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"vThisvemployeevhandbookvisvnotvintendedvtovbevpartvofvavcontract..."visvbeingvusedvinva
nvemployeevhandbookvtovpreservevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
A. Employeevrights
B. Employervrights
C. Employmentvatvwill
D. Thevpublicvpolicyvexception

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vDisclaimersvsuchvasvthevonevinvthevquestionvarevusedvtovpr
eservevthevnaturevofvat-willvemploymentvbetweenvthevemployervandvemployee.

Avbusinessvcasevcanvhelpvmanagementvmakevbetter-
qualityvdecisionsvbecausevitvdoesvwhichvofvthevfollowing?
A. Communicatesvhowvavplanvwillvinfluencevoperationalvefficiencies
B. Providesvmultiplevoptionsvforvsolvingvavbusinessvproblem
C. Describesvpossiblevrisksvthatvcouldvresultvfromvtakingvaction
D. QuantitativelyvanalyzesvrelevantvHRvtrends

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vThevmainvpurposevofvbuildingvavbusinessvcasevisvtovhelpva
nvemployervmakevavdecisionvonvavparticularvcoursevofvaction.vThisvincludesvavdescripti
onvofvthevpotentialvrisksvofvtaking—orvinvsomevcases,vnotvtaking—action.

Avcorporationvthatvfranchisesvitsvbusinessvmodelvalsovrequiresvitsvfranchiseesvtovusevth
eirvcomputervsystemvtovprocessvemployeevpayroll.vThisvpracticevisvmostvlikelyvtovtrigge
rvwhichvofvthevfollowingvconditions?
A. Avclaimvofvindirectvcontrol
B. Thevostensiblevagencyvtheory
C. Jointvemploymentvliability
D. Allvofvthevabove

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vD.vAsvMcDonald'svCorporationvdiscovered,vcertainvpracticesv
withvitsvfranchiseesvledvtovavchargevthatvthevcorporationvindirectlyvcontrolledvthevconditi
onsvofvemployees,vcausingvthemvtov"ostensibly"vbelievevthatvtheyvwerevemployeesvofvM
cDonald'svCorporation,vnotvonlyvofvthevfranchise.vForvthisvreason,vthevNationalvLaborvR
elationsvBoardvrevisedvtheirvdefinitionvofvjointvemployment,vand

,franchisevemployeesvwerevallowedvtovsuevthevcorporationvandvfranchiseevinvavclassvact
ionvwagevandvhourvlawsuit.

Avcost-of-
livingvpayvadjustmentvisvthevbestvexamplevofvwhatvtypevofvcompensationvstrategy?
A. Quartile
B. Entitlement
C. Performance
D. Equity

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vB.vEntitlementvformsvofvpayvarevthosevthatvrewardvemployee
svforvyearsvofvservicevorvforvloyalty.vAvcost-of-
livingvadjustmentvisvnotvgivenvbasedvonvanyvparticularvperformancevcriteria;vtherefore,v
itvisvavformvofventitlementvpay.

AvlargevemployervwithvmultiplevfacilitiesvallvacrossvthevUnitedvStatesvhasvdecidedvtovraff
levoffvavcarvatvthevendvofvthevyear.vEmployeesvwillvautomaticallyvgetvoneventryvforveachv
weekvthatvtheyvworkvwithoutvinjury.vWhichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevemployervatvriskvfor?
A. Taxvcodevviolation
B. Discrimination
C. Retaliation
D. Nonevofvthevabove

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vSafetyvincentivevprogramsvthatvrewardvemployeesvwhovd
ovnotvgetvinjuredvmayvinadvertentlyvretaliatevagainstvthosevwhovdovgetvhurt.
Additionally,vincentivevprogramsvthatvarevtoovgenerousvmayvdiscouragevreportingvofvinj
uries.

Avlargevnetworkvsoftwarevfirmvcreatesvavprogramvforvwomenvinvleadership.vParticipant
svmeetveveryvmonthvforvavyearvtovprovidevpeervsupportvtowardvtakingvonvmorevleadershi
pvtasksvorvroles.vAtvthevendvofvthevthirdvyear,vmorevthanv100vwomenvhavevgraduatedvfro
mvthevprogram.vThisvcompanyvisvengagedvinvwhichvofvthevfollowing?
A. Diversity-basedvnetworking
B. Learningvcircles
C. Executivevgroups
D. Incubators

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vB.vLearningvcirclesvarevcalledvmanyvthingsv(Socraticvcircles,vq
ualityvcircles,vetc.),vbutvallvhavevavsimilarvpurpose.vLearningvcirclesvarevgenerallyvorgan
izedvaroundvavthemevorvpurposevandvarevcharacterizedvbyvdiversity,vrespect,vandvcolla
borationvtowardvsuccessvinvspecificvoutcomesvorvtargets.

