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SPHR Senior Professional in Human Resources Questions and Answers

Questions 4

Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

Options:

A.

Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing.

B.

Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview.

C.

Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline.

D.

Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview.

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Questions 5

Which of the following union security clauses requires that all employees join the union within a grace period specified by the contract?

Options:

A.

Agency shop clause

B.

Maintenance of membership clause

C.

Union shop clause

D.

Closed shop clause

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Questions 6

Which of the following is a term used to describe efforts made by a downsizing company to help former employees through the transition to new jobs and helps them re-orientate to the job market?

Options:

A.

Utility function

B.

Outplacement

C.

Duty of diligence

D.

Exit interview

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Questions 7

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?

Options:

A.

Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971

B.

McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973

C.

Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975

D.

Washington versus Davis, 1976

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Questions 8

Holly and Gary are HR Professionals in their organization and they are working to develop the strategic plan for their organization. Holly and Gary are using SWOT analysis to help understand the needs of human, financial, technological, capital, and other aspects of their organization. What is SWOT?

Options:

A.

SWOT is an analysis to define the strengths, weaknesses, openness, and timeliness of an organization.

B.

SWOT is an analysis to define the schedule, weaknesses, opportunities, and timetable of a project endeavor.

C.

SWOT is an analysis to define the seriousness, weaknesses, openness, and timetable of organization development.

D.

SWOT is an analysis to define the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats an organization may face.

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Questions 9

As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address a minimum wage for employees?

Options:

A.

Davis-Bacon Act

B.

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

C.

Fair Labor Standards Act

D.

Portal-to-Portal Act

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Questions 10

An HR audit is designed to help management do what?

Options:

A.

Improve employee morale.

B.

Analyze HR policies, programs, and procedures against applicable legal requirements.

C.

Improve HR effectiveness.

D.

All of the above.

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Questions 11

Which of the following Acts establishes mandatory safety and health standards for mine operators and monitors operations throughout the United States?

Options:

A.

FLS act

B.

SBREF act

C.

OSH act

D.

MSH act

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Questions 12

Employee pension rights are protected by which of the following acts or regulations?

Options:

A.

The Sherman Antitrust Act

B.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act

C.

Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

D.

Executive Order 11246

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Questions 13

Drag and drop the compensations beside their corresponding descriptions.

SPHR Question 13

Options:

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Questions 14

Which of the following is a legal term that describes an action that injures someone?

Options:

A.

Tort

B.

Temp-to-perm

C.

Total Quality Management (TQM)

D.

TIPS

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Questions 15

Which of the following allows employees to work the hours that enable them to take care of personal work?

Options:

A.

Flextime

B.

Telecommuting

C.

Job sharing

D.

Overtime

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Questions 16

The Hay System was developed in 1934 by Edward Hay and evaluates job using three factors. Which of the following factors is NOT one of the three elements of job evaluation of the Hay System?

Options:

A.

Knowledge

B.

Problem solving

C.

Accountability

D.

Experience

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Questions 17

Your company is a government contractor with a current project of $250,000. As the Senior HR Professional you've been asked how the Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act will affect your organization. What is the Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act?

Options:

A.

This act requires government contractors with contracts over $100,000 to pay their employees the prevailing wage for their local areas as established by the Secretary of Labor.

B.

This act requires government contractors in states that have minimum wages set higher than federal minimum wage act to abide by the state minimum wage requirements.

C.

This act requires government contractors in states that have minimum wages set higher than federal minimum wage act to abide by the state minimum wage requirements unless the workers do not live in the state where the contracted work is being performed.

D.

This act requires government contractors with contracts over $10,000 to pay their employees the prevailing wage for their local areas as established by the Secretary of Labor.

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Questions 18

Kelly's organization has posted a new job opening for their organization. This job opening is for a woman to be the restroom attended, for all women's restrooms and locker rooms, in their organization. Kelly believes, however, that the requirement for the applicant to be a female is a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Which one of the following is the best answer for this scenario?

Options:

A.

The sex of applicants is excluded from the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

B.

This is an example of a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

C.

