Achieve Success in the HRCI SPHR Exam: A Detailed Senior Professional in Human Resources Guide

Answer option D is correct.

Chapter: Risk Management

Objective: Risk Assessment

Answer option B is correct.The NLRB will conduct a decertification election if the employees present a petition signed by 30 percent of the employees in the bargaining unit. Management may not participate in or encourage employees to circulate the petition or provide any support in the process. Doing so is considered an unfair labor practice. A union can be deauthorized (C) if employees want to remove a union security clause, such as dues check-off. If there is a valid CBA in place (D), the NLRB will not direct an election. The NLRA prohibits an election if one took place during the preceding 12 months (A).

Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option C is correct.A salary survey is used to determine current market trends and competition for different skills and knowledge and to assist the employer in setting pay levels.Answer option B is incorrect. Job evaluation is an objective mechanism used to determine the worth of different jobs to the company.Answer option D is incorrect. Gross pay is the amount earned by an employee before taxes are pending.Answer option A is incorrect. Base pay is the foundation of an employer's compensation program because it reflects the value placed on individual jobs by the organization.

Chapter: Compensation and Benefits

Objective: Total Rewards Defined

Answer option A is correct.Votes can be challenged by the union representative or by management only before the vote goes into the ballot box.

Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option B is correct.Salting occurs when a union hires an individual experienced at organizing tactics to apply for a job with a company that has been targeted for an organizing campaign (B). Options C, D, and A are tactics used by unions during organizing campaigns.

Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option A is correct.

Chapter: Employee and Labor Relations

Objective: Employee Relations

Answer option A is correct.Whistleblower standards protect an employee's right to file a complaint to OSHA about a workplace safety or health hazard. It is considered a basic employee right granted under the OSH act in 1970. Emergency action (D) is a type of plan required by OSHA, and the general duty clause (B) states that employers have a general duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees.

Chapter: Risk Management

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option B is correct.While the use of PPE (A) could certainly be used to mitigate the exposure of hazardous chemicals in the workplace, it is the Hazard Communication Standard that requires employers to inform employees of the risks associated with chemical use in the workplace. The general-duty clause (C) is used for safety hazards that are not specifically identified through an existing standard. The control of hazardous energy (D) is part of the lockout/tagout standard.

Chapter: Risk Management

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option C is correct.Performance feedback bias such as the halo/horn effect, leniency, and central tendency can (but don't always) exist whenever managers are asked to make a discriminatory judgment, including in rating performance and selecting new hires. Note that not all discrimination is unlawful; it is in fact necessary to make distinguishing decisions on the job. Discrimination becomes unlawful when the performance is not rated according to neutral, job-related standards.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option A is correct.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Talent Management

Answer option A is correct.Asynchronous training is self-paced training that typically occurs using computer-based tools. Although timelines for completion may be preestablished (such as specifying that all assignments must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Sunday evening), students typically are able to set their own schedule for when they engage in learning the material. Vestibule training is a form of OJT (C), mobile learning (D) is a type of e-learning that occurs typically through mobile devices, and the Delphi technique (B) is a decision making or forecasting activity that relies on a group of experts to reach a consensus.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option A is correct.Comparing employee performance is a non-narrative style of performance review involving comparing one employee to another in the same job category.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Review Questions