Published - Fri, 03 Mar 2023

SPHR Questions - Part 106

1. When does double breasting occur?

A) A neutral employer performs work that is normally done by striking employees.
B) An employer has two companies that are substantially identical.
C) Two businesses perform operations that are part of the same product.
D) An employer has two businesses, one union and one nonunion, that do substantially the same work but have different management, equipment, and

2. a sign of union organizing activity by employees?

A) An increase in requests for copies of the employee handbook
B) The use of union terms at an all-employee meeting
C) An increase in employee groupings in the parking lot
D) An employee complaining of harassment by a co-worker

3. An employee with a bachelor's degree, an employee who speaks English as a second language, and an individual over the age of 40 are all examples of what?

A) A diverse work group
B) Effective knowledge management programs
C) Non-discriminatory hiring practices
D) Protected class groups

4. Which of the following is developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions made by judges in individual cases?

A) Comparable worth
B) Compensable factors
C) Common law doctrine
D) Compulsory arbitration

5. Which of the following provides an informal setting for a group of employees to meet with their manager to learn more about the company?

A) Brown-bag lunch program
B) Department staff meetings
C) Work team
D) Word of mouth

1. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Double breasting occurs when an employer has two companies that are separate and distinct from each other but do the same type of work, and one company is union while the other is nonunion. This occurs most often in the construction industry when contractors have two different crews for bidding on union and nonunion jobs. An alter ego employer has two substantially identical businesses (B). The ally doctrine describes work that is done by a neutral employer while another business is shut down by a strike (A). A straight-line operation is one in which two businesses perform operations that complement each other's operations (C). If one business is struck, the other may be as well because they are engaged in a single economic enterprise.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions

2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Unusual activity related to employee meetings (C), complaints against supervisors, the sudden use of union terms (B), and an increased interest in employee benefits (A) are all signs of potential union activity.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions

3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer option A is correct.Diversity simply means 'the differences among people.' Although diversity encompasses protected-class characteristics (D) and can be a measure of non- discriminatory hiring practices (C), it represents the differences of all employee behaviors and classifications. Knowledge management programs (B) refer to the ability of the employer to retain and apply the collective knowledge of their workers to achieve strategic aims.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Review Questions

4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation

5. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer option A is correct.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Employee Relations

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