PHR Exam Questions - Part 27

1. You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're completing a turnover analysis. You're considering that over the past year your organization has employed 1,238 employees and during that same period your organization has terminated 56 employees. Based on this information what is your organization's turnover for the past year?

A) 56
B) Significantly lower than average
C) 22
D) Moderately low



2. You are leading a brief presentation for your company about the ERISA program your company participates in. What is ERISA used for?

A) It protects the interests of those who participate in employee benefit plans
B) It protects the workers of employee compensation plans
C) It protects private organizations that have profit sharing plans for employee compensation
D) It allows private organizations to create investments for workers in profit-sharing plans



3. Pauline is a HR Professional for her organization and she's meeting with the sales manager Jim. Jim wants to know if Randy, one of his sales people, is considered exempt or not because he's doing outside sales. Pauline tells Jim that there are just two qualifiers for Randy to be considered exempt in his role as an outside salesperson. The first is that Randy's primary duty must be making sales. What is the other consideration?

A) Randy must earn all income from commission.
B) Randy must not have a contract to complete sales.
C) Randy must be customarily engaged away from the employer's place of business.
D) Randy must earn more than $48,234 per year.



4. The Federal Labor Standards Act is something that all HR Professionals should be familiar with. This act clearly defines four areas that affect all employees.Which one of the following is not one of the four areas of employment covered by this act?

A) Commissions, royalties, and tips
B) Overtime
C) Record keeping
D) Minimum wage



5. A union is performing a jurisdictional strike in front of a construction site. What is a jurisdictional strike?

A) It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to assign a particular work to its members; rather than to members of other unions or to the non-union workers.
B) It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to agree to the terms ofa new contract although there is already an approved contract in place.
C) It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to agree to the terms of a new contract because the current contract between the employer and the union has expired.
D) It is a strike through which the union seeks to pressurize an employer to assign all work to its members, rather than to members of non-union workers.