Question 1

A green-circled employee is an incumbent whose pay raises should be accelerated so that he/she can reach the pay grade minimum..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As director of compensation and benefits,you are deciding whether you should purchase a new pay survey.You consider all the of following characteristics of pay surveys in your decision EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  On what dates were the survey data gathered? 
B)  Is the survey focused exclusively on companies of your size, the city in which you operate, and your industry? 
C)  Are you familiar with the reputation of the company or organization that produced the survey? 
D)  Does the survey include data from companies with which you compete for employees? 
A)  On what dates were the survey data gathered? 
B)  Is the survey focused exclusively on companies of your size, the city in which you operate, and your industry? 
C)  Are you familiar with the reputation of the company or organization that produced the survey? 
D)  Does the survey include data from companies with which you compete for employees?

Question 3

The HR unit is typically responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  recommending pay increases for employees. 
B)  analyzing pay structures. 
C)  evaluating jobs. 
D)  administering the compensation system. 
A)  recommending pay increases for employees. 
B)  analyzing pay structures. 
C)  evaluating jobs. 
D)  administering the compensation system.

Question 4

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed to achieve pay equity between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jack and Jerry are twins.Both started working at competing firms in the same industry.Jack and Jerry were given exactly the same starting salary.They have been with their companies for ten years,and both have identical positions and identical performance ratings.Both Jack and Jerry are consistently average performers.Jack works at a company with an entitlement compensation philosophy.Jerry works at a company with a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy.The two companies are identical in revenue and profitability.They allocate the same budget amount for employee raises each year.All other factors remaining equal,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerry will have a higher salary than Jack. 
B)  Jack will have a higher salary than Jerry. 
C)  Jerry and Jack will have identical salaries. 
D)  Jerry and Jack will have identical levels of pay satisfaction. 
A)  Jerry will have a higher salary than Jack. 
B)  Jack will have a higher salary than Jerry. 
C)  Jerry and Jack will have identical salaries. 
D)  Jerry and Jack will have identical levels of pay satisfaction.

Question 6

Pay increases for individual,non-executive,employees in a compensation system based on individual performance are typically decided by

Accepted Answer

A)  operating managers. 
B)  the compensation committee. 
C)  a compensation consultant. 
D)  HR compensation specialists. 
A)  operating managers. 
B)  the compensation committee. 
C)  a compensation consultant. 
D)  HR compensation specialists.

Question 7

Typically,clerical and professional jobs are classified in the same job family because they are both white-collar,office occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a non-monetary reward?

Accepted Answer

A)  training and development programs. 
B)  matching stock purchase plans. 
C)  career management services. 
D)  employee recognition. 
A)  training and development programs. 
B)  matching stock purchase plans. 
C)  career management services. 
D)  employee recognition.

Question 9

Compensatory time-off can be given to non-exempt employees in the private sector

Accepted Answer

A)  if it is given to employees at the rate of one and one-half times the hours worked over a 40-hour week. 
B)  if the comp time can be carried over for 60 days. 
C)  if the employee is salaried non-exempt. 
D)  only if the employer is a federal government contractor with contracts over $50,000. 
A)  if it is given to employees at the rate of one and one-half times the hours worked over a 40-hour week. 
B)  if the comp time can be carried over for 60 days. 
C)  if the employee is salaried non-exempt. 
D)  only if the employer is a federal government contractor with contracts over $50,000.

Question 10

At Artistic Floral Creations,the non-managerial employees all receive the same pay increase every year.Usually this increase is about 5%,but some years it has been as high as 10% depending on changes in the cost-of-living.Artistic Floral Creations has a/an ____ philosophy of compensation.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance 
B)  entitlement 
C)  quartile-based 
D)  total rewards 
A)  performance 
B)  entitlement 
C)  quartile-based 
D)  total rewards

Question 11

In an organization with a performance-oriented philosophy,

Accepted Answer

A)  employees only get raises if their productivity has been satisfactory or better. 
B)  all employees can at least count on an annual cost-of-living adjustment to their salaries. 
C)  bonuses are based on what other companies in the industries are paying. 
D)  marginal performers tend to be satisfied with their compensation. 
A)  employees only get raises if their productivity has been satisfactory or better. 
B)  all employees can at least count on an annual cost-of-living adjustment to their salaries. 
C)  bonuses are based on what other companies in the industries are paying. 
D)  marginal performers tend to be satisfied with their compensation.