This is an example of an exception by bona fide occupational qualification to the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

D.

This is not a violation of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because there is an equal paying and titled job for the men's restroom and locker rooms in the company

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Questions 19

Which of the following is provided by the companies to their employees who are called to work before or after their scheduled work hours?

Options:

A.

Reporting pay

B.

Base pay

C.

Shift premium

D.

Call-back pay

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Questions 20

“When the workplace is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule and insult that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim's employment and create an abusive working environment, Title VII is violated.” This is a statement made with regard to which of the following sexual-harassment court cases?

Options:

A.

Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.

B.

Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

C.

Burlington Industries v. Ellerth

D.

Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services

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Questions 21

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act requires employers to do which of the following?

Options:

A.

Provide health insurance for all employees

B.

Contribute to a defined-benefit plan

C.

Contribute to a deferred-compensation plan

D.

Withhold Social Security tax from pay

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Questions 22

Drag and drop the types of picketing beside their corresponding descriptions.

SPHR Question 22

Options:

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Questions 23

Which of the following is not a sign of union organizing activity by employees?

Options:

A.

An increase in requests for copies of the employee handbook

B.

The use of union terms at an all-employee meeting

C.

An increase in employee groupings in the parking lot

D.

An employee complaining of harassment by a co-worker

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Questions 24

Which of the following processes is taken to reduce the risk?

Options:

A.

Risk acceptance

B.

Risk transfer

C.

Risk avoidance

D.

Risk mitigation

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Questions 25

Which of the following Acts is used to ensure the safety of workers in coal and other mines?

Options:

A.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

B.

Mine Safety and Health Act

C.

Drug-Free Workplace Act

D.

Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Questions 26

All business organizations must use some common terminology to describe the roles and responsibilities of people and entities within the organization. What term is described as the amount of product or service the entity is able to produce with the available materials, labor, and equipment?

Options:

A.

Production

B.

Capacity

C.

Lines of business

D.

Technology

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Questions 27

Which of the following refers to the process of attracting, screening, and selecting qualified people for a job at an organization?

Options:

A.

HR audit

B.

Recruitment

C.

Straight-line operation

D.

Green circle

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Questions 28

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you've identified a risk event. The risk event can be mitigated by purchasing an insurance to protect the organization. You've also identified that the probability of the risk event is only 20 percent. If management doesn't want to purchase the insurance to mitigate the risk event, what other choice do they have to respond to the event by using an out-of-pocket payment if the event actually occurs?

Options:

A.

Transference

B.

Mitigation

C.

Sharing

D.

Acceptance

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Questions 29

Fill in the blank with the appropriate qualitative analysis technique.

The_______________ group technique is a structured meeting format designed to elicit participation from all members of the group in order to arrive at the best possible solution to the problem at hand.

Options:

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Questions 30

Which of the following is a productivity type of statistical HR measurement?

Options:

A.

Revenue per employee

B.

Job satisfaction

C.

Turnover and retention

D.

Cost per hire

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Questions 31

As an HR Professional, you are required to post an OSHA poster in a conspicuous place that is easily visible to employees. What OSHA poster lists each of the employee's rights?

Options:

A.

OSHA 3165 poster

B.

OSHA 5131 poster

C.

OSHA 5613 poster

D.

OSHA 3615 poster

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Questions 32

An organizational picket may lawfully take place when which of the following is true?

Options:

A.

There are fewer than 45 days left before the current collective-bargaining agreement expires.

B.

The union wants to attract employees so they will authorize the union to represent them.

C.

The union members are unhappy with their current union and ask a new union to represent them.

D.

The union files a representation petition with the NLRB no later than 15 days after picketing starts.

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Questions 33

An organization has over 5,000 employees who are members of a union. The employees, however, are no longer happy with the union's performance and they would like to decertify the union from their representation. Who will decertify the union in this instance?

Options:

A.

Management of the employees

B.

The National Labor Relations Board

C.

The union official if fifty percent of the employees sign off on the decertification

D.

