SHRM CP WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS.
The union at ANAT company wants to receive automatic deductions as union dues. To be enforceable,
what must happen?
A. The union must get permission from the NLRB
B. The union must get permission from the employees.
C. The employees must give written authoriation for the deductions.
D. Members of the union agree to deductions when they decide to have a union. - CORRECT ANSWER C.
The employees must give written authorization for the deductions.
An HR audit in the compensation and benefits functional area will NOT assess which of the following:
A. Structure of the HR department
B. Consistency of compensation philosophy
C. Wage compression
D. Health-care cost review - CORRECT ANSWER A. Structure of the HR department
A totality agreement means:
A. A zipper clause
B. A clause which states that the CBA is the entire agreement between the parties.
C. A and B
D. A reform of the LMRA - CORRECT ANSWER C. A and B
The TIE company is conducting an HR audit of the Employee Relations department only. What is likely to
be assessed?
A. Conflict-resolution processes
,B. Turnover demographics
C. Diversity practices
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
Disparate impact means:
A. When a woman is required to take tests that men are not required to.
B. When an Asian is assumed to be smarter than an Hispanic.
C. Seemingly fair practices that have an adverse effect on a protected class.
D. The legal right to ask an employee to resign, with or without reason. - CORRECT ANSWER C.
Seemingly fair practices that have an adverse effect on a protected class
The following are performance review methods except:
A. Educational
B. Narrative
C. Rating
D. Comparison - CORRECT ANSWER A. Educational
HR risks can be classified in the following areas except:
A. Legal compliance
B. Security
C. Workplace monitoring
D. Business continuity - CORRECT ANSWER C. Workplace monitoring
Which of the following is considered a business continuity risk?
A. Environmental disasters
, B. Organized disruptions
C. Hacking of business information systems
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
The following are unlawful activities that could pose a HR risk to an organization with regard to legal
compliance except:
A. Discrimination
B. Ergonomic strains
C. Sexual harassment
D. Negligent hiring - CORRECT ANSWER B. Ergonomic strains
HR risks with regard to workplace privacy includes which of the following:
A. Identify theft
B. Natural disaster
C. Priority disruptions
D. Hacking information assets - CORRECT ANSWER A. Identify theft
A bell curve ranking method means:
A. Rating a small group of employees at a high scale, a small group at the bottom scale and the majority
at an average scale
B. Rating a large group of employees both at the top and bottom, with a small number of employees at
the average scale
C. Rating employees as low as possible
D. Rating employees as high as possible - CORRECT ANSWER A. Rating a small group of employees at a
high scale, a small group at the bottom scale and the majority at an average scale
Which of the following is NOT a HR risk with regard to Safety and Health?
The union at ANAT company wants to receive automatic deductions as union dues. To be enforceable,
what must happen?
A. The union must get permission from the NLRB
B. The union must get permission from the employees.
C. The employees must give written authoriation for the deductions.
D. Members of the union agree to deductions when they decide to have a union. - CORRECT ANSWER C.
The employees must give written authorization for the deductions.
An HR audit in the compensation and benefits functional area will NOT assess which of the following:
A. Structure of the HR department
B. Consistency of compensation philosophy
C. Wage compression
D. Health-care cost review - CORRECT ANSWER A. Structure of the HR department
A totality agreement means:
A. A zipper clause
B. A clause which states that the CBA is the entire agreement between the parties.
C. A and B
D. A reform of the LMRA - CORRECT ANSWER C. A and B
The TIE company is conducting an HR audit of the Employee Relations department only. What is likely to
be assessed?
A. Conflict-resolution processes
,B. Turnover demographics
C. Diversity practices
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
Disparate impact means:
A. When a woman is required to take tests that men are not required to.
B. When an Asian is assumed to be smarter than an Hispanic.
C. Seemingly fair practices that have an adverse effect on a protected class.
D. The legal right to ask an employee to resign, with or without reason. - CORRECT ANSWER C.
Seemingly fair practices that have an adverse effect on a protected class
The following are performance review methods except:
A. Educational
B. Narrative
C. Rating
D. Comparison - CORRECT ANSWER A. Educational
HR risks can be classified in the following areas except:
A. Legal compliance
B. Security
C. Workplace monitoring
D. Business continuity - CORRECT ANSWER C. Workplace monitoring
Which of the following is considered a business continuity risk?
A. Environmental disasters
, B. Organized disruptions
C. Hacking of business information systems
D. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER D. All of the above
The following are unlawful activities that could pose a HR risk to an organization with regard to legal
compliance except:
A. Discrimination
B. Ergonomic strains
C. Sexual harassment
D. Negligent hiring - CORRECT ANSWER B. Ergonomic strains
HR risks with regard to workplace privacy includes which of the following:
A. Identify theft
B. Natural disaster
C. Priority disruptions
D. Hacking information assets - CORRECT ANSWER A. Identify theft
A bell curve ranking method means:
A. Rating a small group of employees at a high scale, a small group at the bottom scale and the majority
at an average scale
B. Rating a large group of employees both at the top and bottom, with a small number of employees at
the average scale
C. Rating employees as low as possible
D. Rating employees as high as possible - CORRECT ANSWER A. Rating a small group of employees at a
high scale, a small group at the bottom scale and the majority at an average scale
Which of the following is NOT a HR risk with regard to Safety and Health?