Question 12

MetroUrban Bank has 27 branches,each with a branch manager.These branches range in size from mini-branches in grocery stores,to large branches with many business and investment clients.Mini-branches may have only three or four employees.Large branches may have as many as fifty employees.Of MetroUrban's branch managers,15 are female and 12 are male.Female branch managers average pay is 75% of the male branch managers pay.Has the bank violated the Equal Pay Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  No. Women branch managers are not a protected class in this case because a majority of branch managers are female. 
B)  No. The bank only began hiring women to be branch managers about 10 years ago. Consequently, the female branch managers have been with the bank a fewer number of years than the males. Typically, the branch managers of the larger branches are bank officers who have more years of experience with the bank. 
C)  No. Business clients prefer to do business with male branch managers. Consequently, the larger branches are assigned male managers. Since these branch manager positions are much more challenging jobs, the bank can legally pay managers at these branches more than they pay managers of other branches. 
D)  No. The female branch managers' job title is "community banking representative" and the male branch managers' job title is "branch manager." Traditionally, the bank has paid "community banking representatives" less than "branch managers." 
A)  No. Women branch managers are not a protected class in this case because a majority of branch managers are female. 
B)  No. The bank only began hiring women to be branch managers about 10 years ago. Consequently, the female branch managers have been with the bank a fewer number of years than the males. Typically, the branch managers of the larger branches are bank officers who have more years of experience with the bank. 
C)  No. Business clients prefer to do business with male branch managers. Consequently, the larger branches are assigned male managers. Since these branch manager positions are much more challenging jobs, the bank can legally pay managers at these branches more than they pay managers of other branches. 
D)  No. The female branch managers' job title is "community banking representative" and the male branch managers' job title is "branch manager." Traditionally, the bank has paid "community banking representatives" less than "branch managers."

Question 13

A company that structures its compensation system so that half of its competitors pay their employees more than it does and half of its competitors pay less than it does is using a ____ the market strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)  lag 
B)  meet 
C)  lead 
D)  follow 
A)  lag 
B)  meet 
C)  lead 
D)  follow

Question 14

A ____ job is one that is found in many organizations and performed by several individuals who have similar duties and require similar KSAs.

Accepted Answer

A)  comparable 
B)  red-circled 
C)  generic 
D)  benchmark 
A)  comparable 
B)  red-circled 
C)  generic 
D)  benchmark

Question 15

As director of HR for a medium-sized firm,you are implementing your company's first overseas location.You will be transferring ten current employees to the company's foreign location in an underdeveloped country for assignments lasting up to three years.You are considering all of the following factors in these employees' future compensation EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  hardship premiums. 
B)  tax equalization. 
C)  cost-of-living adjustments. 
D)  home leave and travel allowances.. 
A)  hardship premiums. 
B)  tax equalization. 
C)  cost-of-living adjustments. 
D)  home leave and travel allowances..

Question 16

Wimsey Enterprises has announced that it will give all employees a 5% merit increase this year.This increase should really be termed a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  cost-of-living adjustment. 
B)  across-the-board increase. 
C)  lump-sum increase. 
D)  market rate alignment. 
A)  cost-of-living adjustment. 
B)  across-the-board increase. 
C)  lump-sum increase. 
D)  market rate alignment.

Question 17

External benchmarking is a job evaluation method that requires each job in the organization be matched with an equivalent job in the labor market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Would you recommend that an employer require that all salary information be kept confidential? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Organizations sometimes choose to keep p

Question 19

Milo works for the state department of transportation as an hourly-employee in the maintenance department.He is surprised to learn that his friend,Annabelle,who is a salaried paralegal for a law firm,does not get compensating time off when she works weekends and evenings.Milo always gets compensating time off when he has to work late.Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since Annabelle is an exempt employee, she is paid a set salary regardless of the number of hours she works. 
B)  Private sector employees of for-profit organizations cannot legally be given compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. 
C)  Milo gets compensatory time off because he is a public-sector employee. 
D)  Annabelle is a non-exempt employee and should have the choice of either overtime pay or compensatory time off. 
A)  Since Annabelle is an exempt employee, she is paid a set salary regardless of the number of hours she works. 
B)  Private sector employees of for-profit organizations cannot legally be given compensatory time off in lieu of overtime pay. 
C)  Milo gets compensatory time off because he is a public-sector employee. 
D)  Annabelle is a non-exempt employee and should have the choice of either overtime pay or compensatory time off.

