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You are the Senior HR Professional for your organization and you're leading a workshop on HR practices for your department. Your first topic is the Davis Bacon Act. What did the Davis Bacon Act accomplish?

  1. It established the minimum retirement age of 65.
  2. It established the minimum working age to be 15.
  3. It was the first legislation to regulate minimum wages.
  4. It abolished the requirements for workers to be forced to retire.

Answer(s): C


Reference:

Professional in Human Resources Certification Study Guide, Sybex, ISBN: 978-0-470- 43096-5. Chapter Six: Total Rewards. Official PHR and SPHR Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US Body of Knowledge.
Chapter: Compensation and Benefits
Objective: Total Rewards Defined



Jennifer is the HR Professional for her organization. Her supervisor, Dan, has asked Jennifer to find the Compa-ratio for Sam. Sam earns $40, 000 as a mechanic, but the midpoint for a mechanic is actually $50, 000. What is the Compa-ratio for Sam?

  1. -$10, 000
  2. 125 percent
  3. 80 percent
  4. $10, 000

Answer(s): C


Reference:

PHR Exam Prep, Pearson Education, ISBN: 978-0-7897-3677-2. Chapter Six: Total Rewards. Official PHR and SPHR Certification Guide, HR Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586- 44149-4, Section III, The US HR Body of Knowledge.
Chapter: Compensation and Benefits
Objective: Compensation



What provides the framework for collecting information about factors that are relevant to the planning process?

  1. An internal assessment
  2. A SWOT analysis
  3. A PEST analysis
  4. An environmental scan

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Answer option D is correct. An environmental scan is used to gather the information used to forecast future business conditions. SWOT (B) and PEST (C) analyses are tools used during an environmental scan. An internal assessment (A) is another tool used during strategic planning.
See Chapters 2 and 3 for more information.
Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR Professionals Objective: Environmental Scanning Concepts



Human resource professionals are likely to use third-party contracts when doing which of the
following?

  1. Conducting a job evaluation
  2. Hiring a full-time executive
  3. Writing the employee handbook
  4. Hiring a temporary employee

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

Answer option D is correct. In a third-party contract, some or all of the work is performed by an individual who is not a party to the contract. There are many examples of third-party contracts in business; perhaps the best known for HR professionals is an agreement with a temp agency in which the company agrees to pay the temp agency for services provided by an employee of the agency. See Chapters 2 and 4 for more information.
Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR Professionals Objective: Third-Party Contract Management



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