D351 PA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WESTERN GOVERNORS’ UNIVERSITY.
What is a consideration when conducting an employee trait appraisal?
Traits are related to job success.
A human resources (HR) department creates a performance review program
and wants to quickly check it for fairness and equity. Which process should
the HR department select?
Objective, uniform, consistent, has job relatedness (OUCH)
Managers raise concerns that their employees do not understand the
performance standards that impact their department’s success and positive
outcomes. The human resources business partner (HRBP) begins an
analysis of the department’s performance appraisal documents. Which type
of measure should the HRBP verify is an accurate metric?
Specific
A manager considers an employee to be disengaged based on the
employee's interactions with their peers. The manager gives the employee a
lower performance rating as a result. Which rating error occurred?
Attribution
What is the goal of performance management in an organization?
Continually develop employees
In an attempt to pressure a company's management to correct a perceived
pay discrepancy, a union influences other unions to avoid companies that
do business with that company. What is the union engaging in?
Unfair labor practice
, Which form of transportation is subject to the same negotiation and
mediation processes as railroads?
Airlines
An employee is working under unreasonable conditions that include
projects being unassigned and coworkers refusing communication. The
employee decides to resign. Which end-of-job type is this resignation?
Constructive discharge
A company has had multiple Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) violations over several years. An on-site safety accident results in a
fatality, and the company is issued a citation. Why is this latest violation
willful?
Management demonstrated a disregard for employee safety and health.
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspector arrives
to conduct an inspection following a warehouse employee complaint about
hazardous working conditions. What is a right for the employee who made
the complaint?
Maintain personal anonymity
Due to a reduction in budget, a human resources (HR) officer has to dismiss
30% of the staff. Which provision dictates how much notice the HR officer
must give the impacted employees?
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
An employee publicly complains about a company policy. The employee’s
hours are reduced, and they are ostracized by peers and management,
causing the employee to resign. Which labor relations matter has occurred?
Constructive discharge
WESTERN GOVERNORS’ UNIVERSITY.
What is a consideration when conducting an employee trait appraisal?
Traits are related to job success.
A human resources (HR) department creates a performance review program
and wants to quickly check it for fairness and equity. Which process should
the HR department select?
Objective, uniform, consistent, has job relatedness (OUCH)
Managers raise concerns that their employees do not understand the
performance standards that impact their department’s success and positive
outcomes. The human resources business partner (HRBP) begins an
analysis of the department’s performance appraisal documents. Which type
of measure should the HRBP verify is an accurate metric?
Specific
A manager considers an employee to be disengaged based on the
employee's interactions with their peers. The manager gives the employee a
lower performance rating as a result. Which rating error occurred?
Attribution
What is the goal of performance management in an organization?
Continually develop employees
In an attempt to pressure a company's management to correct a perceived
pay discrepancy, a union influences other unions to avoid companies that
do business with that company. What is the union engaging in?
Unfair labor practice
, Which form of transportation is subject to the same negotiation and
mediation processes as railroads?
Airlines
An employee is working under unreasonable conditions that include
projects being unassigned and coworkers refusing communication. The
employee decides to resign. Which end-of-job type is this resignation?
Constructive discharge
A company has had multiple Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) violations over several years. An on-site safety accident results in a
fatality, and the company is issued a citation. Why is this latest violation
willful?
Management demonstrated a disregard for employee safety and health.
An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspector arrives
to conduct an inspection following a warehouse employee complaint about
hazardous working conditions. What is a right for the employee who made
the complaint?
Maintain personal anonymity
Due to a reduction in budget, a human resources (HR) officer has to dismiss
30% of the staff. Which provision dictates how much notice the HR officer
must give the impacted employees?
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
An employee publicly complains about a company policy. The employee’s
hours are reduced, and they are ostracized by peers and management,
causing the employee to resign. Which labor relations matter has occurred?
Constructive discharge
