27.HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (DECA)FINAL EXAM
PREDICTED QUESTION WITH ANSWERS
Absence - correct answer Time off when an employee is not at work during their normal work
period. Can be scheduled or unscheduled.
Base Salary - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer Compensation above and beyond that defined by a base salary our
hourly wage.
Bumping - correct 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 - correct answer An offer made by a company to its employees, often including a
severance package, in exchange for leaving the company.
Coaching - correct 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.
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, COBRA - correct 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 - correct answer One or more unions meeting with the representatives
from an orgainzation to negotiate labor contracts.
Confidentiality Agreement - correct 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 - correct answer The inability to perform all or part of one's occupational duties
because of an accident or illness.
Discrimination - correct answer The favoring of one group of people, resulting in unfair
treatment of other groups.
Downsizing - correct 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 - correct 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.
Employee of the Month - correct answer a recognition strategy companies have used
successfully and unsuccessfully.
ALL THE BEST
PREDICTED QUESTION WITH ANSWERS
Absence - correct answer Time off when an employee is not at work during their normal work
period. Can be scheduled or unscheduled.
Base Salary - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct 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 - correct answer Compensation above and beyond that defined by a base salary our
hourly wage.
Bumping - correct 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 - correct answer An offer made by a company to its employees, often including a
severance package, in exchange for leaving the company.
Coaching - correct 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.
ALL THE BEST
, COBRA - correct 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 - correct answer One or more unions meeting with the representatives
from an orgainzation to negotiate labor contracts.
Confidentiality Agreement - correct 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 - correct answer The inability to perform all or part of one's occupational duties
because of an accident or illness.
Discrimination - correct answer The favoring of one group of people, resulting in unfair
treatment of other groups.
Downsizing - correct 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 - correct 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.
Employee of the Month - correct answer a recognition strategy companies have used
successfully and unsuccessfully.
ALL THE BEST
