Hrm Chapters 13 And 14

Front 1

Cost Benefits adds about what percent to every dollar of payroll?

Back 1

37%

Front 2

Over the years, which one of the following has not been an underlying reason for the growth in benefits?

Back 2

The explosive growth in number of small businesses within the US.

Front 3

Which of the following is not a category of benefits programs?

Back 3

Public Group Insurance

Front 4

What is the earliest age at which an eligible worker can retire and still receive his or her Social Security retirement benefits?

Back 4

62

Front 5

________ increases are provided as a part of social security benefits for each year that the consumer price index increases.

Back 5

Cost Of living

Front 6

The unemployment insurance programs is financed largely through federal and state taxes on:

Back 6

Employers only

Front 7

Workers are eligible for unemployment benefits if they are:

Back 7

Have been working for one year

Front 8

From which source do most retirees receive most of their retirement income?

Back 8

Social Security

Front 9

______ plans do not promise a specific benefit level for employees upon recruitment. Rather, an individual account is set up for each employee with a guaranteed size of contribution.

Back 9

Define Contribution

Front 10

While the number of mandatory days of vacation in Western Europe is about 30 days, companies typically offer:

Back 10

10 days

Front 11

The pregnancy discrimination act of 1978 requires employers

Back 11

That offer disability plans to treat pregnancy as they would any other disability

Front 12

Which of the following benefits is the most likely target for cost control by employers:

Back 12

Medical benefits

Front 13

Benefit plans that permit employees to choose the types and amounts of benefits they want are called

Back 13

Flexible or cafeteria style benefits

Front 14

Which of the following is not a competitive challenge in the labor relations framework:

Back 14

Administration

Front 15

Collective bargaining resolves disputes through

Back 15

Discussion

Front 16

Which of the following is an example of a craft union employee?

Back 16

Carpenter

Front 17

Most union contracts is with the _____, who is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the collective bargaining contract are enforced.

Back 17

Shop Steward

Front 18

What type of union security arrangement requires a person to join the union with an extended amount of time after being hired?

Back 18

Union Shop

Front 19

______ is the unfair labor practice most frequently filed against employers.

Back 19

Refusal to bargain

Front 20

Unions have hurt their own cause in all of the following ways except?

Back 20

Issues dealing with communication

Front 21

What percent of employers in a bargaining unit must sign authorization cards for the NLRB to hold a unit representation election?

Back 21

30%

Front 22

The union is certified by NLRB as the exclusive representative of employees if over?

Back 22

50% of all eligible employees

Front 23

Which of the following is likely to increase managements willingness to take a strike?

Back 23

There is little price competition in the industry

Front 24

Outside intervention in negotiation in which an arbitrator (or arbitration board) intervenes in the actual writing or setting of contract terms is:

Back 24

Interest Arbitration

Front 25

Traditionally, which form of arbitration has been reserved for special circumstances, generally those involving public sector negotiations where strikes would be especially costly (e.g., police, firefighters)

Back 25

Interest Arbitration