Question 20

_________________ groups jobs into pay grades based on similar market survey amounts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Benchmarking 
B)  A pay matrix 
C)  Market banding 
D)  Broadbanding 
A)  Benchmarking 
B)  A pay matrix 
C)  Market banding 
D)  Broadbanding

A green-circled employee is an incumbent whose pay raises should be accelerated so that he/she can reach the pay grade minimum..

As director of compensation and benefits,you are deciding whether you should purchase a new pay survey.You consider all the of following characteristics of pay surveys in your decision EXCEPT

The HR unit is typically responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed to achieve pay equity between men and women.

Pay increases for individual,non-executive,employees in a compensation system based on individual performance are typically decided by

Typically,clerical and professional jobs are classified in the same job family because they are both white-collar,office occupations.

Which of the following is NOT a non-monetary reward?

Compensatory time-off can be given to non-exempt employees in the private sector

At Artistic Floral Creations,the non-managerial employees all receive the same pay increase every year.Usually this increase is about 5%,but some years it has been as high as 10% depending on changes in the cost-of-living.Artistic Floral Creations has a/an ____ philosophy of compensation.

In an organization with a performance-oriented philosophy,

A company that structures its compensation system so that half of its competitors pay their employees more than it does and half of its competitors pay less than it does is using a ____ the market strategy.

A ____ job is one that is found in many organizations and performed by several individuals who have similar duties and require similar KSAs.

Wimsey Enterprises has announced that it will give all employees a 5% merit increase this year.This increase should really be termed a/an

External benchmarking is a job evaluation method that requires each job in the organization be matched with an equivalent job in the labor market.

Would you recommend that an employer require that all salary information be kept confidential? Why or why not?

_________________ groups jobs into pay grades based on similar market survey amounts.

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Strategic HR Management and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workers,Jobs,and Job Analysis

Human Resource Planning and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

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Performance Management and Appraisal

Incentive Plans and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

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Exam 11: Total Rewards and Compensation

A green-circled employee is an incumbent whose pay raises should be accelerated so that he/she can reach the pay grade minimum..

As director of compensation and benefits,you are deciding whether you should purchase a new pay survey.You consider all the of following characteristics of pay surveys in your decision EXCEPT

The HR unit is typically responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed to achieve pay equity between men and women.

Pay increases for individual,non-executive,employees in a compensation system based on individual performance are typically decided by

Typically,clerical and professional jobs are classified in the same job family because they are both white-collar,office occupations.

Which of the following is NOT a non-monetary reward?

Compensatory time-off can be given to non-exempt employees in the private sector

At Artistic Floral Creations,the non-managerial employees all receive the same pay increase every year.Usually this increase is about 5%,but some years it has been as high as 10% depending on changes in the cost-of-living.Artistic Floral Creations has a/an ____ philosophy of compensation.

In an organization with a performance-oriented philosophy,

A company that structures its compensation system so that half of its competitors pay their employees more than it does and half of its competitors pay less than it does is using a ____ the market strategy.

A ____ job is one that is found in many organizations and performed by several individuals who have similar duties and require similar KSAs.

Wimsey Enterprises has announced that it will give all employees a 5% merit increase this year.This increase should really be termed a/an

External benchmarking is a job evaluation method that requires each job in the organization be matched with an equivalent job in the labor market.

Would you recommend that an employer require that all salary information be kept confidential? Why or why not?

_________________ groups jobs into pay grades based on similar market survey amounts.

Human Resource Management in Organizations

Strategic HR Management and Planning

Equal Employment Opportunity

Workers,Jobs,and Job Analysis

Human Resource Planning and Retention

Recruiting and Labor Markets

Selecting Human Resources

Training Human Resources

Talent Management

Performance Management and Appraisal

Incentive Plans and Executive Compensation

Managing Employee Benefits

Risk Management and Worker Protection

Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Union/Management Relations

Filters