,Avlocalvgymvrecentlyvsoldvthevrightsvtovanothervcompanyvtovusevtheirvname,vsupplyvchai
nvresources,vandvworkflowvprocessesvinvanothervcity.vThisvisvanvexamplevofvwhatvtypevo
fvbusinessvstructure?
A. Subsidiary
B. Merger
C. Jointvventure
D. Franchising

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vD.vFranchisingvisvavbusinessvstructurevinvwhichvonevcomp
anyvlicensesvthevrightsvtovanothervbusinessvtovusevtheirvbrand,vsupplyvchain,vandvwo
rkflowvpractices.vOwnershipvremainsvseparatevinvthisvtypevofvstructure.

Avmajorvsandwichvrestaurantvhiresv15-year-
oldvworkersvtovoperatevavmeatvslicer.vThisvmayvviolatevwhichvofvthevfollowing?
A. ThevFoodvandvDrugvAdministration
B. FoodvSafetyvManagement
C. ThevFairvLaborvStandardsvAct
D. ThevOccupationalvSafetyvandvHealthvAct

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vThevFairvLaborvStandardsvActvaddressesvmorevthanvjust
legalvcompensation;vitvalsovlimitsvthevtypevofvworkvthatvmayvbevdonevbyvminors.vInvthisvex
ample,vavmeatvslicervisvconsideredvavhazardousvjobvandvisvthereforevprohibitedvforvwork
ersvbetweenvthevagesvofv14vandv15.

Avreviewvofvthevhumanvcapitalvmanagementvplanv(HCMP)visvmostvlikelyvtovoccurvinvwha
tvtypevofvaudit?
A. Riskvassessment
B. HR
C. GAAP
D. Internalvrevenuev(tax)

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vB.vAvhumanvresourcevauditvisvavtypevofvassessmentvusedvtovg
athervinformationvaboutvanvorganizationvthatvcanvbevusedvinvdecision-making.
EvaluatingvthevHCMPvisvusefulvtovgathervdatavaboutvemployeevskillsetsvandvfuturevplan
svtovmakevdecisionsvaboutvcurrentvandvfuturevstaffingvlevels.

Avsafetyvsuggestionvsystemvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvofvthevfollowing?
A. Employeevsurvey
B. Downwardvcommunication
C. Upwardvcommunication
D. Incentive

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vAnyvtypevofvsuggestionvsystemvallowsvanvupwardvflowvofvc
ommunicationvfromvemployeesvtovmanagement.

, Avshiftvofvavunion'svfocusvtovissuesvofvpayvequityvandvflexiblevworkvarrangementsvisvmos
tvlikelyvanveffortvtovorganizevwhichvtypevofvworker?
A. Millennials
B. Bluevcollar
C. Women
D. Liberal

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vThevgrowingvpercentagevofvwomenvinvthevworkforcevhasvfo
rcedvunionsvtovaltervtheirvfocusvonvissuesvthatvmattervtovthisvdemographic.vThesevissue
svincludevchild,vpaidvfamilyvleave,vmaternityvleave,vpayvequity,vandvflexiblevworkvarrang
ements,vjustvtovnamevavfew.

AvsoftwarevdevelopervinvthevMidwestvhasvdecidedvtovoffervvoluntaryvmicrochippingvofvth
eirvemployees.vThevchipsvwillvbevmedicallyvinsertedvintovthevindividual'svrightvhandvandv
willvallowvemployeesvtovopenvdoors,vclockvin,vandvevenvmakevpurchasesvinvthevcompa
nyvcafeteria.vWhatvtypevofvdatavisvbeingvcollected?
A. Biometric
B. Personal
C. Identity
D. Medical

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vC.vTherevarevseveralvdifferentvwaysvinformationvcanvbevc
ollected,vstored,vandveventuallyvutilizedvinvav21st-
centuryvworkplace.vInvthisvexample,vthevcompanyvisvusingvmicrochipsvtovidentifyve
mployees.

Avwineryvemploysvhundredsvofvseasonal,vtemporaryvworkersvthatvarevprocessedvthrou
ghvavstaffingvagency.vManyvofvthemvwillvbevworkingvwithvhazardousvchemicals.vWhichvo
fvthevfollowingvshouldvyouvdovfirstvtovcomplyvwithvOSHA'svhazardvcommunicationvstand
ard?
A. Askvthevtemporaryvagencyvtovprovidevgeneralvhazardousvmaterial-
handlingvtraining.
B. Ensurevthatvthevsamevprotectionsvofferedvtovregularvworkersvarevofferedvtovt
emporaryvworkers.
C. Askvthevagencyvtovcomevinspectvthevfacilityvtovensurevitvisvavsafevworkve
nvironment.
D. Communicatevwithvthevagencyvregardingvwhatvtypesvofvprotectionvwillvbevneeded.

- ThevcorrectvAnswervis:vD.vBothvthevhostvcompanyvandvthevstaffingvagencyvhavevrespo
nsibilitiesvtovensurevthevsafetyvofvindividualsvwhovwillvbevworkingvwithvhazardousvmateria
ls.vCommunicatingvwithvthevagencyvallowsvforvavcoordinationvofveffort,vincludingvthevnee
dvforvprotection,vtraining,vandvverifyingvthatvthevworkersvarevgoingvtovavsafevworkplace.