WGU Compensation & Benefits Unit 10, Unit 11 and
Unit 12 questions with verified answers
_________________ can have an important impact on employees and the
meaning they perceive in work.
a. Leaders
b. Senior management
c. Government
d. Managers Ans✓✓✓ a. leaders
__________________ are an important part of the modern workplace.
a. Benefits
b. Social relationships
c. Paid time off
d. All of the above Ans✓✓✓ b. social relationships
____________________ is provided for many federally recognized holidays.
a. Sick pay
b. Paid time off
c. Holiday pay
d. All of the above Ans✓✓✓ c. Holiday pay
_____________________ would be made available as a break from work, with no
constraints on why the employee wants to use the time.
a. Paid time off
b. PPO
,c. Sick days
d. Vacation time Ans✓✓✓ d. Vacation time
____________________________ are defined as all psychological, social, and
contextual factors in organizations outside the traditional pay and employee
benefits categories that are rewarding to employees.
a. Valued rewards
b. Monetary rewards
c. Extrinsic rewards
d. Intangible rewards Ans✓✓✓ d. Intangible rewards
A ___________________should also consider how to build and nurture quality
and rewarding management-employee relationships at work.
a. Employee rewards system
b. Total rewards system
c. Employee valuation system
d. None of the above Ans✓✓✓ b. Total rewards system
A psychological contract refers to:
a. The negative expectations that a company expects from employees
b. The formal expectations and agreements between an employee and an
organization
c. The positive expectations that a company expects from employees
d. The informal expectations and agreements between an employee and an
organization Ans✓✓✓ d. The informal expectations and agreements between an
employee and an organization
, An employee's satisfaction with work is heavily influenced by their:
a. Immediate supervisor
b. Coworkers
c. Job description
d. Job skills Ans✓✓✓ a. Immediate supervisor
Another name for flexible benefits plans could be:
a. Dinner plan
b. Cafeteria-style plan
c. Lunchtime plan
d. Breakfast plan Ans✓✓✓ b. Cafeteria-style plan
Autonomy represents:
a. Giving employees no discretion in choosing what to do and how to do it
b. Giving employees moderate discretion in choosing what to do and how to do it
c. Giving employees discretion in choosing what to do and how to do it.
d. None of the above Ans✓✓✓ c. Giving employees discretion in choosing what
to do and how to do it.
Cost-sharing is when:
a. The insurance pays for a mandated 25% of medical expenses
b. The insurance only pays for a portion of medical expenses
c. The insurance pays for all medical expenses
Unit 12 questions with verified answers
_________________ can have an important impact on employees and the
meaning they perceive in work.
a. Leaders
b. Senior management
c. Government
d. Managers Ans✓✓✓ a. leaders
__________________ are an important part of the modern workplace.
a. Benefits
b. Social relationships
c. Paid time off
d. All of the above Ans✓✓✓ b. social relationships
____________________ is provided for many federally recognized holidays.
a. Sick pay
b. Paid time off
c. Holiday pay
d. All of the above Ans✓✓✓ c. Holiday pay
_____________________ would be made available as a break from work, with no
constraints on why the employee wants to use the time.
a. Paid time off
b. PPO
,c. Sick days
d. Vacation time Ans✓✓✓ d. Vacation time
____________________________ are defined as all psychological, social, and
contextual factors in organizations outside the traditional pay and employee
benefits categories that are rewarding to employees.
a. Valued rewards
b. Monetary rewards
c. Extrinsic rewards
d. Intangible rewards Ans✓✓✓ d. Intangible rewards
A ___________________should also consider how to build and nurture quality
and rewarding management-employee relationships at work.
a. Employee rewards system
b. Total rewards system
c. Employee valuation system
d. None of the above Ans✓✓✓ b. Total rewards system
A psychological contract refers to:
a. The negative expectations that a company expects from employees
b. The formal expectations and agreements between an employee and an
organization
c. The positive expectations that a company expects from employees
d. The informal expectations and agreements between an employee and an
organization Ans✓✓✓ d. The informal expectations and agreements between an
employee and an organization
, An employee's satisfaction with work is heavily influenced by their:
a. Immediate supervisor
b. Coworkers
c. Job description
d. Job skills Ans✓✓✓ a. Immediate supervisor
Another name for flexible benefits plans could be:
a. Dinner plan
b. Cafeteria-style plan
c. Lunchtime plan
d. Breakfast plan Ans✓✓✓ b. Cafeteria-style plan
Autonomy represents:
a. Giving employees no discretion in choosing what to do and how to do it
b. Giving employees moderate discretion in choosing what to do and how to do it
c. Giving employees discretion in choosing what to do and how to do it.
d. None of the above Ans✓✓✓ c. Giving employees discretion in choosing what
to do and how to do it.
Cost-sharing is when:
a. The insurance pays for a mandated 25% of medical expenses
b. The insurance only pays for a portion of medical expenses
c. The insurance pays for all medical expenses
