HRCI PHRca Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 2

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Question 11

Your organization will be using the factor comparison technique in their evaluations of job performance. You need to communicate what the factor comparison technique accomplishes as you're the HR Professional for your organization. Which of the following best describes the factor comparison technique?
Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each compensable factor of each job.
Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approach determines the importance and value of each job.
Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approach determines a bonus structure for each job.
Factor comparison is an evaluation technique that involves the ranking of each compensable factor of each job. A monetary value is assigned for each factor to determine its worth. Based on performance, historical information, and value this approach determines a pay rate for each job.
Question 12

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the legal case, the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber regard?
The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring women and minorities.
The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from using racial criteria as a method to determine workplace advancement.
The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not bar employers from favoring women and minorities.
The United States Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 did bar employers from favoring minorities, but could do gender based favor.
Question 13

As an HR Professional, you must recognize and be aware of several pieces of legislation that affect your performance as an HR Professional. The National Labor Relations Board identified five categories of unfair labor practices. Which one of the following is not one of the five categories of unfair labor practices?
To dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of a labor organization.
To refuse individuals to organize and meet for the potential labor union creation process.
To interfere, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of their rights to engage in concerted or union activities or refrain from them.
To discriminate against employees for engaging in concerted or union activities or refraining from them.
Question 14

Mike is the HR Professional for his organization and he's documenting the relationship of contractors and employees in the organization. Mike is focusing on the control aspects as provided by the Internal Revenue Service. What aspect of the contractor control aspect is best described as how the business pays the worker?
Behavioral control
Contractual relationship
Type of relationship
Financial control
Question 15

As a HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. This adverse impact lawsuit determined that discrimination need not be deliberate or observable to be real. Employees were segregated by race and were allowed to work only in the lowest paid position. What lawsuit is described?
Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971
Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975
Washington versus Davis, 1976
McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973
Question 16

During the organization of a union, it's possible that the union will gain recognition from the management. The management is then obliged to give the NLRB a list of employees who are eligible to vote in the unionization election. What is the name of the list of such employees called?
Constituent List
Union prospectus List
Excelsior List
Candidate List
Question 17

There are four components of the HR Impact Model, which affect how a HR Professional may operate within a given environment. Which one of the following is NOT a component of the HR Impact Model?
Consultation
Client
Catalyst
Programs and processes
Question 18

Holly is a senior worker in her organization and she is a member of the union. Her position will be eliminated in sixty days and she will be released from the company. Rather than being unemployed, Holly asks the union to move her to a less senior position and release a junior employee. If the union agrees to this, what will this term be known as?
Bumping
Displacement
Releasing
Re-organization
Question 19

As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with the collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. Consider an arbitration process between the management and the union. What term is assigned to the resolution of the disagreement, by an arbitrator's interpretation of the language of the contract?
Resolution
Interpretation
Decision
Outcome
Question 20

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What legal case found that a test that has an adverse impact on a protected class is still lawful as long as the test can be shown to be valid and job related?
Washington versus Davis, 1976
Griggs versus Duke Power, 1971
McDonnell Douglas Corp. versus Green, 1973
Albemarle Paper versus Moody, 1975
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