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Question 1. Samuel is a recently hired HR professional working at XYZ Motor Co. His current project involves recording the time it takes assembly workers to complete their tasks. With the help of industrial engineers in the manufacturing plant, the aim of this project is to identify the most effective ways of assembly operations. Which of the following is NOT related to Samuel's project?
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welfare practices
Question 2. Protection programs are what type of compensation benefits?
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non-monetary
Question 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three broad categories that discretionary benefits fall into?
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worker's compensation laws
Question 4. What do compensation managers use to recognize differences in the relative net worth of jobs and to establish pay differentials based upon management priorities?
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job evaluation
Question 5. Ryanair uses one type of aircraft in its fleet and requires their passengers to carry their luggage to the plane. Ryanair's decisions exemplify which of the following competitive strategies?
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lowest-cost strategy
Question 6. These are positive employer gestures that beyond what was required by law, created in part to thwart potential union activity.
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welfare practices
Question 7. Which of these actions would HR seek to encourage in attempting to create a lowest-cost competitive strategy?
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high concern for the quantity of output
Question 8. What U.S. federal law established a national minimum wage for employees involved in commerce (rather than just those employed by companies working for the U.S. government), as well as prohibit most employment of minors in oppressive child labor?
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Question 9. Which of these is a company sponsored program that provides income to workers throughout their retirement?
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pension plans
Question 10. What strategy describes the use of benefit and compensation packages in order to support both HR and competitive strategies?
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total compensation strategies
Question 11. Sandra's position changed from supervisor at the planning department to supervisor at the new projects department. In terms of career development, which of the following is more applicable to Sandra's situation?
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a lateral move across the company's hierarchy
Question 12. What is the typical annual Cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in recent years?
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2 to 3 percent
Question 13. These ordered sets of jobs make it easy for compensation managers to give a clear relative value for all jobs within a company.
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internally consistent compensation systems
Question 14. These build upon pay grades, and include maximum, minimum, and mid-point pay rates for jobs in particular pay grades.
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pay ranges
Question 15. What type of pay system rewards employees for partially or completely attaining a predetermined work objective?
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incentive pay
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