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WorksheetsBusiness Management Chapter 23 Test Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 18mins
Human resources management includes acquiring, developing, & compensating the people who do the company’s work.
True
False
A job specification is the form used to complete a performance appraisal.
True
False
In the 360-degree feedback system, reviewer responses are discussed at a round table.
True
False
Job layoffs may be temporary or permanent.
True
False
Companies use exit interviews to gather feedback about the company’s policies & procedures, management, & operations.
True
False
Problems in a company like higher training costs & dissatisfied workers can be reduced by an effective selection process
True
False
The largest component of OASDI is the payment of retirement benefits.
True
False
Employee turnover is the rate at which employees are fired from a company.
True
False
Human resources is a department that typically has little contact with the other departments in a company.
True
False
Social Security is a government program that provides supplemental health insurance to people over the age of 65.
True
False
As of 2015, the average annual social security payment to an individual retiree was approximately
$26,000
$15,000
$11,150
$8,750
The advancement of an employee within a company to a position with more authority and responsibility is
Transfer
Promotion
Layoff
Training Opportunity
The employee evaluation method called 360-degree feedback may include feedback from
customers
suppliers
employee's peers
all of the responses
The law that requires employers to pay covered employees overtime pay at 1-1/2 times the regular rate of pay is the
Civil Rights Act 1964
Fair Labor Standards Act
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Workers' Compensation Law
Discrimination is hiring based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or national origin is prohibited by the
Civil Rights Act
Equal Pay Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Immigration Reform and Control Act
A federal law that provides pensions to retired workers and disabled workers is
the Occupational Safety and Health Act
the Fair Labor Standards Act
the Americans with Disabilities Act
the Social Security Act
A layoff generally occurs because of
inappropriate work behavior
unsatisfactory job performance
changing business conditions
employee turnover
OSHA is part of the U.S. Department of
Commerce
Interior
Health and Human Services
Labor
Whenever there are new job openings or job vacancies, the company should first turn to
discharged employees
job applicants on file
recent college graduates
current employees
Employee turnover is commonly calculated based either on the number of employees who leave their jobs in a company or on
The difference between the number of terminated employees and new hires
The number of new job openings
The number of employees hired to replace employees who have left
The number of employees who are discharged and laid off
A transfer often offers an employee
more authority
a substantial pay increase
greater prestige and benefits
a better chance for promotion
There are three parts to Medicare coverage
disability and medical insurance and prescription coverage
health and dental insurance and vision care
hospital and medical insurance and prescription coverage
medical and hospital insurance and retirement income
A fund to pay an income to workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own is
unemployment insurance
workers' compensation
social security
severance
In 1 yr., a company with 3,000 employees had 300 workers quit/leave. What was the company’s employee turnover rate?
1000%
30%
10%
300%
The Equal Pay Act prohibits unequal pay for substantially the same work based on
race
gender
age
disability
To discharge an employee is the same as
a layoff
employee turnover
firing an employee
a transfer
A human resources manager would most likely prefer an employee turnover rate
of less than 10%
around 25%
around 50%
as close to 100% as possible
The list of skills and qualifications needed to perform a particular job is known as
human resources info sheet
job specification
human resources description
job description
Which of the following is not a reason for transferring an employee?
To place the employee in a job that better matches his/her interest or need
To reduce the number of employees in the company bc of changing conditions
To overcome difficulties resulting from poor performance or conflicts
To give the employee a better chance for promotion
Human resources management includes all of the following employee-related activities except:
equipment purchasing
hiring
compensation
employee development
