What is the primary purpose of employee compensation?
A. To reduce taxes
B. To reward employees for their work
C. To eliminate turnover
D. To increase workload
B. To reward employees for their work
Which of the following is an example of a benefit?
A. Hourly wage
B. Bonus pay
C. Health insurance
D. Commission
C. Health insurance
A 401(k) plan is best described as:
A. Health insurance
B. Retirement savings plan
C. Paid time off
D. Disability coverage
B. Retirement savings plan
A W-2 form is used to:
A. Apply for a job
B. Report employee earnings and taxes
C. Track attendance
D. Evaluate performance
B. Report employee earnings and taxes
A non-exempt employee is:
A. Not paid at all
B. Exempt from taxes
C. Eligible for overtime pay
D. A contractor
C. Eligible for overtime pay
Employment-at-will means:
A. Employees must give 2 weeks’ notice
B. Employers can only fire for cause
C. Either party can end employment at any time
D. Employees cannot quit
C. Either party can end employment at any time
Age discrimination laws protect workers who are:
A. Under 18
B. Over 30
C. Over 40
D. Over 65
C. Over 40
Which is the first step in recruitment?
A. Interviewing
B. Job analysis
C. Hiring
D. Training
B. Job analysis
Which method helps retain employees?
A. Lower wages
B. Poor communication
C. Recognition and rewards
D. Lack of training
C. Recognition and rewards
Termination of an employee must follow:
A. Personal opinion
B. Legal and company policies
C. Random choice
D. Employee request only
B. Legal and company policies
Which is an example of internal recruitment?
A. Hiring from another company
B. Promoting a current employee
C. Using job boards
D. Hiring interns
B. Promoting a current employee
Labor relations primarily deal with:
A. Marketing strategies
B. Employee-employer relationships
C. Sales performance
D. Accounting practices
B. Employee-employer relationships
A union represents:
A. Only managers
B. Only customers
C. Employees’ interests
D. Government officials
C. Employees’ interests
Policies and procedures help organizations:
A. Avoid all risks
B. Operate consistently and fairly
C. Increase confusion
D. Eliminate management
B. Operate consistently and fairly
Which of the following is part of onboarding?
A. Firing process
B. New employee orientation
C. Payroll processing
D. Marketing training
B. New employee orientation
Training programs are designed to:
A. Punish employees
B. Improve skills and knowledge
C. Reduce salaries
D. Increase turnover
B. Improve skills and knowledge
Development strategies focus on:
A. Short-term tasks only
B. Long-term employee growth
C. Cutting costs
D. Hiring new workers
B. Long-term employee growth
Performance evaluations are used to:
A. Fire all employees
B. Assess employee performance
C. Avoid communication
D. Reduce benefits
B. Assess employee performance
Which is a legal hiring practice?
A. Discriminating based on age
B. Asking about religion
C. Equal opportunity hiring
D. Ignoring qualifications
C. Equal opportunity hiring
Employee benefits packages may include:
A. Only salary
B. Only bonuses
C. Health, retirement, and leave
D. No compensation
C. Health, retirement, and leave
What is turnover?
A. Employee training
B. Employees leaving the company
C. Hiring process
D. Payroll system
B. Employees leaving the company
Exit interviews are conducted to:
A. Hire new employees
B. Train employees
C. Understand why employees leave
D. Evaluate customers
C. Understand why employees leave
Workplace policies should be:
A. Unclear
B. Applied inconsistently
C. Clearly communicated
D. Ignored
C. Clearly communicated
Which is an example of employee development?
A. Orientation only
B. Career training programs
C. Payroll setup
D. Attendance tracking
B. Career training programs
Effective HR management helps organizations:
A. Decrease productivity
B. Avoid all laws
C. Improve performance and compliance
D. Eliminate employees
C. Improve performance and compliance