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hrm_5.docxQuestion 1
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A lawsuit where a former employee attempts to establish that there has been a violation of implied agreement or public policy is typically suing for:
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discrimination. |
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principles of justice. |
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wrongful discharge. |
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employee's privacy. |
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Question 2
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To make sure practices and policies match regarding pay, HR managers should compare:
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skill-based pay systems and pay differentials. |
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pay ranges and pay grades. |
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pay for executives and actual pay. |
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actual pay and pay structure. |
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Question 3
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Pay structure usually includes which of the following for each job or pay grade?
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Skill-based pay systems |
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Pay differentials |
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Pay ranges |
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Pay grades |
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Question 4
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Which of the following is an example of voluntary turnover?
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An employee is terminated due to substance abuse |
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An employee decides to retire from the company |
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An employee is laid-off due to the economic downturn |
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An employee transfers to another department |
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Question 5
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Which of the following BEST describes a procedure that measures the relative worth of compensable factors?
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Job structure |
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Job evaluation |
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Pay structure |
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Pay level |
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Question 6
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Which of the following is something employees use to compare and evaluate pay fairness?
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What employees in other organizations earn for doing the same job. |
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What employees in other organizations earn for working more hours. |
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What other employees in the same organization earn for working fewer hours. |
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What other employees in the same organization earn for working more hours. |
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Question 7
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Which of the following scenarios may be considered discrimination?
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An employee is fired for being absent on an important day knowing there is an absence policy that states the first absence is a warning |
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An employee is fired for refusing to dump chemicals into the sewage drain when their manager asked them to so as to avoid a dump charge |
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An employee is fired for reporting for jury duty |
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Two employees are caught stealing office supplies for the first time with no prior discipline problems, one is fired and one is not fired |
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Question 8
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How do cities combat the problem with minimum wage being lower than the poverty level?
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By passing laws that require a living wage |
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With the Fair Labor Standards Act |
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By requiring fulltime employees to work overtime |
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With Equal Employment Opportunity |
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Question 9
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Which of the following companies would be subject to the Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act?
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A tire production manufacturer is closing an entire plant that employs over 400 full-time workers. |
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A mom and pop business with a total of 10 employees, 5 full time and 5 part-time, is going out of business. |
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A large corporation that has branches all over the country decides to close a branch that has 3 fulltime employees and 2 part time employees. |
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A large cellphone manufacturer is closing a section of the plant with 40 employees; the plant itself has more than 500 employees. |
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Question 10
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Which of the following BEST describes pay structure?
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Pay structure helps establish relative pay between levels of responsibility and functionality. |
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Pay structure is the average amount the company pays employees for a particular job. |
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Pay structure combines job structure and pay level to motivate, attract, and retain employees. |
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Pay structure combines sets of jobs with similar worth to establish rates of pay. |
Define voluntary and involuntary turnover, and compare and contrast the effects that each type of turnover has on an organization. Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response.
Evaluate the pay structure at your current job or a job you have recently had. How much do/did you know about the pay structure? Do you believe the pay structure is/was fair, or comparable to other jobs like it?
Describe how a company designs a pay structure, and evaluate how to make sure pay structure is in line with actual pay.
