HRIR TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a disability? - Answer-A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment
that substantially limits one or more major life activitie
What are allowable exceptions to pay differences under the Equal Pay Act? - Answer-
Equal Pay Act: Cannot pay employees of the opposite sex a lower wage for equalwork,
requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and performed under similar working
conditions.
Exemptions: a seniority system, a merit system, a system which measures earnings by
quantity or quality of production, a differential based on any other factor other than sex
(shift work)
What is the Lily Ledbetter Pay Act? - Answer-Equal Pay for equal work
Quid pro quo: - Answer-outcomes are linked to the harassed individual granting/refusing
sexual favors
Hostile work environment: - Answer-intimidating or offensive working conditions that
affect productivity or well being
what should employers do to avoid sexual harassment in the workplace? - Answer-
Employers must take reasonable care of sexual harassment policy, communicating
policy, training employees, and taking action
What is at-will employment? - Answer-Unless there is a union or other contract that
says otherwise, people can usually be fired at any time for a good reason, abad reason,
or no reason at all -- as long as the reason is not considered illegal discrimination
at-will employment exceptions - Answer-Exceptions: Covenant-of-faith-and-fair dealing,
Implied contract, Public policy
What is affirmative action? - Answer-Affirmative Action is a program that strivesto
ensure equal employment opportunity. A central premise is that, over time, absent
discrimination, a contractor's workforce will generally reflect the gender, racial, and
ethnic profile of the labor pools from which the contractor recruits and selects.
What are the key components of an affirmative action plan? - Answer-Utilization
analysis, goals and timetables, and action steps
Functional - Answer-- head and followed by different departments with layers to those
Cultivates specialists, lower accountability, less authority, maximizes effectiveness of
jobs
, Divisional - Answer-companies that have many different markets need to separate the
responsibilities however this creates resource duplication (ex: Procter and Gamble)
product, customer, geographical
Teamwork, broad responsibility, more ownership, resource duplication, few specialists
Job description - Answer-tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) that a job entails
KSAO's - Answer-knowledge, skill, ability, other attributes
Knowledge - Answer-A body of information that can be applied directly to the
performance of tasks
Skill - Answer-An observable competence for working with or applying knowledge
Ability - Answer-An enduring trait that is useful for learning about and performing a
range of tasks
Other attributes - Answer-personality traits, values and interests, and training and
experiences
Job specification - Answer-education, experience, KSAOs (knowledge, skill, ability, and
other attributes), essential functions/duties, job summary
Where do we get information about jobs? What sources provide detailed job
information? - Answer-Incumbents
Observation
Customers
O-Net
What is the importance of job analysis - Answer-Job analysis is the process of getting
detailed information about jobs
How does HR use job analysis for HR programs?
Why is it necessary from a legal standpoint? - Answer-Analyzing jobs and
understanding what is required to carry out a job
Provides essential knowledge for staffing training, performance appraisal and many
other HR activities
What are the current trends in job analysis? - Answer-Traditional jobs
New era jobs (self managed, self directed)
Technology replacing jobs
Globalization
Flexible job descriptions, jobs with short shelf life
What is a disability? - Answer-A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment
that substantially limits one or more major life activitie
What are allowable exceptions to pay differences under the Equal Pay Act? - Answer-
Equal Pay Act: Cannot pay employees of the opposite sex a lower wage for equalwork,
requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and performed under similar working
conditions.
Exemptions: a seniority system, a merit system, a system which measures earnings by
quantity or quality of production, a differential based on any other factor other than sex
(shift work)
What is the Lily Ledbetter Pay Act? - Answer-Equal Pay for equal work
Quid pro quo: - Answer-outcomes are linked to the harassed individual granting/refusing
sexual favors
Hostile work environment: - Answer-intimidating or offensive working conditions that
affect productivity or well being
what should employers do to avoid sexual harassment in the workplace? - Answer-
Employers must take reasonable care of sexual harassment policy, communicating
policy, training employees, and taking action
What is at-will employment? - Answer-Unless there is a union or other contract that
says otherwise, people can usually be fired at any time for a good reason, abad reason,
or no reason at all -- as long as the reason is not considered illegal discrimination
at-will employment exceptions - Answer-Exceptions: Covenant-of-faith-and-fair dealing,
Implied contract, Public policy
What is affirmative action? - Answer-Affirmative Action is a program that strivesto
ensure equal employment opportunity. A central premise is that, over time, absent
discrimination, a contractor's workforce will generally reflect the gender, racial, and
ethnic profile of the labor pools from which the contractor recruits and selects.
What are the key components of an affirmative action plan? - Answer-Utilization
analysis, goals and timetables, and action steps
Functional - Answer-- head and followed by different departments with layers to those
Cultivates specialists, lower accountability, less authority, maximizes effectiveness of
jobs
, Divisional - Answer-companies that have many different markets need to separate the
responsibilities however this creates resource duplication (ex: Procter and Gamble)
product, customer, geographical
Teamwork, broad responsibility, more ownership, resource duplication, few specialists
Job description - Answer-tasks, duties, and responsibilities (TDRs) that a job entails
KSAO's - Answer-knowledge, skill, ability, other attributes
Knowledge - Answer-A body of information that can be applied directly to the
performance of tasks
Skill - Answer-An observable competence for working with or applying knowledge
Ability - Answer-An enduring trait that is useful for learning about and performing a
range of tasks
Other attributes - Answer-personality traits, values and interests, and training and
experiences
Job specification - Answer-education, experience, KSAOs (knowledge, skill, ability, and
other attributes), essential functions/duties, job summary
Where do we get information about jobs? What sources provide detailed job
information? - Answer-Incumbents
Observation
Customers
O-Net
What is the importance of job analysis - Answer-Job analysis is the process of getting
detailed information about jobs
How does HR use job analysis for HR programs?
Why is it necessary from a legal standpoint? - Answer-Analyzing jobs and
understanding what is required to carry out a job
Provides essential knowledge for staffing training, performance appraisal and many
other HR activities
What are the current trends in job analysis? - Answer-Traditional jobs
New era jobs (self managed, self directed)
Technology replacing jobs
Globalization
Flexible job descriptions, jobs with short shelf life
