HRM154 CH 12
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a part-time employee works fewer than ________ hours per week.
35
Which of the following work arrangements allows employees to work fewer days as long as they meet the number of required work hours?
Compressed workweek schedule
________ are contingent workers who form independent, working relationships with businesses to complete short-term projects requiring specialized skills that are often in short supply in the labor market.
Consultants and freelancers
Which of the following is a likely result of flexible work arrangements?
Decreased time and expense associated with commuting
Which statement about hiring contingent workers is true?
Employers with contingent workers save money in the areas of legally required benefits.
Which statement about flexible work schedules is FALSE?
Flexible work schedules benefit morning employees but not evening employees.
How do flexible work schedules help companies pursue the lowest-cost strategy?
Flexible work schedules boost productivity and lower absenteeism, which helps companies cut costs.
Which of the following work arrangements is based on working around a common set of employee work hours?
Flextime
Which of the following is true of flexible work schedules?
Flextime and the compressed work week are the most common types of flexible work schedules.
Which statement about unions and the use of contingent workers is true?
In general, unions oppose companies using contingent workers.
How does the Internal Revenue Service view equipment that companies purchase for employees who telecommute?
It is nontaxable.
Which of the following is true of the pay of independent contractors and the companies that employ them?
It is possible that the status of contractors could change and they could be considered employees.
The main reasons unions oppose flexible work schedules and contingent workers center on which two issues?
Job security and inequitable treatment issues
Which type of work arrangement allows an employee to partner with another worker to perform a single full-time job and in return continue to receive benefits, including retirement?
Job sharing
If Company A uses software programmers it hires from another company on a long-term basis to continually modify and maintain important aspects of its website, this would be an example of which of the following?
Lease company arrangement
The U.S. federal government uses which time frame basis for overtime pay?
Number of hours worked in a week
When companies adopt flexible working arrangements to help balance work and family roles, which of the following compensation issues is the most difficult to manage?
Paid time-off benefits
Which statement regarding contingent workers is FALSE?
Persons who do not continue their jobs for personal reasons like attending school are still classified as contingent workers
________ unions have recently begun to accept the use of flexible work schedules.
Public sector
Which of the following is LEAST likely a compensation issue arising from part-time employment?
Should the company contribute to workers' compensation insurance for part-time employees?
Which of the following is true of seasonal employment?
Some seasonal employees are exempt from the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime pay provisions.
In addition to cost control, how do contingent workers and flexible work schedules promote competitive advantage?
Supporting product innovation
Which alternative work arrangement causes some employees to feel isolated?
Telecommuting
In general, labor unions do not support organizations' use of contingent workers. Which of the following is a common concern of labor unions?
That contingent workers receive lower wages and benefits than core employees
Which statement about flexible work schedules and overtime pay is FALSE?
The FLSA overtime provisions allow companies to pay less than one and one-half times the normal pay to employees on flexible schedules.
Which of the following is a NOT a reason that labor unions are generally opposed to a company's use of contingent workers?
The level of performance of a telecommuting employee is lower than that of a core employee.
One of the key advantages for employers in hiring more contingent workers is that contingent workers ________.
bring new ideas, which leads to creativity and innovation for a company
When members of an organization agree on mistaken solutions because they desire to conform, it is called ________.
groupthink
Generally, companies expect more from part-time salaried employees. One of the ways to reduce the number of hours of work for a part-time employee is to ________.
have explicit work-related goals and work-hour limits
Sometimes temporary workers work less diligently than they should. The chief reason for this poor performance is that ________.
pay differences in equity exist between core employees and temporary workers
The safe harbor rule applies to leased employee ________benefits.
retirement
Employers base sick leave and vacation time on ________.
the number of hours worked in a month
Each of the following is a reason why labor unions have been reluctant to allow their members to participate in telecommuting EXCEPT ________.
the use of employer-provided equipment as a working condition fringe benefit
A compressed workweek means employees complete their work ________.
within fewer than 5 days in a 5-day workweek
Would a hospital be required to pay overtime to a hospital nurse who normally works a 10-hour shift on a 4-day schedule and who is required to work an extra 8-hour shift on the fifth day because of a flu outbreak that has stressed the capacity of existing health care personnel?
Yes, the hospital would be required to pay time-and-one-half for the 8-hour shift.
Each of the following is an example of a structural change in the U.S. economy that has contributed to the rise of contingent employment EXCEPT ________.
employees' unwillingness to work full-time