The employees

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Questions 34

Project management is a core activity in many organizations today. Which of the following statements best describes the process groups that comprise the project management lifecycle?

Options:

A.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning.

B.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

C.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.

D.

The project management lifecycle is comprised of launching, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

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Questions 35

Which of the following occurs when employees stop working and stay in the building?

Options:

A.

Strike

B.

Lockout

C.

Wildcat strike

D.

Sit-down strike

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Questions 36

As a HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. This adverse impact lawsuit determined that discrimination need not be deliberate or observable to be real. Employees were segregated by race and were allowed to work only in the lowest paid position. What lawsuit is described?

Options:

A.

Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971

B.

Washington versus Davis, 1976

C.

Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975

D.

McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973

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Questions 37

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. There are three primary types of bargaining that management and unions participate in. Which of the following bargaining types is considered to be the most combative?

Options:

A.

Good faith bargaining

B.

Interest-based bargaining

C.

Distributive bargaining

D.

Integrative bargaining

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Questions 38

When an employer is charged with a discrimination complaint the EEOC can do one of four actions against the employer. Which one of the following is not one of the four EEOC actions?

Options:

A.

Prosecute it

B.

Dismiss it

C.

Investigate it

D.

Settle it

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Questions 39

What type of dispute resolution believes that conflict is good and is used to resolve long-standing, deep-rooted conflicts within an organization?

Options:

A.

Alternative dispute resolution

B.

Constructive confrontation

C.

Arbitration

D.

Mediation

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Questions 40

Fran is the HR Professional for her organization and she's working with a new recruit in the HR department. Fran wants to explain the role of HR to the new recruit. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the role of an HR in an organization?

Options:

A.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides legal and operational services for the entire organization.

B.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides administrative and operational services for the entire organization.

C.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides strategic, administrative, and operational services for the entire organization.

D.

The role of HR is evolving into one that provides cultural awareness, administrative, and functional services for the entire organization.

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Questions 41

Your organization mainly focuses on the production of bicycles for selling it around the world. In addition to this, the organization also produces scooters. The management wants to restrict its line of production to bicycles. Therefore, it decides to sell the scooter production department to another competitor. Which of the following terms best describes the sale of the scooter production department to your competitor?

Options:

A.

Rightsizing

B.

Divestiture

C.

Outsourcing

D.

Corporate restructure

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Questions 42

What term is used to describe the values, worth, work ethics, attitude, and collective sense of an identity in an organization?

Options:

A.

Organizational persona

B.

Organizational politics

C.

Organizational branding

D.

Organizational culture

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Questions 43

Holly is the Senior HR Professional for her organization and she needs to address the use of video cameras in the workplace. In Holly's company, surveillance cameras are used as an anti-theft deterrent and as a means of employee safety in case of violence, theft, or attack. What portion of a conflict of interest statement should Holly address for the use of video surveillance cameras?

Options:

A.

Personal use of company assets

B.

Conflicts of interests

C.

Confidentiality

D.

Workplace privacy

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Questions 44

Your organization is comprised of various functional units, such as sales, marketing, IT, and manufacturing. When projects are created in this structure, the project team members often come from all functional areas of the organization and may work on several projects at a time. What type of organization structure are you likely operating within?

Options:

A.

Blended

B.

Projectized

C.

Functional

D.

Matrix

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Questions 45

As an SPHR, you are to participate in enterprise risk management. Risk is an uncertain event or condition that may have a positive or negative effect on the enterprise. In HR, what is the first action you must do to participate in enterprise risk management?

Options:

A.

Determine your responsibilities as the risk owner.

B.

Identify the risk events.

C.

Identify the effects of the risk events.

D.

Mitigate the risk events.

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Questions 46

A code of conduct is primarily used by companies that wish to do which of the following?

Options:

A.

Work toward preventing disciplinary action through clearly communicated behavior standards

B.

Provide equal opportunity for all employees

C.

Discourage violations of company policy

D.

