about the company, employee compensation and benefits, and additional terms and
conditions of employment.
Employee of the Month - ANSWER a recognition strategy companies have used successfully and
unsuccessfully.
Employee Relations - ANSWER Developing, maintaining, and improving the relationship between
employer and employee by effectively and proactively communicating with employees.
Employment Gap - ANSWER a period of months or years when the job applicant was not employed at a
job for reasons such as attending school full time and raising children.
(DECA) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2024
Absence - ANSWER Time off when an employee is not at work during their normal work period. Can be
scheduled or unscheduled.
Base Salary - ANSWER a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work
performed. Base salary does not include benefits, bonuses or any other potential compensation from an
employer.
Benchmark Job - ANSWER A job commonly found in the workforce for which pay and other relevant data
are readily available. used to make pay comparisons and job evaluations.
Benefits - ANSWER a form of compensation above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly
rate of pay. Also a portion of a total compensation package for employees.
Bonus - ANSWER Compensation above and beyond that defined by a base salary our hourly wage.
Bumping - ANSWER Giving long-standing employees, whose positions are to be eliminated, the option of
taking other positions within the company that they are qualified for and that are currently held by
employees with less seniority.
Buyout - ANSWER An offer made by a company to its employees, often including a severance package, in
exchange for leaving the company.
Coaching - ANSWER The first step in any effort to improve employee performance is counseling or _____.
Counseling or ______ is part of the day-to-day interaction between a supervisor and an employee. _____
provides positive feedback about employee contributions and helps improve performance.
COBRA - ANSWER _____ gives employees and their families, who lose their health benefits because of
unemployment, the right to continue to pay for group health benefits provided by their group health
plan. These health care benefits may be extended for limited periods of time under certain
circumstances according to the COBRA regulations.
, Collective Bargaining - ANSWER One or more unions meeting with the representatives from an
orgainzation to negotiate labor contracts.
Confidentiality Agreement - ANSWER a written legal contract between an employer and employee. it lays
out binding terms and conditions that prohibit the employee from disclosing company confidential and
proprietary information.
Disability - ANSWER The inability to perform all or part of one's occupational duties because of an
accident or illness.
Discrimination - ANSWER The favoring of one group of people, resulting in unfair treatment of other
groups.
Downsizing - ANSWER ____ or lay-offs reduce the number of employees in an organization. Downsizing
may be a strategy to save the company, but when layoffs are used repeatedly without necessary strategy,
downsizing can destroy morale among employees.
Employee Handbook - ANSWER a compilation of the policies, procedures, working conditions, and
behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in a particular workplace. generally also include
information about the company, employee compensation and benefits, and additional terms and
conditions of employment.
Employee of the Month - ANSWER a recognition strategy companies have used successfully and
unsuccessfully.
Employee Relations - ANSWER Developing, maintaining, and improving the relationship between
employer and employee by effectively and proactively communicating with employees.
Employment Gap - ANSWER a period of months or years when the job applicant was not employed at a
job for reasons such as attending school full time and raising children.
