HRIR Final Exam Questions and
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Base Pay - ANSWERS-Basic compensations, a wage or salary
Entitlement philosophy - ANSWERS-Assumes that individuals who have worked another year are
entitled to pay increases with little regard for performance
Pay-for-performance philosophy - ANSWERS-Assumes that compensation changes reflect
performance differences
Exempt status - ANSWERS-Executive, administrative, professional, computer employee, outside
sales (employees who are not paid overtime)
Nonexempt - ANSWERS-Employees who must be paid overtime
Separation Agreement - ANSWERS-An Agreement in which a termination employe agrees not to
sue the employer, in exchange for specified benefits
Appraisals - ANSWERS-Process of determining how well employees do their jobs relative to a
standard and communicating that info to them
Employment-At-Will - ANSWERS-a common law doctrine stating that employers have the right
to hire, fire, demote, or promote whomever they choose, unless there is a law or contract to the
contrary. Conversely, employees can quit whenever they want or go to another job
, Wrongful Discharge - ANSWERS-The termination of an individual's employment for reasons that
are illegal or improper
Constructive Discharge - ANSWERS-Process of deliberately making conditions intolerable to get
an employee to quit
Just Cause - ANSWERS-Reasonable justification for taking employment-related action
Due Process - ANSWERS-Requirement that the employer use a fair process to determine
employee wrongdoing and that the employee have an opportunity to explain and defend
his/her actions
Statutory Rights - ANSWERS-Rights based on laws or statutes passed by federal, state, or local
governments
Contracts - ANSWERS-Identifies employers agreed-upon actions and restrictions
Implied Contracts - ANSWERS-The idea that a contract exists between the employer and the
employee based on the implied promises of the employer
Non-compete - ANSWERS-Prohibit individuals who leave an organization from working with an
employer in the same line of business for a specified period of time
Non-solicitation (non piracy) - ANSWERS-Bar former employees from soliciting business from
former customers and clients for a specified period of time
Union - ANSWERS-A formal association of workers that promotes the interests of its members
through collective actions
Answers6
Base Pay - ANSWERS-Basic compensations, a wage or salary
Entitlement philosophy - ANSWERS-Assumes that individuals who have worked another year are
entitled to pay increases with little regard for performance
Pay-for-performance philosophy - ANSWERS-Assumes that compensation changes reflect
performance differences
Exempt status - ANSWERS-Executive, administrative, professional, computer employee, outside
sales (employees who are not paid overtime)
Nonexempt - ANSWERS-Employees who must be paid overtime
Separation Agreement - ANSWERS-An Agreement in which a termination employe agrees not to
sue the employer, in exchange for specified benefits
Appraisals - ANSWERS-Process of determining how well employees do their jobs relative to a
standard and communicating that info to them
Employment-At-Will - ANSWERS-a common law doctrine stating that employers have the right
to hire, fire, demote, or promote whomever they choose, unless there is a law or contract to the
contrary. Conversely, employees can quit whenever they want or go to another job
, Wrongful Discharge - ANSWERS-The termination of an individual's employment for reasons that
are illegal or improper
Constructive Discharge - ANSWERS-Process of deliberately making conditions intolerable to get
an employee to quit
Just Cause - ANSWERS-Reasonable justification for taking employment-related action
Due Process - ANSWERS-Requirement that the employer use a fair process to determine
employee wrongdoing and that the employee have an opportunity to explain and defend
his/her actions
Statutory Rights - ANSWERS-Rights based on laws or statutes passed by federal, state, or local
governments
Contracts - ANSWERS-Identifies employers agreed-upon actions and restrictions
Implied Contracts - ANSWERS-The idea that a contract exists between the employer and the
employee based on the implied promises of the employer
Non-compete - ANSWERS-Prohibit individuals who leave an organization from working with an
employer in the same line of business for a specified period of time
Non-solicitation (non piracy) - ANSWERS-Bar former employees from soliciting business from
former customers and clients for a specified period of time
Union - ANSWERS-A formal association of workers that promotes the interests of its members
through collective actions