Establish the framework for a discipline system

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Questions 47

Marcy is an hourly-paid employee in the JKJ Company. Her supervisor Tom has asked Marcy to not begin working on a presentation until he leaves a meeting. The meeting happens to last six hours and Marcy doesn't have other work to do while Tom is in the meeting. Marcy decides to read a book while she waits. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act should Marcy be paid for reading the book? Choose the best answer:

Options:

A.

No, this is an example of engaged to wait.

B.

Yes, she must be paid.

C.

Yes, this is an example of engaged to wait.

D.

No, this is an example of employment lag time.

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Questions 48

Which of the following Supreme Court cases found that an employer can be held liable for the sexual harassment of its employees?

Options:

A.

Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson

B.

Burlington Industries v. Ellerth

C.

Payne v. The Western & Atlantic Railroad Company

D.

Harris v. Forklift Systems

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Questions 49

Nancy is an HR Professional who likes to use directive interviews when interviewing prospective employees. Which one of the following is most indicative of a directive interview?

Options:

A.

Nancy has a predefined set of interview questions that she may, or may not ask of all candidates.

B.

Nancy has a predefined set of interview questions that she will ask of all candidates.

C.

Nancy allows the candidate to guide some of the interview, but keeps the interview within boundaries of a defined set of questions.

D.

Nancy allows the candidate to guide the interview and offer as much information as possible about the candidate's experience and qualifications.

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Questions 50

Harry is the Senior HR Professional for his organization and he's working with Bill on the total rewards package he can offer. Bill is confused about monetary rewards and nonmonetary rewards. Which of the following is an example of a nonmonetary reward for compensation?

Options:

A.

401(k) matching

B.

On-site childcare

C.

Paid time off

D.

Cash compensation

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Questions 51

Which report do local and state governments require employers to file in odd-numbered years?

Options:

A.

EEO-1 Report

B.

EEO-3 Report

C.

EEO-4 Report

D.

EEO-5 Report

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Questions 52

Total quality management focuses all employees on producing products that meet customer needs. This is achieved by doing what?

Options:

A.

Developing a high level of expertise in all employees

B.

Eliminating processes that waste time and materials

C.

Balancing the needs of all stakeholders in the organization

D.

Sharing information with all levels in the organization

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Questions 53

John is the HR Professional for his organization. He is interviewing Sally for a sales position, and he has asked Sally to provide an instance of how she worked with a tough customer in the past, how she resolved the situation, and what the outcome of the experience was. This is what type of interviewing technique?

Options:

A.

Prescreen interview

B.

Stress interview

C.

Behavior-based interview

D.

Directive interview

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Questions 54

A manager must choose someone to work over the weekend shift over a national holiday. He decides that Mary should work the weekend shift because she is from India and likely doesn't celebrate the national holiday. This is an example of what type of discrimination?

Options:

A.

This is not discrimination, but selective scheduling

B.

Adverse political capital

C.

Disparate impact

D.

Disparate treatment

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Questions 55

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're reviewing the performance appraisal systems your company can use. Which performance appraisal approach uses a paired comparison method in the review?

Options:

A.

Comparative method

B.

Narrative method

C.

Results-based

D.

Rating method

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Questions 56

Organizations must assess the safety of their workplaces and consider the ability of a business to continue despite risk impact. When assessing business continuity risks, the HR Professional must consider several different types of disasters, their probability, and impact on an organization. What category of disaster is best described as acts of terrorism, major thefts, sabotage, or labor disputes?

Options:

A.

Organized or deliberate disruptions

B.

Environmental disasters

C.

System failures

D.

Serious information security incidents

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Questions 57

Your organization is likely to be purchased by a competitor. The Management has asked you, in confidence, to complete environmental scanning to determine the effects of the purchase on your organization's culture, customers, and employees. What is environmental scanning?

Options:

A.

Environmental scanning is a review of the cultural achievability of a new project, organizational change, or market influence on at least three factors in an organization.

B.

Environmental scanning is a review of the opportunities and threats that a condition may have on an organization.

C.

Environmental scanning is an internal review of an external catalyst.

D.

Environmental scanning is the process of assessing the effects of an organization change on both macro and micro elements in an organization.

