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SPHR Questions - Part 103
1. Which of the following is used to determine current market trends and competition for different skills and knowledge and to assist the employer in setting pay levels?
A) Base pay
B) Job evaluation
C) Salary survey
D) Gross pay
2. An employee earning $22,500 per year supervises three employees and spends 35 hours per week on essential job duties that require discretion and independent judgment. Which of the following describes this employee?
A) Exempt, based on the administrative exemption test
B) Exempt, based on the executive exemption test
C) Nonexempt
D) Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement
3. Which of the following describes salting?
A) The union hires an individual to picket the employer's business.
B) The union hires an individual to apply for a job with an employer and begin to organize the company.
C) The union hires an individual to publicize its reasons for targeting an employer for unionization.
D) The union hires an individual to distribute leaflets to employees as they are leaving work at the end of the day.
4. A supervisor has called an employee in for an interview about an inventory shortage. When the supervisor begins asking questions, the employee invokes hisWeingarten rights. The supervisor has the option to do which of the following?
A) Discontinue the interview, and make the determination based on other evidence and documentation.
B) Continue the interview while waiting for a co-worker to return from lunch.
C) Stop the discussion while the employee calls an attorney.
D) Stop the discussion until the shop steward is available upon return from vacation in 4 days.
5. Which of the following provides an anonymous means by which employees can provide ideas for improvements to management?
A) Suggestion box
B) Task force
C) Committees
D) Work team
A) Base pay
B) Job evaluation
C) Salary survey
D) Gross pay
2. An employee earning $22,500 per year supervises three employees and spends 35 hours per week on essential job duties that require discretion and independent judgment. Which of the following describes this employee?
A) Exempt, based on the administrative exemption test
B) Exempt, based on the executive exemption test
C) Nonexempt
D) Nonexempt, based on the salary basis requirement
3. Which of the following describes salting?
A) The union hires an individual to picket the employer's business.
B) The union hires an individual to apply for a job with an employer and begin to organize the company.
C) The union hires an individual to publicize its reasons for targeting an employer for unionization.
D) The union hires an individual to distribute leaflets to employees as they are leaving work at the end of the day.
4. A supervisor has called an employee in for an interview about an inventory shortage. When the supervisor begins asking questions, the employee invokes hisWeingarten rights. The supervisor has the option to do which of the following?
A) Discontinue the interview, and make the determination based on other evidence and documentation.
B) Continue the interview while waiting for a co-worker to return from lunch.
C) Stop the discussion while the employee calls an attorney.
D) Stop the discussion until the shop steward is available upon return from vacation in 4 days.
5. Which of the following provides an anonymous means by which employees can provide ideas for improvements to management?
A) Suggestion box
B) Task force
C) Committees
D) Work team
1. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.A salary survey is used to determine current market trends and competition for different skills and knowledge and to assist the employer in setting pay levels.Answer option B is incorrect. Job evaluation is an objective mechanism used to determine the worth of different jobs to the company.Answer option D is incorrect. Gross pay is the amount earned by an employee before taxes are pending.Answer option A is incorrect. Base pay is the foundation of an employer's compensation program because it reflects the value placed on individual jobs by the organization.Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Total Rewards Defined
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Effective in 2004, employees must be paid a minimum of $455 per week to be exempt from FLSA requirements. This employee earns only $432.69 per week. answer is the one that explains why. See Chapter 6 for more information.Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Compensation
3. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.Salting occurs when a union hires an individual experienced at organizing tactics to apply for a job with a company that has been targeted for an organizing campaign (B). Options C, D, and A are tactics used by unions during organizing campaigns.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
4. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer option A is correct.Weingarten rights give all union members the right to request that a co-worker or shop steward be present during an interview if the employee believes the interview could lead to disciplinary action. The employer may decide to use other facts available without interviewing the employee. The Weingarten ruling does not entitle employees to have an attorney present (C). Employers are not required to wait for a lengthy period of time until the co-worker returns (D). The interview must be discontinued while waiting for the co-worker (B). As of 2004, employers are required to honor Weingarten requests only for union members.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
5. Right Answer: A
Explanation: nswer option A is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Employee Relations
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.A salary survey is used to determine current market trends and competition for different skills and knowledge and to assist the employer in setting pay levels.Answer option B is incorrect. Job evaluation is an objective mechanism used to determine the worth of different jobs to the company.Answer option D is incorrect. Gross pay is the amount earned by an employee before taxes are pending.Answer option A is incorrect. Base pay is the foundation of an employer's compensation program because it reflects the value placed on individual jobs by the organization.Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Total Rewards Defined
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Effective in 2004, employees must be paid a minimum of $455 per week to be exempt from FLSA requirements. This employee earns only $432.69 per week. answer is the one that explains why. See Chapter 6 for more information.Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Compensation
3. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.Salting occurs when a union hires an individual experienced at organizing tactics to apply for a job with a company that has been targeted for an organizing campaign (B). Options C, D, and A are tactics used by unions during organizing campaigns.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
4. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer option A is correct.Weingarten rights give all union members the right to request that a co-worker or shop steward be present during an interview if the employee believes the interview could lead to disciplinary action. The employer may decide to use other facts available without interviewing the employee. The Weingarten ruling does not entitle employees to have an attorney present (C). Employers are not required to wait for a lengthy period of time until the co-worker returns (D). The interview must be discontinued while waiting for the co-worker (B). As of 2004, employers are required to honor Weingarten requests only for union members.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions
5. Right Answer: A
Explanation: nswer option A is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Employee Relations
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