final exam 210

Human Resources

I WILL PROVIDE ALL OF THE MATERIAL

Date: Tuesday, May 12th, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30

Covering: Chapters 9, 11, 13, & 14

Format: 10 short answer (SA) questions @ 5 points each (50 points)

Bring: Yourself and computer with internet access that you may use to type in and submit your responses

The short answer questions will primarily focus on applying the knowledge you have learned in Chapters 9, 11, 13, & 14. Five questions (at least one in each chapter) will have the theme of asking you to think about these issues in real time relative to the current COVID-19 situation.

Chapter 9: Compensation (3 SA questions @ 5 points each; 15 points total)

The three short answer questions in Chapter 9 will require that you are familiar with: Goals of compensation: attraction, retention, motivation; three equity perceptions: internal, external and individual equity; linking the goals of compensation to the equity perceptions; linking equity perceptions to management tools, internal and external factors in determining wage mix, determining “real” wages, factors most likely to be used by organizations to set the wage ceiling and wage floor, pay ranges, range overlap, pay grades

Chapter 11: Employee Benefits (2 SA questions @ 5 points each; 10 points total)

The two short answers in Chapter 11 will require that you are familiar with: Determining benefits strategy in terms of the benefits mix and benefits cost; required benefits: social security, unemployment insurance, workers compensation insurance, family medical leave, health insurance; voluntary benefits: pensions and retirement plans (differences between defined benefit v. defined contribution plans), vesting; Laws: Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

Chapter 13: Employee Rights and Discipline (2 SA questions @ 5 points each; 10 points total)

The two short answer questions in Chapter 13 will require that you are familiar with: Employment rights, privacy rights; role of HR and supervisor in employee discipline; basic standards of discipline; progressive discipline, positive discipline

Chapter 14: Labor Relations (3 SA questions @ 5 points each; 15 points total)

The three short answer questions in Chapter 14 will require that you are familiar with: Three primary phases of the labor relations process (organizing, bargaining, contract administration); reasons for decline in union membership; Railway Labor Act, National Labor Relations Act – NLRA, also known as Wagner Act), Unfair labor practices (ULPs) – Management ULPs (under NLRA) and Union ULPs (under Taft-Hartley Act), Taft-Hartley Act, Landrum‑Griffin Act, Differences between RLA and Wagner (NLRA); Duty of Fair Representation; power tactics in collective bargaining – strikes (economic, ULP, secondary, sympathy, & wildcat strikes), permanent v. temporary replacements during different types of strikes, lockouts, primary and secondary boycotts; union security clauses, right to work laws