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Questions 58

Your organization has a retirement benefits plan that is covered by ERISA. Under ERISA, which of the following is your organization required to do for the plan participants?

Options:

A.

Provide each participant with monthly plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no more than $7 per participant, per month.

B.

Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at a cost of no more than $7 per participant, per year.

C.

Provide each participant with plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.

D.

Provide each participant with monthly plan information, specifically about the features and funding of the plan through a summary plan description at no cost.

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Questions 59

A lockout occurs when which of the following occurs?

Options:

A.

The employer shuts down operations to keep employees from working.

B.

The employer refuses to allow the union to unionize the workplace.

C.

The employees shut down operations by refusing to work.

D.

The employees patrol the entrance to the business.

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Questions 60

What common law term best describes an employee's obligation to act with reasonable care and skill for the employer?

Options:

A.

Duty of diligence

B.

Duty of obedience

C.

Duty of honor

D.

Duty of loyalty

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Questions 61

As an HR Professional you must recognize, and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affects your performance as an HR Professional. Which one of the following acts used the terminology "work now, grieve later" to describe the urgency of performing work?

Options:

A.

Railway Labor Act

B.

National Industrial Recovery Act

C.

National Labor Relations Act

D.

Clayton Act

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Questions 62

Fran is a HR Professional for her organization and she is interviewing applicants for a warehouse position. One of the candidates has written on his application that he speaks Spanish. Fran interviews this candidate in Spanish and interviews all other candidates in English. This is an example of what?

Options:

A.

Perpetuating past discrimination

B.

Disparate impact

C.

Disparate treatment

D.

Accommodation

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Questions 63

Which of the following occurs in violation of a contract clause prohibiting strikes during the term of the contract?

Options:

A.

Wildcat strike

B.

Lockout

C.

Strike

D.

Involuntary exit

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Questions 64

An effective progressive disciplinary process begins with which of the following?

Options:

A.

A written warning

B.

A verbal warning

C.

A suspension

D.

Coaching or counseling

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Questions 65

Which of the following is the best definition of the Scanlon Plan?

Options:

A.

Employees' pay fluctuates based on what type of work they are performing.

B.

Employees are rewarded in non-compensatory methods, such as training or time off.

C.

Employees are rewarded based on the number of units they sell.

D.

Employees share in the cost savings achieved through productivity gains.

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Questions 66

The Federal Labor Standards Act is something that all HR Professionals should be familiar with. This act clearly defines four areas that affect all employees. Which one of the following is not one of the four areas of employment covered by this act?

Options:

A.

Commissions, royalties, and tips

B.

Record keeping

C.

Overtime

D.

Minimum wage

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Questions 67

Fred is a union employee who has been summoned by the management to an investigatory hearing regarding his conduct. Fred would like to have a union representative with him at the meeting. What is the name of the right that allows Fred to have a union representative with him at the meeting?

Options:

A.

Management Rights

B.

Weingarten Right

C.

Bumping Right

D.

Right of Way

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Questions 68

One purpose of a diversity initiative is to do what?

Options:

A.

Increase the organization's ability to attract customers

B.

All of the above

C.

Increase workplace creativity

D.

Increase the effectiveness of the workforce

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Questions 69

You are reviewing an Affirmative Action Plan for your organization and you realize that you need to identify someone within your company who has the necessary authority and resources to implement the Affirmative Action Plan. What is the Affirmative Action Plan title of this individual?

Options:

A.

Chief Acting Office

B.

Designation of Responsibility

C.

Senior HR Professional

D.

Senior Management Official

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Questions 70

A training class is being held on how to install a new light fixture for a project. There are 2,433 light fixtures to install in the project, so all project team members will need to learn how to install the light fixture. The project manager wants to ensure that all fixtures are installed identically. In the training, participants learn how to install the fixture by following a step-by-step direction. All of the participants can now install the light fixture relatively easily and quickly. There's not much more to learn in the installation, so their learning tapers off in regard to the light fixture installation. This is an example of what type of learning curve?

Options:

A.

