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Which of the following represents pay equity?

• People get paid what they feel they deserve in relation to others.
• Women and men are paid the same.
• Everyone in the organization is paid the same.
• Individuals get paid the same amount as everyone else with the same title.

What is the foundation for a solid compensation program?

• Using basic wage pay
• Using merit pay plans
• Job evaluation
• Good employees

Which of the following is not one of the four principal determinants of wages?

• Individual teamwork determination
• Individual wage determinations
• Establishment of pay structure
• Job evaluation

Which of the following is a type of direct compensation?

• Performance-based pay
• Trainings
• Employee services
• Benefits

How are jobs grouped together in job families?

• The jobs can be different types of jobs and can be different in value.
• The jobs need to be similar type jobs and different in value.
• The jobs can be different types of jobs but need to be similar in value.
• The jobs need to be similar type jobs and similar in value.

While there have been amendments to a particular law that have influenced and updated the law, the basic premise hasn't changed. This law is the primary law governing wages and salaries. Which law is this?

• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act
• Equal Pay Act
• Civil Rights Act

Which conditions should not be present in order for group incentive systems to effectively motivate performance?

• There must be individual performance measures.
• The group's members must believe they can achieve the objectives.
• There must be group performance measures.
• The organizational culture must support group cooperation.

Which of the following is not a principal determinant of a basic wage?

• The determination of employee classes
• The establishment of a pay structure
• The individual wage determination
• The value/worth of the job

When conducting assessments of the organization's indirect compensation, the assessment should look at all of the following except ________.

• What other organizations are doing
• What the organization is doing
• What benefits are the least expensive, regardless of employee preferences
• What employees prefer to see the organization doing

When did benefits become much more popular?

• After the Civil War
• After World War I
• After World War II
• After the Korean War

Which of the following represents one of the primary topics of concern for employers regarding employee benefits?

• Determining wage rates
• Providing appropriate amounts of vacation time
• Deciding whether to provide voluntary benefits
• Containing health care costs

Which of the following covers short-term absences because of sickness?

• Long-term disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance

Which of the following is not included in the Affordable Care Act?

• Medicaid eligibility is expanded.
• Individuals are mandated to have a health insurance policy.
• Minimum standards are set for health insurance policies.
• Insurers may deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions.

Which of the following things would be most effective for a company to do to help employees value the company's indirect compensation package?

• Make an attempt to match rewards with employee preferences.
• Recognize that all types of compensation are usually highly valued by all employees.
• Implement a policy to provide indirect compensation as a reward for high-performing employees only.
• Remove the company's indirect compensation package, since indirect compensation is not valued as highly as direct compensation.

Which of the following actions would be least effective for preventing workplace violence?

• Provide employment assistance programs (EAPs) to employees.
• Audit the organization for telltale behaviors and potential for violence.
• Assess the environment.
• Provide any training that is popular.

Which of the following is considered a physical health condition?

• Sterility
• Stress
• Apathy
• Drug use

Which of the following responsibilities, rights, and consequences associated with OSHA are employers but not employees subject to?

• Reporting hazardous conditions to supervisors
• Being cited for violations of safety and health
• Complying with employer safety standards
• Complying with employer rules about employee health

Which of the following is the definition of employee deviance? 

• A physical act of violence in the workplace
• Voluntary behavior that violates the norms of an organization and may threaten the well-being of the organization and/or its employees
• Any violent act in the workplace, including physical assaults and threats of assault
• Any act performed by an employee that deviates by more than one standard deviation from the statistical mean for the task

What is an indicator of proneness?

• The degree to which the organization contributes to an accident
• The degree to which a person contributes to an accident
• The degree to which the organization ignores possible violent employees
• The degree to which the organization provides preventative health and safety programs

Who should be involved in the adoption of improvement programs that are under consideration?

• Managers only
• Managers and HR personnel only
• Employees only
• All levels of management and workers