DECA HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EXAM
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Human Resource Management (HRM) - ANSWER: Consists of all activities involved
with aquiring, developing, and compensating the people who do the company's work
360-degree feedback - ANSWER: Uses performance feedback gathered from a broad
range of people with whom the employee works rather than from just the
employee's manager
Employee assistance programs - ANSWER: Provide confidential personal problem-
solving, counseling, and support services for employees
Job description - ANSWER: A list of the basic tasks that make up a job
Job specification - ANSWER: A list of the qualifications a worker needs to d that job
Promotion - ANSWER: The advancement of an employee within a company to a
position with more authority and responsibility
Transfer - ANSWER: The assignment of an employee to another job in the company
that, in general, involves the same level of responsibility and authority as the
person's current work
Discharge - ANSWER: The release of an employee from the company due to
inappropriate work behavior
Layoff - ANSWER: A temporary or permanent reduction in the number of employees
because of a change in business conditions
Employee turnover - ANSWER: The rate at which people enter and leave
employment in a business during a year
Method 1 of Calculating the Rate of Employee Turnover - ANSWER: # of employees
who have terminated employment with the business / average # of employees = %
of employee turnover
Method 2 of Calculating the Rate of Employee Turnover - ANSWER: # of employees
hired to replace employees who have terminated employment with the business /
average # of employees = % of employee turnover
, Exit interview - ANSWER: A formal interview with an employee who is leaving the
company to determine his or her attitudes about the company and suggestions for
improvement
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER: Prohibits employments
discrimination against individuals with physical and mental handicaps or chronic
illnesses if they are able to perform the basic functions under the job
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - ANSWER: Prescribes standards for wages and
overtime pay
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - ANSWER: Regulates safety and health
conditions in most businesses
Social Security - ANSWER: A social insurance program funded through payroll
contributions
Medicare - ANSWER: Provides supplemental health insurance for retirement-age
people as well as others with specified disabilities
Workers' compensation - ANSWER: Requires all employers to provide insurance for
the death, injury, or illness of employees that result from their work
Unemployment insurance - ANSWER: A state-mandated program that provides
temporary income to individuals who have been laid off from their jobs
Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - ANSWER: Requires that employers covered
by the law must allow an eligible employee up to a total of 12 weeks of leave during
a year for new child, immediate family member's health, or medical leave
Laws that expand employment opportunities - ANSWER: The Civil Rights Act, Equal
Pay Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Immigration Reform and Control
Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Adverse Impact - ANSWER: Occurs if women and minorities are not hired at the rate
of at least 80% of the best achieving group
Affirmative Action - ANSWER: Requires employers to take positive steps to ensure
employment of applicants and treatment of employees
Availability Forecast - ANSWER: Process of determining whether a firm will be able to
secure employees with the necessary skills from within the company
Bargaining Unit - ANSWER: Group of employees not necessarily union members
recognized by an employer or certified by an administrative agency as appropriate
for represemtation
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+
Human Resource Management (HRM) - ANSWER: Consists of all activities involved
with aquiring, developing, and compensating the people who do the company's work
360-degree feedback - ANSWER: Uses performance feedback gathered from a broad
range of people with whom the employee works rather than from just the
employee's manager
Employee assistance programs - ANSWER: Provide confidential personal problem-
solving, counseling, and support services for employees
Job description - ANSWER: A list of the basic tasks that make up a job
Job specification - ANSWER: A list of the qualifications a worker needs to d that job
Promotion - ANSWER: The advancement of an employee within a company to a
position with more authority and responsibility
Transfer - ANSWER: The assignment of an employee to another job in the company
that, in general, involves the same level of responsibility and authority as the
person's current work
Discharge - ANSWER: The release of an employee from the company due to
inappropriate work behavior
Layoff - ANSWER: A temporary or permanent reduction in the number of employees
because of a change in business conditions
Employee turnover - ANSWER: The rate at which people enter and leave
employment in a business during a year
Method 1 of Calculating the Rate of Employee Turnover - ANSWER: # of employees
who have terminated employment with the business / average # of employees = %
of employee turnover
Method 2 of Calculating the Rate of Employee Turnover - ANSWER: # of employees
hired to replace employees who have terminated employment with the business /
average # of employees = % of employee turnover
, Exit interview - ANSWER: A formal interview with an employee who is leaving the
company to determine his or her attitudes about the company and suggestions for
improvement
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER: Prohibits employments
discrimination against individuals with physical and mental handicaps or chronic
illnesses if they are able to perform the basic functions under the job
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - ANSWER: Prescribes standards for wages and
overtime pay
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) - ANSWER: Regulates safety and health
conditions in most businesses
Social Security - ANSWER: A social insurance program funded through payroll
contributions
Medicare - ANSWER: Provides supplemental health insurance for retirement-age
people as well as others with specified disabilities
Workers' compensation - ANSWER: Requires all employers to provide insurance for
the death, injury, or illness of employees that result from their work
Unemployment insurance - ANSWER: A state-mandated program that provides
temporary income to individuals who have been laid off from their jobs
Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - ANSWER: Requires that employers covered
by the law must allow an eligible employee up to a total of 12 weeks of leave during
a year for new child, immediate family member's health, or medical leave
Laws that expand employment opportunities - ANSWER: The Civil Rights Act, Equal
Pay Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Immigration Reform and Control
Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Adverse Impact - ANSWER: Occurs if women and minorities are not hired at the rate
of at least 80% of the best achieving group
Affirmative Action - ANSWER: Requires employers to take positive steps to ensure
employment of applicants and treatment of employees
Availability Forecast - ANSWER: Process of determining whether a firm will be able to
secure employees with the necessary skills from within the company
Bargaining Unit - ANSWER: Group of employees not necessarily union members
recognized by an employer or certified by an administrative agency as appropriate
for represemtation