Positively accelerating learning curve

B.

Negatively accelerating learning curve

C.

S-shaped learning curve

D.

Plateau learning curve

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Questions 71

Which of the following defines a list of jobs not suitable for children between the ages of 16 and 18?

Options:

A.

OSHA

B.

FECA

C.

IRCA

D.

FLSA

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Questions 72

Which of the following is a certain block of time during the work week when employees perform work related duties?

Options:

A.

Interval

B.

Shift

C.

Shift premium

D.

Base pay

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Questions 73

Which of the following tests is designed to measure an individual's knowledge and ability to apply skills in various areas, such as mathematics, typing, etc?

Options:

A.

Integrity test

B.

Personality test

C.

Aptitude test

D.

Cognitive Ability Test

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Questions 74

Which of the following definitions is correct for the term job bidding?

Options:

A.

An internal job announcement

B.

Allowing contractors to submit requests for proposals

C.

The means by which internal employees can express interest in a job prior to it becoming available

D.

Ranking job applicants based on their comparative qualifications

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Questions 75

A Total Rewards philosophy can help achieve an organization's strategic goals by doing which of the following?

Options:

A.

Attracting and retaining employees with the necessary KSAs

B.

Maintaining an entitlement culture

C.

Positioning the company to lead the competition for employees

D.

Establishing a pecking order for jobs in the organization

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Questions 76

Mentoring involves which of the following?

Options:

A.

Someone who takes a personal interest in an individual's career and who guides and sponsors the individual

B.

Someone whose goal is to develop an employee in a particular area

C.

Someone who monitors an employee's performance in doing their job

D.

Someone who provides training in areas of interest to an employee

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Questions 77

Which of the following Acts remains a major influence on basic compensation issues for businesses in the United States?

Options:

A.

Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act

B.

Service Contract Act

C.

Fair Labor Standards Act

D.

Davis Bacon Act

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Questions 78

Which of the following acts requires federal contractors or subcontractors with contracts of $25,000 or more to list all nonsenior management job openings with state employment agencies?

Options:

A.

Executive Order 11246

B.

The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974

C.

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973

D.

Executive Order 11375

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Questions 79

Which of the following is a requirement of the Uniform Guidelines on employee selection procedures?

Options:

A.

All selection tools must be job related and valid predictors of future success.

B.

Any selection tool that results in discrimination based on a protected class characteristic is unlawful.

C.

Internet recruiting efforts are excluded from applicant-tracking requirements.

D.

Application forms must be the same for all employment classifications within the organization.

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Questions 80

In the evaluation phase, the ___________ evaluation method focuses on how well the training resulted in learning new skills and competencies.

Options:

A.

Results

B.

Behavior

C.

Learning

D.

Reaction

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Questions 81

Which of the following provides additional pay for work that is considered beyond the minimum requirements of the job?

Options:

A.

Pay differential

B.

Base pay

C.

Performance-based pay

D.

Seniority-based compensation

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Questions 82

Which of the following is the process used traditionally to determine the value of jobs relative to each other within the organization?

Options:

A.

Ranking method

B.

Job evaluation

C.

Classification method

D.

Job sharing

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Questions 83

To determine the numbers and types of jobs necessary to realize business goals, HR must assess the KSAs available within the organization during a staffing needs analysis. What other factor is necessary to complete the assessment?

Options:

A.

The tasks, duties, and responsibilities for the work

B.

The KSAs needed to achieve future goals

C.

The organization's core competencies

D.

The KSAs available in the local labor market

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Questions 84

Which of the following processes requires job evaluators to compare the value of jobs to one another?

Job evaluation

Classification method

Job sharing

Ranking method

Options:

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Questions 85

Lisa is developing a new training course for company using the ADDIE approach for the seminar. Her assistant, Hans, asks what ADDIE means. Which of the following is the correct definition of ADDIE?

Options:

A.

Analysis, Development, Diversity, Implementation, Excel

B.

Aptitude, Design, Deliver, Investigate, Evaluation

C.

Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation

D.

