Which of the following benefits is NOT a form of indirect pay required by law?

Correct answer: Paid vacations

Explanation

This question requires the student to differentiate between legally mandated indirect pay (benefits) and voluntary benefits.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the process of hiring, developing, motivating, and evaluating employees to achieve organizational goals defined as?

Question 2

What is a study of the tasks required to do a job well, which is then used to specify the essential skills, knowledge, and abilities required for that job?

Question 3

What are the two primary sources of job applicants for a firm?

Question 4

What is the process of determining which people in the applicant pool possess the qualifications necessary to be successful on the job?

Question 5

What type of on-the-job training involves a senior manager providing job- and career-related information to a mentee?

Question 6

What is a comparison of actual performance with expected performance to determine an employee’s contributions to the organization?

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of indirect pay?

Question 8

What is the process of negotiating a labor agreement that provides for compensation and working arrangements mutually acceptable to the union and to management?

Question 9

According to the text, what was the approximate percentage of union membership among workers in 2017?

Question 10

Under which type of union security arrangement are workers not required to join the union or pay any union dues or fees, which is legal in right-to-work states?

Question 11

What is a formal complaint by an employee or the union that management has violated some part of the contract?

Question 12

Which federal law sets the minimum wage, restricts child labor, and establishes overtime pay rules?

Question 13

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 requires employers to provide how much unpaid leave to eligible workers?

Question 14

Which federal agency was created by the 1964 Civil Rights Act and is responsible for processing discrimination complaints?

Question 15

What is the term for presenting an accurate and positive image of the firm to those being recruited, which includes providing a realistic job preview?

Question 16

What is the minimum percentage of employees that must sign authorization cards before a union can ask the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a certification election?

Question 17

Which of the following is an employer tactic used to pressure a union for a contract settlement, where the employer refuses to let employees enter the plant to work?

Question 18

The Age Discrimination Act of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination against individuals over what age?

Question 19

What is the term for a set of unique features of a company and its product or service that are perceived by the target market as superior to those of the competition?

Question 20

In the context of the employee selection process, what is the 'successive hurdles' approach?

Question 21

According to the text, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) grew from 1.1 million members to how many members in a decade?

Question 22

Which law obligates a union to bargain in good faith and prohibits union unfair labor practices?

Question 23

The final step in a typical grievance procedure, if the issue cannot be resolved by top management and the local union president, is what?

Question 24

What is the term for a temporary or contingent worker?

Question 25

What does a job specification document outline?

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT listed as a main function of a local union?

Question 27

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 applies to employers with a minimum of how many employees?

Question 28

In a 2015 study, what percentage of the U.S. population was considered to have a disability according to the U.S. Census Bureau?

Question 29

What type of training method involves a scaled-down version of a manufacturing process or a mock cockpit of a jet airplane?

Question 30

According to a 2016 statistic, what percentage of the U.S. workforce was employed by small businesses?

Question 31

What is the term for a clause in a labor agreement that gives the employer all rights to manage the business except as specified in the contract?

Question 32

In the 2015 United Auto Workers contract, what were the negotiated pay hikes for the first and third years?

Question 33

What is an elected union official who represents union members to management when workers have complaints called?

Question 34

Which of the sequenced activities in the HR management process comes immediately after Employee Recruitment?

Question 35

What is the primary difference between direct pay and indirect pay?

Question 36

What is the term for a federation of unions that includes the Teamsters and Service Employees International Union, formed in 2005?

Question 37

What legal protection does the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 provide?

Question 38

According to the text, what percentage of the United States Postal Service (USPS) workforce in 2017 was composed of minorities?

Question 39

In the context of resolving disputes, what is the role of an arbitrator?

Question 40

What does a 'realistic job preview' provide to job candidates?

Question 42

Which law gives workers the right to unionize and prohibits employer unfair labor practices?

Question 43

What is the primary characteristic of an 'agency shop' union security arrangement?

Question 44

The text states that in 2016, women who worked full time earned what percentage of what their male counterparts made?

Question 45

Which of these is NOT one of the sequenced activities in the human resource management process?

Question 46

Which federal agency would handle a case involving a violation of the Vietnam Veterans’ Readjustment Act of 1974?

Question 47

What is the primary focus of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) of 1970?

Question 48

What is defined as the reassignment of workers to several different jobs over time so that they can learn the basics of each job?

Question 49

In the context of labor relations, a selective strike strategy involves what action?

Question 50

Which of the following describes the first step in the employee selection process?