Deck 13: Compensating the Flexible Work Force: Contingent Employees and Flexible Work Schedules

Question 1

John is offered to be an adjunct faculty for a semester to teach a statistics class in place of a professor who is on a sabbatical leave.This example represents which of the following?

A) independent contractor
B) on-call arrangement
C) job sharing
D) leased employee

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What percentage of part-time employees had access to employer-sponsored health insurance programs in 2010?

A) 10%
B) 39%
C) 50%
D) 67%

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Who is responsible for compensating on-call employees?

A) the independent contractor
B) the hiring company
C) the temporary agency
D) the government

Answer 3

B

Question 4

ARAMARK providing cafeteria service workers to a client company is an example of the utilization of which type of employees?

A) part-time employees
B) leased employees
C) temporary employees
D) independent contractors

Question 5

Ashley was working as a part-time employee in a private company.She has just been laid off.Under which protection will she temporarily continue receiving employer-sponsored health care insurance coverage?

A) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
B) Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
C) Family and Medical Leave Act
D) Equal Pay Act

Question 6

How many days will Jamal have to work to complete a "year of service"?

A) 125
B) 100
C) 185
D) 270

Question 7

For part-time employees to be eligible to be in a company's retirement plan,which two qualifications must be met?

A) age 21 or older & worked 2000 hours in a year of service
B) age 21 or older & worked 1000 hours in a year of service
C) age 18 or older & worked 2000 hours in a year of service
D) age 18 or older & worked 1000 hours in a year of service

Question 8

Which type of contingent worker would work for a company on a long-term basis,presumably on an indefinite basis?

A) part-time employees
B) temporary employees
C) leased employees
D) independent contractors

Question 9

If a company wanted to hire contingent workers as a way to screen workers for possible full-time employment,which type of worker would the company likely employ?

A) consultants
B) temporary
C) freelance
D) leased

Question 10

A worker considered part-time is working less than how many hours in a week?

A) 30
B) 35
C) 39
D) 25

Question 11

Who has the authority to define a "year of service" for pension protection purposes?

A) the human resources department
B) the chief executive officer
C) the union
D) the U.S. Department of Labor

Question 12

Temporary employment agencies are responsible for complying with all federal employment legislation except which one?

A) ADA
B) FLSA
C) workers' compensation
D) ERISA

Question 13

To be covered by FLSA overtime and minimum wage provisions,seasonal employees must work for a company that is open how many months in a year?

A) 4
B) 7
C) 11
D) 12

Question 14

Contingent workers typically find employment in which of the following industries?

A) automotive
B) transportation
C) apparel manufacturing
D) heavy equipment manufacturing

Question 15

Which type of contingent worker is most likely to be involved in a job sharing arrangement?

A) part-time employees
B) temporary employees
C) leased employees
D) independent contractors

Question 16

What is it called when Tanesha and Jaunita both work part-time to complete the duties of one full-time position?

A) job sharing
B) freelancing
C) dual staffing
D) safe harboring

Question 17

The average monthly health insurance premium cost companies how much as of September 2010?

A) $107.38 per employee
B) $191.74 per employee
C) $258.69 per employee
D) $435.20 per employee

Question 18

Their placement fees are either a percentage of the client company's payroll or a fixed fee per employee.

A) temporary agency worker
B) independent contractors
C) freelancers
D) leased employees

Question 19

According to the most recent data as of this book's publishing,what percentage of the U.S.civilian labor force did contingent and flextime-schedule employees comprise?

A) 4.8%
B) 14.2%
C) 27.5%
D) 48.7%

Question 20

Most contingent workers were employed as what,in 2005?

A) on-call employees
B) temporary employees
C) leased employees
D) independent contractors

Question 21

What employment issue does the Walling v.A.H.Belo Corporation Supreme Court ruling address?

A) retirement benefits for flexible employees
B) overtime pay for flexible employees
C) employee benefits for flexible employees
D) fixed weekly pay for flexible employees

Question 22

According to the safe harbor rules,leased employees can make up no more than what percentage of your company's total workforce?

A) 20%
B) 10%
C) 25%
D) 33%

Question 23

James works at home 3 days a week and works at his office 2 days a week.His employer provides a computer,modem,and printer for him to use at home.The equipment for his off site use is an example of ________.

Question 24

This type of telecommuting involves executives who travel extensively and maintain control over projects through the use of telephones,faxes,and e-mail.

A) neighborhood work center
B) satellite work center
C) nomadic executive office
D) electronic remote work center

Question 25

________ have full-time jobs,and plan on having long-term relationships with their employers.

Question 26

________ part-time employees work fewer than 35 hours per week because they are unable to find full-time employment.

Question 27

The ________ common law doctrine establishes temporary workers' rights to receive workers' compensation.

Question 28

An employee living in which place would benefit most from telecommuting due to minimizing expenses and commute time?

A) Boston
B) Oshkosh, Wisconsin
C) rural Alabama
D) Walla Walla, Washington

Question 29

Carlos works at XYZ Innovations Inc.as a computer scientist.________ schedules enable Carlos working four 10-hour days.

Question 30

With ________ arrangements,temporary employees generally do not work for more than one year,and the hiring companies are the temporary workers' legal employers.

Question 31

The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not monitor pay levels for which type of temporary workers?

A) part-time employees
B) leased employees
C) temporary employees
D) independent contractors

Question 32

A special kind of part-time employment agreement whereby two or more part-time employees perform a full-time job is better known as ________.

Question 33

What group most strongly opposes the use of contingent workers?

A) liberals
B) conservatives
C) trade unions
D) executives

Question 34

What type of test is used to determine if an independent contractor is financially dependent?

A) right to control test
B) safe harbor test
C) economic reality test
D) financial dependence test

Question 35

Since temporary workers are employees of both the temporary employment agency and the client company,the dual employer common law doctrine establishes temporary workers' right to receive which of the following?

A) retirement benefits
B) workers' compensation
C) health insurance
D) employee benefits

Question 36

The safe harbor rule requires that the contingent worker be covered by whose pension plan?

A) the leasing company
B) the client company
C) depends on the contractual arrangement between the leasing company and the employer
D) The employee is responsible for his or her own pension.

Question 37

________ allows for an alternative work arrangement in which employees are able to work at home or at an alternate location besides the office.

Question 38

Companies must use the IRC's ________ test to determine whether individuals are employees or independent contractors.

Question 39

When a telecommuting employee works from a remote extension from the employer's office that includes a clerical staff and a full-time manager,that employee is said to be working at what type of office?

A) remote work office
B) nomadic work center
C) neighborhood work center
D) satellite work center

Question 40

________ occurs when all members of a group agree on mistaken conclusions due to conformity in sharing the same mind-set.

Question 41

What are the strategic issues involved with contingent and flexible workers for a company pursuing a lowest cost strategy?

Question 42

Discuss flexible work schedules from the perspective of both unions and employees.

Question 43

Explain leased employee arrangements.Discuss employee benefits for leased workers.