Exam 11: Total Rewards and Compensation

Simon is a compensation specialist for Coreopsis,Inc.He is collecting data on compensation rates for workers performing similar jobs at other organizations,.Simon is conducting a

Amber is the manager of a popular clothing store.She regularly works over 40 hour a week.But when new styles are coming in requiring new displays,she may put in as many as 60 hours a week.Amber's paycheck is the same regardless of the number of hours she has worked.Amber is paid on a/an

You are HR director for a U.S.solar panel company that is outsourcing a fabrication plant to India.As director of HR,you must decide how to pay the hourly workers in the Indian plant.You decide to follow the typical pattern for firms outsourcing to a lower-wage country which is

Behemoth Industries has experienced huge losses for the last three years due to collapsing sales of their outdated product line.Behemoth's stock has plummeted on Wall Street because it has not met projected profits for the 24th straight quarter.Behemoth has moved to a pure pay-for-performance system that is tied to achievement of organizational profit goals.Which of the statements below are most likely to be TRUE?

Marcia is very upset.She applied for a waitstaff position at a local restaurant and she was told her base wage would be an amount Marcia knows is lower than the minimum wage.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following would be an example of an intrinsic reward?

Peggy has taken a summer job before college classes start in the fall.She is working for an organic farm picking produce,packing produce,weeding,watering and doing other farm tasks.Because this is the farm's busy season,Peggy is working 60 hours a week.Peggy is entitled to time and one-half pay for the 20 hours she works extra every week.

Orville Brothers Construction,Inc.,is making a bid for a federal government contract to build a bridge.In that bid,the construction company must allow for ____ wages for the employees.

The director of HR at Megatherium Industries knows that there are serious flaws in the company's compensation system.If employees freely discuss their wage or salary levels,raises and bonuses,the director is concerned that there will be widespread dissatisfaction and employee questions that will place the HR department and top management in a bad light.Consequently,Megatherium has a strict pay secrecy policy,and employees who discuss their pay are disciplined.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following statements about the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is true?

Bruce,the director of compensation for a regional medical center,wishes to examine pay survey data for the various classifications of nurses in the organization.Bruce is aware of some concerns over "price fixing" of wages.He decides that he will use all of the following sources of information on nursing pay EXCEPT

Angela,one of the company's best administrative employees,has made an appointment with you,the vice president of HR.Angela is extremely upset because she has done an Internet search on compensation levels for her particular job.She has found that her salary falls below both the industry median and industry average,even though she has been with the company for four years and has had outstanding performance reviews.Angela is a valuable employee and she would be difficult to replace.In addition,if Angela's morale declines,her attitude will strongly affect her co-workers.The compensation system at your company has a strong emphasis on internal equity,and it is a solid and legal system.Which of the following arguments would be LEAST effective for retaining Angela and maintaining her morale?

The ____ shows the relationship between job value,as determined by job evaluation points,and pay survey rates.

Research of compensation databases shows that about one-third of the people who think they are underpaid are actually underpaid.

Employers often use outside consultants to conduct pay surveys to avoid charges that the employers are attempting "price fixing" on wages.

Clemmie is a non-exempt employee of a large law firm.During a particular trial 15 percent of her employer's staff caught a particularly virulent flu,resulting in everyone else having to do their own work as well as the sick employees' work.One particularly intense week,Clemmie worked 90 hours.Which of the following statements is true?

Every person who works (legally)in the U.S.is protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act and must be paid the minimum wage..

Tax equalization plans require a U.S.citizen working in another country to pay the same amount of taxes he/she would pay if he/she were working in the U.S.

Of the following,which type of pay adjustment has the most ability to reward employee performance?

The major federal law that regulates compensation in the U.S.is the