CPHR Exam Questions and answers 2025
Utility .Analysis .- .ANS✓✓-
A .method .of .determining .the .gain .or .loss .to .the .organization .that .results .from .
different .courses .of .action
Donald .Kirkpatrick's .four .levels .of .evaluation .are .- .ANS✓✓-
Reaction, .learning, .behaviour, .results
Behaviour .Modelling .- .ANS✓✓-
In .a .training .program, .participants .are .involved .in .watching .an .expert .carrying .
out .the .task .and .are .then .given .an .opportunity .to .do .so .themselves
Which .law .will .govern .how .you .handle .termination .of .some .exempt .customer .s
ervice .employee? .- .ANS✓✓-Common .Law .and .Canada .Labour .Code
Constructive .dismissal .- .ANS✓✓-
Is .when .there .is .a .fundamental .change .in .the .employment .relationship .that .amo
unts .to .a .dismissal .
(e.g. .Changes .in .benefits, .salary, .work .location, .hours .of .work, .responsibilities)
Rand .Formula .- .ANS✓✓-
Union .dues .are .withheld .from .the .pay .of .an .employee, .whether .or .not .he .or .sh
e .belongs .to .the .union. .This .is .to .avoid .employee's .benefiting .from .Union .privil
ege .without .paying
Agency .Shop .- .ANS✓✓-A .form .of .union .security .agreement .where .the .employer
.may .hire .union .or .non-
union .workers, .and .employees .need .not .join .the .union .in .order .to .remain .empl
oyed. .However, .the .non-
union .worker .must .pay .a .fee .to .cover .collective .bargaining .costs.
What .needs .to .be .in .an .Employment .Contract? .- .ANS✓✓-
There .must .be .an .offer, .an .acceptance, .and .consideration. .The .Parties .mush .ha
ve .given .up .something .to .reach .the .agreement
Termination .with .cause .(Dismissal) .- .ANS✓✓-Misconduct .such .as .disobedience,
.deliberate .neglect .of .duties, .or .harassment .leads .to .termination .of .employment.
.Without .termination .notice .and .severance .pay
, Termination .without .cause .- .ANS✓✓-
The .employee .is .being .terminated .for .reasons .that .are .not .related .to .miscondu
ct, .and .a .notice .of .the .termination .and .pay .possible .severance .pay .are .required
The .Industrial .Relations .and .Disputes .Investigations .Act .(1948): .- .ANS✓✓-
Specified .the .right .of .workers .to .join .unions
The .legislation .that .eliminates .the .inequities .in .employment .is .known .as? .- .AN
S✓✓-The .Employment .Equity .Act
The .Four-Fold .Test .- .ANS✓✓-It .is .a .Status .of .the .employment .relationship .
- .Control .as .defined .by .the .control .test
- .Ownership .of .tools
- .Chance .of .profit .and .risk .of .loss
- .Integration .as .defined .by .the .organization .test
What .project .management .techniques .is .used .to .identify .the .slack .and .float .of .
a .project? .- .ANS✓✓-Critical .path .analysis .
.- .a .process .used .to .flesh .out .the .network .of .activities, .activity .durations, .and .e
lapsed .time .for .a .project
Industrial .Engineering .- .ANS✓✓-
A .field .of .study .concerned .with .analyzing .work .methods .and .establishing .time .
standards
Work .Valuation .System .- .ANS✓✓-
Job .evaluation .system .that .seeks .to .measure .a .jobs .worth .through .its .value .to .
the .organization .and .through .standards .that .come .directly .from .business .goals
Competency-based .pay .- .ANS✓✓-
The .method .that .compensates .employees .for .the .different .skills .or .increased .k
nowledge .they .possess .rather .than .for .the .job .they .hold .in .a .designated .job .cat
egory
Broadbanding .- .ANS✓✓-
Encourages .lateral .skill .building .while .addressing .the .need .to .pay .employees .p
erforming .multiple .jobs .with .different .skill .level .requirements
Affective .Commitment .- .ANS✓✓-
Employee's .Positive .emotional .attachment .to .an .organization .based .on .the .desi
re .to .commit .to .the .organization
Continuance .Commitment .- .ANS✓✓-
a .desire .to .remain .a .member .of .an .organization .because .of .an .awareness .of .th
e .costs .associated .with .leaving .it
Normative .Commitment .- .ANS✓✓-
a .desire .to .remain .a .member .of .an .organization .due .to .a .feeling .of .obligation
Utility .Analysis .- .ANS✓✓-
A .method .of .determining .the .gain .or .loss .to .the .organization .that .results .from .