Aptitude, Design, Diversity, Implementation, Evaluation

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Questions 86

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the legal case, the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber regard?

Options:

A.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring women and minorities.

B.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not bar employers from favoring women and minorities.

C.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from using racial criteria as a method to determine workplace advancement.

D.

The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring minorities, but could do gender based favor.

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Questions 87

A key consideration for courts in cases involving workplace searches is which of the following?

Options:

A.

Whether the employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy

B.

Whether the employer had a policy regarding workplace searches

C.

How the employer handled similar situations in the past

D.

The specific laws of the state where the employer is conducting business

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Questions 88

Which performance appraisal approach starts by identifying the most critical responsibilities and correlates it to a particular type of behavior - where each identified responsibility and behavior are assessed for performance?

Options:

A.

BARS

B.

Results-based

C.

Comparative method

D.

Narrative method

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Questions 89

A union is performing a jurisdictional strike in front of a construction site. What is a jurisdictional strike?

Options:

A.

It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to assign a particular work to its members; rather than to members of other unions or to the non-union workers.

B.

It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to agree to the terms of a new contract although there is already an approved contract in place.

C.

It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to agree to the terms of a new contract because the current contract between the employer and the union has expired.

D.

It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to assign all work to its members, rather than to members of non-union workers.

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Questions 90

Which of the following contains legal provisions for giving compensation to surviving dependents if a work-related injury or illness results in the employee's death?

Options:

A.

OSHA

B.

BLBA

C.

FECA

D.

FLSA

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Questions 91

Which of the following communicates the executive team's expectations for the way the organization conducts business?

Options:

A.

Reengineering

B.

Corporate values statement

C.

Mission statement

D.

SWOT analysis

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Questions 92

Which of the following is similar to a general partnership but is formed for a limited time frame?

Options:

A.

General Partnership

B.

Joint Venture

C.

Limited Partnership

D.

Corporation

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Questions 93

Which of the following occurs when two or more organizations are combined into a single entity?

Options:

A.

Workforce reduction

B.

Lockout

C.

Merger

D.

Reengineering

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Questions 94

Why is a job analysis important?

Options:

A.

It allows for proper training and development of key personnel.

B.

It provides the supervisory responsibilities necessary to accomplish organizational goals.

C.

It ensures compliance with EEO laws.

D.

It provides the foundation from which all other HR activities are designed.

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Questions 95

Fill in the blank with the appropriate qualitative analysis technique.

The_____________ group technique is a structured meeting format designed to elicit participation from all members of the group in order to arrive at the best possible solution to the problem at hand.

Options:

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Questions 96

In a self-audit of your employee's I-9 forms, several errors were found. These errors included incomplete sections, questionable documents accepted for verification, and over-documentation. Of the following corrective and prevention strategies, which should you recommend to your employer?

Options:

A.

Enrollment in E-Verify

B.

Requesting updated documents from affected employees

C.

Training for employees

D.

Recertification of all I-9 forms

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Questions 97

For employers with 15 or more employees, records of all job announcements, applications, and resumes must be kept for one year under which of the following acts?

Options:

A.

Executive Order 11246

B.

Americans with Disabilities Act

C.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

D.

Temporary Employee Records

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Questions 98

Before selecting an HRIS system, which of the following questions should be answered?

Options:

A.

Who will have access to the information stored in the HRIS?

B.

How will the HRIS be accessed?

C.

All of the above.

D.

What information will be converted to the HRIS?

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Questions 99

Which of the following methods of quantitative analysis would be most effective for an organization with data that is out of date?

Options:

A.

Trend analysis

B.

Weighted average

C.

Simple linear regression

D.

Mode

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Questions 100

Holly is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the type of exemptions for computer employees. What is the minimum rate that the computer employee must earn to be considered exempt?

Options:

A.

$31.23 per hour

B.

$45.33 per hour

C.

$27.63 per hour

D.

$17.03 per hour

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Exam Code: SPHR
Exam Name: Senior Professional in Human Resources
Last Update: Dec 4, 2024
Questions: 671

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