SHRM CP TEST | FROM QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY
WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
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, Featherbedding Answer: restrictive work rules that require more employees than are necessary
to perform a job
an illegal activity in which unions force employers to hire more employees that necessary.
- ex: union attempts to protect jobs that have become unnecessary due to industry evolution or
innovation
- NLRB ruled that featherbedding doesn't prevent unions from seeking employment for
members even when employers claim they're not needed
Supreme Court upheld that it's only illegal when it results in payment for services not performed
and that job necessity should be decided during collective bargaining negotiations
National Labor Relations Board - who/what Answer: an independent agency of the United
States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions
National Labor Relations Board - does Answer: enforces procedures whereby employees may
vote to have a union and for collective bargaining
Job-absence rate formula Answer: Used by the Bureau of National Affairs - the number of
worker days lost through absence during a specific month times 100 divided by the average
number of employees times the number of workdays in the specified month
Weingarten rights Answer: Union employees' right to have a union representative or coworker
present during an investigatory interview.
management does not need to inform employees of these rights:
when requested, management can:
a) stop questioning until a rep arrives
b)terminate the interview
c)ask the employee to voluntarily relinquish his or her rights to representation
company does not need to inform rep of the interview subject, and the rep does not have the
right to counsel the employee in private or advise him/her what to say
balance sheet approach Answer: calculates compensation based on home country rates, with all
allowances, deductions, and reimbursements before converting into the host country's currency
Expatriate Answer: individuals sent on assignments outside of their home country with the
expectation that they will return to their home country upon completion of said assignment
Offshoring Answer: The practice of exporting U.S. jobs to lower paid employees in other
nations.
Number of possible Myers-Briggs personality Types Answer: 16
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WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, Featherbedding Answer: restrictive work rules that require more employees than are necessary
to perform a job
an illegal activity in which unions force employers to hire more employees that necessary.
- ex: union attempts to protect jobs that have become unnecessary due to industry evolution or
innovation
- NLRB ruled that featherbedding doesn't prevent unions from seeking employment for
members even when employers claim they're not needed
Supreme Court upheld that it's only illegal when it results in payment for services not performed
and that job necessity should be decided during collective bargaining negotiations
National Labor Relations Board - who/what Answer: an independent agency of the United
States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions
National Labor Relations Board - does Answer: enforces procedures whereby employees may
vote to have a union and for collective bargaining
Job-absence rate formula Answer: Used by the Bureau of National Affairs - the number of
worker days lost through absence during a specific month times 100 divided by the average
number of employees times the number of workdays in the specified month
Weingarten rights Answer: Union employees' right to have a union representative or coworker
present during an investigatory interview.
management does not need to inform employees of these rights:
when requested, management can:
a) stop questioning until a rep arrives
b)terminate the interview
c)ask the employee to voluntarily relinquish his or her rights to representation
company does not need to inform rep of the interview subject, and the rep does not have the
right to counsel the employee in private or advise him/her what to say
balance sheet approach Answer: calculates compensation based on home country rates, with all
allowances, deductions, and reimbursements before converting into the host country's currency
Expatriate Answer: individuals sent on assignments outside of their home country with the
expectation that they will return to their home country upon completion of said assignment
Offshoring Answer: The practice of exporting U.S. jobs to lower paid employees in other
nations.
Number of possible Myers-Briggs personality Types Answer: 16
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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