HR exam 3

is a sequence of steps taken against an employee that are increasingly severe as violations increase?

progressive discipline

employment- at - will

the right of an employer to fire an employee without giving a reason and the right of an employee to quit when he or she chooses

Mediation

the use of an impartial neutral to reach a compromise decision in employment disputes

____ provides short prompt income and medical benefits to work-related accidents victims?

workers compensation

T/F -Some states provide the rights to employees that are less than those provided with medical leave

False

t/f HMOs and PPOs are both forms of managed care

True

Collapsing many salary grades into a few wide salary bands is known as?

broadbanding

collapsing many salary grades in to a few wide salary bands is known as: factor comparison pay ranging red circling broadbanding

broadbanding

a pension plan where the amount that an employee is to receive upon retirement is set forth in advance is referred to as a: noncontributory plan contributory plan defined-benefit plan defined contribution plan

defined-benefit plan

equity theory is also known as moral justice procedural justice administrative justice distributive fairness

distributive fairness

which of the following is an example of a non financial compensation? bonuses commissions employee recognition programs health insurance

employee recognition programs

the decision whether a pension plan should be offered is the responsibility of the

employer

Psychological Contract

expectations of a fair exchange of employment obligations between and employee and employer

To help employees pay for the college expenses of their children and other family members, an increasing number of companies are offering

529 college savings plans

___ mandates that employers make healthcare coverage at the same rate the employer would pay available to the employees to their spouses for the contamination of unemployment, death or divorce

COBRA

equity theory is known as?

Distributive fairness

The term pay-for-performance can encompass all of the following except: base salary cash bonuses merit pay gainsharing plans

base salary

Formal employer programs providing employees with counseling and treatment for problems such as alcoholism, gambling or stress are

EAP - employee Assistance program

The social security insurance program is funded by:

Employee contributions with matching employer contributions

____ are the principles of conduct governing individual or group

Ethics

___ is a medical organization consisting of specialists operating at the community-based healthcare center to provide routine medical assistance to the employees that may nominal fee?

HMO

Under the Family and Medical leave act, if an employee is returned to an equivalent job, rather than his/her original job, the equivalent job must have

Identical pay, benefits, & terms of employment

_____ is a law passed by congress in 1970 that makes sure that every employee has a safe and healthy work environment

OSHA

Groups of physicians that contract with an employer to provide medical resources on a more cost-efficient basis in exchange for a greater share of patients are known as:

Preferred provider organizations ( PPO )

Workers compensation insurance may be provided through private or __ insurance

State-funded

After an employee works for an employer for a certain period of time, the employee is entitled to the money in his or her pension plan. This employee is now?

Vested

Ombudsman

a designated individual from whom employees may seek counsel for resolution of their complaints

Wrongful Discharge

a discharge or termination of an employee that is illegal

Ethics

a set of standards of conduct and moral judgment that help to determine right and wrong behavior

Positive Discipline

a system of discipline that focuses on early correction of employee misconduct, with the employee taking total responsibility for correcting the problem

ADR - alternative dispute resolution

a term applied to different employee complaint or dispute resolution methods that do not involve going on court

Constructive Discharge

an employee's voluntary termination of his or her employment because of harsh, unreasonable employment conditions placed on the individual by the employer

under the fair labor standards act, exempt employees: are those employees not covered by the overtime provisions of the act. must be paid at the rate of one and a half times their regular hourly wage for time worked in excess of eight hours in a day. include most hourly personnel employed in interstate commerce. are required to be paid at the rate of one and a half times the irregular pay rate for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a week.

are those employees not covered by the overtime provisions of the act.

_____enable individual employees to choose the benefits that are best suited to their particular needs. employee self-service systems employee wellness program social security plans cafeteria plan

cafeteria plan

the purpose of a profit-sharing plan is to: give employees the opportunity to increase their earnings. allow workers to contribute specific knowledge to improving the organization. enable workers to share in labor cost savings. instill commitment to the employee's immediate work group.

give employees the opportunity to increase their earnings.

Which system of job evaluation is being used when jobs are classified according to a series of predetermined wage grades? job ranking system hay profile method job classification system factor comparison method

job classification system

____ when an employee did something that the employer thinks is inappropriate in the employment context and is of sufficient magnitude towards dismissal?

just cause termination

___ includes employee recognition program, rewarding jobs, organizational support, work environment, and flexible time to accommodate personal needs?

nonfinancial compensation

______includes employee recognition programs, rewarding jobs, organizational support, work environment, and flexible work hours to accommodate personal needs. nonfinancial compensation indirect compensation financial compensation direct compensation

nonfinancial compensation

executive compensation consists of all of the following EXCEPT: short-term incentives perquisites base salary proficiency adjustments

proficiency adjustments

A typical unemployment insurance program does NOT require that

recipients must be willing to accept any job that is offered to them

The most drastic step that manager can take in response to the employee attempt ?

termination or dismissal

____ is a bonus incentive plan which uses employee and management committees to gain cost-reduction improvements. piecework the Scanlon plan the Rucker plan improshare

the Scanlon plan

Progressive Discipline

the application of corrective measures by increasing degrees