SPHR Questions - Part 33

1. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer option A is correct.The EEO-4 Report, formally known as the state and local government report, is collected on odd years.Answer option C is incorrect. The EEO-1 Report is collected yearly for firms with 100 or more employees. It reports the race, ethnicity, gender, and job distribution of the organization.Answer option D is incorrect. EEO-3 Report, formally known as the Local Union Report, is collected on even years.Answer option B is incorrect. This report, formally known as the Elementary-Secondary Staff Information Report, is collected by the EEOC, the Office for CivilRights, and the national Center for Education Statistics of the Department of Education. It is collected on even-number of years for school districts with 100 or more employees.Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149, Section III, The US HR Body of Knowledge.Chapter: Workforce Planning and EmploymentObjective: Federal Employment Legislation

2. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.The NLRB imposes a voluntary-recognition bar while negotiations take place between the union and an employer that voluntarily recognized the union. SeeChapter 7 for more information.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Labor Relations

3. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.The target benefit plan uses a predetermined amount, or target amount, to calculate contributions needed to reach the amount by a given date of anticipated retirement.Answer option A is incorrect. A money purchase plan uses a fixed percentage of employee earnings to defer compensation.Answer option C is incorrect. A 401(k) plan allows contribution from employees and employers.Answer option D is incorrect. A profit sharing plan makes contributions based on a percentage of employer earnings each year.Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US Body of Knowledge.Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Total Rewards Defined

4. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer options D, C, and A are correct.The following are the non-monetary rewards that a company can provide to its employees: Opportunity to learn Flexible hours RecognitionEmployees need to learn and develop new skills in order to advance. Hence, opportunity to learn is a non-monetary reward.Employees need time for their family, friends, and other activities. A felxible schedule or the occasional off can help employees to meet some of these obligations.Permiting some felxibility in an employee schedule increases their motivation.Answer option B is incorrect. Cash compensation is a monetary reward for employment.Reference:'http://www.catalogs.com/info/b2b/non-monetary-rewards-in-the-workplace.html'Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Total Rewards Defined

5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Fraudulent misrepresentation occurs when an employer makes untrue promises or claims to a candidate.Answer option A is incorrect. A lockout occurs when management shuts down operations to keep the union from working.Answer option D is incorrect. Involuntary exits is process that occurs due to mergers, outsourcing or changing business needs. It also occurs due to terminations for cause, such as performance problems, etc.Answer option B is incorrect. Constructive discharge occurs when the employer forces an employee to resign by creating a work environment that is unpleasant for the person.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation