PHR Practice Questions & ANSWERS 2024
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80/20 rule - ANSWER 80 percent of problems are caused by 20 percent causes. Pareto chart.
ADDIE model - ANSWER Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
agency shop clause - ANSWER Clause in a labor contract specifying that all employees must either join
the union or pay union dues if they choose not to join the union.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - ANSWER The resolution of disputes in ways other than those
involved in the traditional judicial process. Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are forms of ADR.
Without litigation.
arousal stage - ANSWER Teeth grinding, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, forgetfulness, and inability to
concentrate.
Behavioral Evaluation Method - ANSWER Meaures job performance between 6 weeks to 6 months after
the training to determine whether the new skills were successfully transferred to the job
behavioral method (BARS) - ANSWER uses a behaviorally anchored rating scale. This method uses the job
description to create dimensions that represent the most important requirements of the job. For each
dimension, anchor statements are created to represent varying levels of performance behaviors that
describe rating numbers on a scale.
, BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualification) - ANSWER an exception in employment law that permits
sex, age, religion, national origin and the like to be used when making employment decisions, but only if
they are "reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business."
blocking bar - ANSWER If an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge is pending and is holding up certification,
another election will not be allowed by the NLRB.
Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 - ANSWER This law requires the payment of "prevailing wages" to employees of
contractors and subcontractors working on government construction projects.
defined benefit plan - ANSWER is a traditional pension plan in which the employer provides a specific
benefit upon retirement. The funds in these plans aren't accounted for individually.
defined-contribution plan - ANSWER is an individual plan in which the amount of funds contributed is
known, but the amount of the benefit that is eventually paid out isn't known because it depends on the
investment returns that are earned. The funds are accounted for in individual accounts for each
participant.
Distributive Justice - ANSWER relates to how closely pay reflects actual performance.
Dominate or assist labor organization - ANSWER is defined as being situations in which employers are
precluded from forming company unions that are controlled by management and, therefore, don't allow
employees an independent representative.
Duty of Diligence - ANSWER Common-law doctrine requiring an employee to act "with reasonable care
and skill" in the course of performing work for the employer.
Duty of Loyalty - ANSWER Best described as the requirement that employees act in the best interests of
their employer and not achieve personal gain by soliciting work away from the employer.
Duty of Obedience - ANSWER Best described as the requirement that employees are to act in
accordance with their employer's practical and legal policies, procedures, and rules.
LATEST UPDATE!!
80/20 rule - ANSWER 80 percent of problems are caused by 20 percent causes. Pareto chart.
ADDIE model - ANSWER Analysis
Design
Development
Implementation
Evaluation
agency shop clause - ANSWER Clause in a labor contract specifying that all employees must either join
the union or pay union dues if they choose not to join the union.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - ANSWER The resolution of disputes in ways other than those
involved in the traditional judicial process. Negotiation, mediation, and arbitration are forms of ADR.
Without litigation.
arousal stage - ANSWER Teeth grinding, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, forgetfulness, and inability to
concentrate.
Behavioral Evaluation Method - ANSWER Meaures job performance between 6 weeks to 6 months after
the training to determine whether the new skills were successfully transferred to the job
behavioral method (BARS) - ANSWER uses a behaviorally anchored rating scale. This method uses the job
description to create dimensions that represent the most important requirements of the job. For each
dimension, anchor statements are created to represent varying levels of performance behaviors that
describe rating numbers on a scale.
, BFOQ (Bona Fide Occupational Qualification) - ANSWER an exception in employment law that permits
sex, age, religion, national origin and the like to be used when making employment decisions, but only if
they are "reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business."
blocking bar - ANSWER If an unfair labor practice (ULP) charge is pending and is holding up certification,
another election will not be allowed by the NLRB.
Davis-Bacon Act of 1931 - ANSWER This law requires the payment of "prevailing wages" to employees of
contractors and subcontractors working on government construction projects.
defined benefit plan - ANSWER is a traditional pension plan in which the employer provides a specific
benefit upon retirement. The funds in these plans aren't accounted for individually.
defined-contribution plan - ANSWER is an individual plan in which the amount of funds contributed is
known, but the amount of the benefit that is eventually paid out isn't known because it depends on the
investment returns that are earned. The funds are accounted for in individual accounts for each
participant.
Distributive Justice - ANSWER relates to how closely pay reflects actual performance.
Dominate or assist labor organization - ANSWER is defined as being situations in which employers are
precluded from forming company unions that are controlled by management and, therefore, don't allow
employees an independent representative.
Duty of Diligence - ANSWER Common-law doctrine requiring an employee to act "with reasonable care
and skill" in the course of performing work for the employer.
Duty of Loyalty - ANSWER Best described as the requirement that employees act in the best interests of
their employer and not achieve personal gain by soliciting work away from the employer.
Duty of Obedience - ANSWER Best described as the requirement that employees are to act in
accordance with their employer's practical and legal policies, procedures, and rules.
