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Involuntary part-time employees work fewer than ________ hours per week.
Legally accountable to the temporary employment agency that hired them
Technically, when contingent workers are placed in an organization, they are ________.
Fill a need during peak times
Temporary workers are primarily hired by companies to ________.
Workers' compensation
The dual employer doctrine law states that temporary workers have a right to _________
Labor unions see the practice of contingent employees as undermining their efforts to secure high wages and job security for their members
Which of the following is the most accurate description of why labor union opposition to contingent employees is unlikely to change in the near future?
Flexible work schedules can reduce productivity
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding flexible work schedules?
Temporary agency fees are based on a percentage of a placement's pay rate
Which statement about temporary employment agencies is true?
Contingent workers tend to threaten members' job security
Why are contingent workers perceived as a threat by most labor unions?
Voluntary part-time employees
Which group of contingent workers chooses to work fewer than 35 hours per regularly scheduled workweek?
The FLSA's minimum wage and overtime provisions do not apply to some seasonal workers
Which is true of seasonal workers?
Help employees work without being distracted by personal matters
Flex work schedules are best for companies that want to promote differentiation strategies. This is because flex schedules ________.
Paid time-off benefits
Flex workweek schedules have the greatest impact on ________.
Modify their work schedules within the limits set by the employer
Flextime schedules allow workers to ________.
Ability to patriciate in an employee retirement program
For employees who participate in job sharing, which of the following is a likely benefit?
Reducing employee training costs
From an employer's perspective, job sharing is likely to result in ________.
Greater workplace productivity
How do employers benefit from compressed workweeks?
Two or more part-time employees perform a single full-time job
Job sharing at work is an arrangement where ________
Food
Leasing employees to a client company is common in which type of industry?
When group think alike and have mistaken solutions for existing problems
One of the advantages of hiring contingent workers is that it prevents groupthink from occurring in the workplace. Which of the following best describes groupthink?
Are 21 years of age or older; 1,000 hours logged in a 12-month period
Part-time employees are eligible for retirement benefits if they ________ and have________.
Compressed workweek schedule
Sonia works 40 hours each week at a publishing company. She works Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Which term best describes Sonia's work arrangement?
Are acceptable, because they raise the productivity of employees, which makes the unions stronger
Unions in the public sector feel that flex schedules ________.
Whether the worker is financially dependent on an employer
What is the focus of the economic realities test for independent contractors?
Unions generally do not support contingent work and flex work schedules
What is the overall view of labor unions regarding companies' use of contingent workers and flex schedules?
Telecommuting
Zachary has a full-time position with an accounting firm. Zachary works in the firm's office when he needs to attend meetings, but the majority of his work is accomplished in his home office. Which term best describes Zachary's work arrangement?