Unions
In the context of union organizing, what percentage of employees in the targeted group (e.g. a factory) need to sign a union authorization card to initiate a union representation election?
30%
In the context of wage and salary administration, __________________ occurs when individuals with different levels of experience or performance abilities (or both) are paid a relatively equal amount of money.
Wage or Pay Compression
True or false? Employers are required to provide paid time off (vacation and sick leave) by federal law.
False
The rules laid out in the Occupational Safety and Health Act apply to employers with ______ employees.
1+
Requiring that applicants for the position of rabbi at a synagogue be Jewish is an example of a ______________________ which allows employers to exclude people from consideration for a job on what otherwise would be illegal grounds.
bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ)
What percentage of the votes cast in the election does the union need to win the election and represent the bargaining unit?
51% (simple majority) of votes cast
Comparing what a business professor makes at Northwest with what a business professor makes at Missouri Western is an example of __________ equity.
External Equity
What percentage of an employee's income do both the employee and the employer contribute to Social Security?
6.2%
A _________________ OSHA violation, like bathroom stalls without doors, will be mentioned to the employer but is not likely to lead to a fine.
de minimis
What were the two different types of sexual harassment?
quid pro quo
hostile work environment
What government entity (organization) officially certifies a union election process and recognizes the chosen union as the representative of the workers?
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
The ________________________ Act made each new paycheck in which a person was paid unfairly an act of discrimination thereby giving people more time to file pay discrimination claims.
Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (2009)
Once you are __________, it means you have worked at a company long enough to have guaranteed rights to all the contributions your employer has made to your retirement fund.
vested
True or false? OSHA inspectors can show up unannounced and conduct on-the-spot inspections of workplaces.
True
What's the difference between job satisfaction & employee engagement?
Job satisfaction means you like your job and are happy.
Employee Engagement goes further in that you are committed to the goals of the organization and are willing to work hard to achieve those goals.
Which of the three major U.S. labor laws is considered pro-management and allowed states to create right-to-work laws that made it illegal for workplaces to be closed shops?
The Taft Hartley Act (also known as Labor-Management Relations Act.)
The ___________________ Act is the main federal law that impacts compensation. It makes a distinction between _________ employees (who are not eligible for overtime pay) and _______________ employees (who are eligible for overtime pay at a rate of 1.5x regular pay for hours worked beyond 40/week)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Exempt
Non-Exempt
With a _____________ retirement plan you know exactly how much you will receive in monthly payments when you retire and all the risk is borne by the employer, but with a __________ retirement plan your monthly payment amount is determined by how well the investment performs over time and most of the risk falls on the employee.
defined benefit
defined contribution (this one is more portable)
In Missouri, the ______________________ Act , requires employers with more than ______ employees to provide unpaid leave for victims of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who are victims of such violence.
Victims Economic Safety & Security Act (VESSA)
20
What are the four part's of Kirkpatrick's 4 level evaluation method for evaluating the effectiveness of a training program?
Reaction
Learning
Behavior
Results
The acronym TIPS is used to outline activities that would be considered unfair labor practices if carried out by a company in the context of a union representation election. What does TIPS stand for?
Threats
Interrogation
Promises
Surveillance
According to expectancy theory,
Motivation = _____________ x ____________ x ____________
Expectancy
Instrumentality
Valence
The most you pay during the period of your policy (usually this means for a year) before your insurance plan begins to pay 100% of the allowed amount is known as __________.
out-of-pocket maximum
What are the four conditions under which an injury needs to be recorded in the OSHA 300 log?
Medical treatment (other than first aid)
Lack of consciousness
Restriction of Work or Motion
Transfer to Another Job
What are the five components of the job characteristics model that should be taken into consideration when designing/re-designing a job?
Skill variety
Task Identity
Task Significance
Autonomy
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