Organizational functions, according to Fayol, conform to one of the six functional areas. Which one of the following is not an area of organizational functions for strategic planning?
Answer(s): C
Fayol did not include human resource management as one of the six functional areas of an organization. The six areas are: technical activities, sales and marketing, financial activities, security activities, accounting activities, and managerial activities. Answer options D, B, and A are incorrect. Technical activities, financial activities, and sales and marketing are components of the six functional areas.
Which one of the following is the best example of a disparate treatment of discrimination?
Requiring only the female members to keep the meeting minutes is a form of disparate treatment. Answer option A is incorrect. This is a fair, neutral way to ensure that the meeting minutes are kept. Answer option D is incorrect. While this choice is tempting it's not unlawful as there's no distinction between male and female employees to keep the minutes for the meeting. Answer option B is incorrect. This is a fair rotation of the meeting minutes, though stating that male and females will rotate on the task could open possibilities of disparate treatment.
The Department of Labor establishes the rules for unemployment insurance and associated claims.Who administers the unemployment?
Answer(s): D
Unemployment insurance claims are managed locally within each state, but federal rules do apply. Answer option B is incorrect. Unemployment claims are not managed by the department of labor. Answer option C is incorrect. Insurance companies do provide unemployment insurance, but it's the local state government that manages the claims.Answer option A is incorrect. Each organization does not manage the unemployment claims.
Fred is a union employee who has been summoned by the management to an investigatory hearing regarding his conduct. Fred would like to have a union representative with him at the meeting. What is the name of the right that allows Fred to have a union representative with him at the meeting?
The Weingarten Right is a right based on the US Supreme Court case NLRB v. Weingarten in 1975. This case establishes the right of a union member employee to have a union representative present at investigatory meetings with management.Answer option B is incorrect. The bumping right is the right of a senior employee whose position may be eliminated, and who opts to take the position of a less senior employee instead of losing the employment altogether.The less senior employee is "bump" out of employment by the senior employee. Answer option C is incorrect. Right of way is not a valid term for this scenario. Answer option A is incorrect. Management rights describe the ability of management to manage their organization the way they see fit unless the management approach contradicts a union labor contract.
When an individual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?
The first thing that the EEOC will do is send the employer a letter informing them of the charge and allow the employer to respond accordingly. Answer option C is incorrect. The EEOC won't visit the place of employment, but will first send a letter informing the employer of the charge. Answer option A is incorrect. The EEOC doesn't create a hearing. The employer will first receive the letter allowing them to respond to the charge.Answer option B is incorrect. The EEOC won't visit the place of employment, but will first send a letter informing the employer of the charge.
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