SPHR Questions - Part 51

1. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Defamation can be described as a communication, which is responsible for damaging an individual's reputation in the community, preventing him from obtaining employment or other benefits.Answer option B is incorrect. A constructive discharge occurs when an employer makes the workplace so hostile and inhospitable that an employee resigns.Answer option A is incorrect. The duty of loyalty requires that all employees act in the best interest of the employer and not solicit work away from the employer to benefit themselves.Answer option D is incorrect. Gainsharing is a system of management used by a business to get higher levels of performance through the involvement and participation of its people. As performance improves, employees share financially in the gain (improvement). Gainsharing is about people working smarter together and not just working harder.Chapter: Employee and Labor RelationsObjective: Federal Employment Legislation

2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.A target benefit plan is a hybrid plan that has similarities to defined-benefit pension plans and money-purchase plans. These plans use actuarial formulas to calculate individual pension contribution amounts. Deferral percentage tests (A) are required each year for 401(k) plans. An ESOP provides a means for employees to become owners of the company (B). A money purchase plan (C) defers a fixed percentage of employee earnings. See Chapter 6 for more information.Chapter: Compensation and BenefitsObjective: Benefits

3. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.The EEO-3 Report, formally known as the Local Union Report, is collected on even 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, and gender and job distribution of the organization.Answer option A is incorrect. The EEO-4 Report, formally known as the state and local government report, is collected on odd 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 in even numbers 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

4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Disparate impact occurs when an employment practice that seems to be fair unintentionally discriminates against members of a protected class. Disparate treatment (B) occurs when a protected group is treated differently than other applicants or employees. The EEOC defines adverse impact (D) as a substantially different rate of selection in hiring, promotion, or another employment decision that works to the disadvantage of members of a race, a sex, or an ethnic group.Unfair treatment (A) can refer to any perceived difference in how employees are treated. See Chapter 4 for more information.Chapter: Workforce Planning and EmploymentObjective: Federal Employment Legislation

5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Janet has taken your project scope and decomposed it to a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). The WBS captures all components the project will deliver.Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is a visual decomposition of the project scope. The project scope is taken and broken down into smaller, more manageable units. Each of these units can be broken down again and again until you define the smallest item in the WBS called the work package.Project groups and the project's discrete work elements are defined in a way that helps organize and define the total work scope of the project. A WBS element may be a product, data, a service, or any combination. WBS also provides the necessary framework for detailed cost estimating and control along with providing guidance for schedule development and control.Answer option B is incorrect. A project network diagram is a flowchart of activities in the project.Answer option D is incorrect. A scope breakdown structure is not a valid project management term.Answer option A is incorrect. An activity list is created after the creation of the WBS.Reference: Professional in Human Resources Certification Study Guide, Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470-43096-5. Chapter Four: Workforce Planning and Employment.Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR ProfessionalsObjective: Project Management Concepts