different .courses .of .action
Donald .Kirkpatrick's .four .levels .of .evaluation .are .- .ANS✓✓-
Reaction, .learning, .behaviour, .results
Behaviour .Modelling .- .ANS✓✓-
In .a .training .program, .participants .are .involved .in .watching .an .expert .carrying .
out .the .task .and .are .then .given .an .opportunity .to .do .so .themselves
Which .law .will .govern .how .you .handle .termination .of .some .exempt .customer .s
ervice .employee? .- .ANS✓✓-Common .Law .and .Canada .Labour .Code
Constructive .dismissal .- .ANS✓✓-
Is .when .there .is .a .fundamental .change .in .the .employment .relationship .that .amo
unts .to .a .dismissal .
(e.g. .Changes .in .benefits, .salary, .work .location, .hours .of .work, .responsibilities)
Rand .Formula .- .ANS✓✓-
Union .dues .are .withheld .from .the .pay .of .an .employee, .whether .or .not .he .or .sh
e .belongs .to .the .union. .This .is .to .avoid .employee's .benefiting .from .Union .privil
ege .without .paying
Agency .Shop .- .ANS✓✓-A .form .of .union .security .agreement .where .the .employer
.may .hire .union .or .non-
union .workers, .and .employees .need .not .join .the .union .in .order .to .remain .empl
oyed. .However, .the .non-
union .worker .must .pay .a .fee .to .cover .collective .bargaining .costs.
What .needs .to .be .in .an .Employment .Contract? .- .ANS✓✓-
There .must .be .an .offer, .an .acceptance, .and .consideration. .The .Parties .mush .ha
ve .given .up .something .to .reach .the .agreement
Termination .with .cause .(Dismissal) .- .ANS✓✓-Misconduct .such .as .disobedience,
.deliberate .neglect .of .duties, .or .harassment .leads .to .termination .of .employment.
.Without .termination .notice .and .severance .pay
, Termination .without .cause .- .ANS✓✓-
The .employee .is .being .terminated .for .reasons .that .are .not .related .to .miscondu
ct, .and .a .notice .of .the .termination .and .pay .possible .severance .pay .are .required
The .Industrial .Relations .and .Disputes .Investigations .Act .(1948): .- .ANS✓✓-
Specified .the .right .of .workers .to .join .unions
The .legislation .that .eliminates .the .inequities .in .employment .is .known .as? .- .AN
S✓✓-The .Employment .Equity .Act
The .Four-Fold .Test .- .ANS✓✓-It .is .a .Status .of .the .employment .relationship .
- .Control .as .defined .by .the .control .test
- .Ownership .of .tools
- .Chance .of .profit .and .risk .of .loss
- .Integration .as .defined .by .the .organization .test
What .project .management .techniques .is .used .to .identify .the .slack .and .float .of .
a .project? .- .ANS✓✓-Critical .path .analysis .
.- .a .process .used .to .flesh .out .the .network .of .activities, .activity .durations, .and .e
lapsed .time .for .a .project
Industrial .Engineering .- .ANS✓✓-
A .field .of .study .concerned .with .analyzing .work .methods .and .establishing .time .
standards
Work .Valuation .System .- .ANS✓✓-
Job .evaluation .system .that .seeks .to .measure .a .jobs .worth .through .its .value .to .
the .organization .and .through .standards .that .come .directly .from .business .goals
Competency-based .pay .- .ANS✓✓-
The .method .that .compensates .employees .for .the .different .skills .or .increased .k
nowledge .they .possess .rather .than .for .the .job .they .hold .in .a .designated .job .cat
egory
Broadbanding .- .ANS✓✓-
Encourages .lateral .skill .building .while .addressing .the .need .to .pay .employees .p
erforming .multiple .jobs .with .different .skill .level .requirements
Affective .Commitment .- .ANS✓✓-
Employee's .Positive .emotional .attachment .to .an .organization .based .on .the .desi
re .to .commit .to .the .organization
Continuance .Commitment .- .ANS✓✓-
a .desire .to .remain .a .member .of .an .organization .because .of .an .awareness .of .th
e .costs .associated .with .leaving .it
Normative .Commitment .- .ANS✓✓-
a .desire .to .remain .a .member .of .an .organization .due .to .a .feeling .of .obligation
