Human Resources Management (DECA)
questions and answers
Absence - ANSWER>>Time off when an employee is not at work during their
normal work period. Can be scheduled or unscheduled.
Base Salary - ANSWER>>a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an
employer in return for work performed. Base salary does not include benefits,
bonuses or any other potential compensation from an employer.
Benchmark Job - ANSWER>>A job commonly found in the workforce for which
pay and other relevant data are readily available. used to make pay comparisons
and job evaluations.
Benefits - ANSWER>>a form of compensation above the amount of pay specified
as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Also a portion of a total compensation
package for employees.
Bonus - ANSWER>>Compensation above and beyond that defined by a base salary
our hourly wage.
Bumping - ANSWER>>Giving long-standing employees, whose positions are to be
eliminated, the option of taking other positions within the company that they are
qualified for and that are currently held by employees with less seniority.
Buyout - ANSWER>>An offer made by a company to its employees, often
including a severance package, in exchange for leaving the company.
Coaching - ANSWER>>The first step in any effort to improve employee
performance is counseling or _____. Counseling or ______ is part of the day-to-
, day interaction between a supervisor and an employee. _____ provides positive
feedback about employee contributions and helps improve performance.
COBRA - ANSWER>>_____ gives employees and their families, who lose their
health benefits because of unemployment, the right to continue to pay for group
health benefits provided by their group health plan. These health care benefits
may be extended for limited periods of time under certain circumstances
according to the COBRA regulations.
Collective Bargaining - ANSWER>>One or more unions meeting with the
representatives from an orgainzation to negotiate labor contracts.
Confidentiality Agreement - ANSWER>>a written legal contract between an
employer and employee. it lays out binding terms and conditions that prohibit the
employee from disclosing company confidential and proprietary information.
Disability - ANSWER>>The inability to perform all or part of one's occupational
duties because of an accident or illness.
Discrimination - ANSWER>>The favoring of one group of people, resulting in
unfair treatment of other groups.
Downsizing - ANSWER>>____ or lay-offs reduce the number of employees in an
organization. Downsizing may be a strategy to save the company, but when
layoffs are used repeatedly without necessary strategy, downsizing can destroy
morale among employees.
Employee Handbook - ANSWER>>a compilation of the policies, procedures,
working conditions, and behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in a
particular workplace. generally also include information about the company,
employee compensation and benefits, and additional terms and conditions of
employment.
questions and answers
Absence - ANSWER>>Time off when an employee is not at work during their
normal work period. Can be scheduled or unscheduled.
Base Salary - ANSWER>>a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an
employer in return for work performed. Base salary does not include benefits,
bonuses or any other potential compensation from an employer.
Benchmark Job - ANSWER>>A job commonly found in the workforce for which
pay and other relevant data are readily available. used to make pay comparisons
and job evaluations.
Benefits - ANSWER>>a form of compensation above the amount of pay specified
as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Also a portion of a total compensation
package for employees.
Bonus - ANSWER>>Compensation above and beyond that defined by a base salary
our hourly wage.
Bumping - ANSWER>>Giving long-standing employees, whose positions are to be
eliminated, the option of taking other positions within the company that they are
qualified for and that are currently held by employees with less seniority.
Buyout - ANSWER>>An offer made by a company to its employees, often
including a severance package, in exchange for leaving the company.
Coaching - ANSWER>>The first step in any effort to improve employee
performance is counseling or _____. Counseling or ______ is part of the day-to-
, day interaction between a supervisor and an employee. _____ provides positive
feedback about employee contributions and helps improve performance.
COBRA - ANSWER>>_____ gives employees and their families, who lose their
health benefits because of unemployment, the right to continue to pay for group
health benefits provided by their group health plan. These health care benefits
may be extended for limited periods of time under certain circumstances
according to the COBRA regulations.
Collective Bargaining - ANSWER>>One or more unions meeting with the
representatives from an orgainzation to negotiate labor contracts.
Confidentiality Agreement - ANSWER>>a written legal contract between an
employer and employee. it lays out binding terms and conditions that prohibit the
employee from disclosing company confidential and proprietary information.
Disability - ANSWER>>The inability to perform all or part of one's occupational
duties because of an accident or illness.
Discrimination - ANSWER>>The favoring of one group of people, resulting in
unfair treatment of other groups.
Downsizing - ANSWER>>____ or lay-offs reduce the number of employees in an
organization. Downsizing may be a strategy to save the company, but when
layoffs are used repeatedly without necessary strategy, downsizing can destroy
morale among employees.
Employee Handbook - ANSWER>>a compilation of the policies, procedures,
working conditions, and behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in a
particular workplace. generally also include information about the company,
employee compensation and benefits, and additional terms and conditions of
employment.
