Human Resources Management In Canada Canadian 11th Edition By Cole – Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)

Total rewards refers to:

1)

_______
A)

contractual pay methods or fringe benefits to employees.
B)

payroll costs.
C)

all forms of pay or other compensation provided to employees.
D)

certain forms of pay and rewards to employees.
E)

cash payments only.

2)

The total rewards approach has arisen from the:

2)

_______
A)

employee’s requirement for stability.
B)

changing business environment of the last several decades.
C)

executive boardroom.
D)

organization’s business needs.
E)

changing global economy.

3)

A total rewards approach considers:

3)

_______
A)

cost constraints.
B)

business strategy.
C)

individual reward components as part of an integrated whole.
D)

compensation and benefits together.
E)

employee value.

4)

Originally, total rewards were conceptualized as having three broad categories: They are:

4)

_______
A)

compensation, flexible benefits, work experience.
B)

performance and recognition, benefits, work experience.
C)

bonus, benefits, work experience.
D)

compensation, benefits, work experience.
E)

development/career opportunities, benefits, work experience.

5)

Research conducted by WorldatWork has clarified the “work experience” category of total rewards by splitting it into three parts. They are:

5)

_______
A)

work/life programs, business strategy and development/career opportunities.
B)

work/life programs, HR strategy, and development/career opportunities.
C)

work/life programs, organizational culture and development/career opportunities.
D)

work/life programs, performance and recognition, and development and career opportunities.
E)

work/life programs, succession programs, and salary grade.

6)

Work/life programs help employees do their jobs effectively using:

6)

_______
A)

flexible scheduling and childcare.
B)

advancement opportunities.
C)

recognition programs.
D)

vacation and holidays.
E)

employer-paid insurance.

7)

Engagement is:

7)

_______
A)

transactional rewards which are consistent across competing organizations.
B)

the belief that the organization cares about talent management.
C)

relational work experiences.
D)

positive emotional connection to the employer and a clear understanding of the strategic significance of the job.
E)

providing competitive base pay.

8)

The Revlex Company did a salary survey, and the results showed that 10 of its key positions had lower wages compared with similar positions at their key competitors. The problem the company faces is:

8)

_______
A)

broadbanding.
B)

external inequity.
C)

comparable worth.
D)

internal inequity.
E)

pay equity.

9)

You are advising the President of a newly formed company as to payroll obligations. This company is provincially regulated and is located in British Columbia. She has asked you to advise her as to legislative minimum standards regarding pay. You respond that the British Columbia Employment Standards Act sets minimum standards regarding pay for each of the following categories EXCEPT:

9)

_______
A)

pensions.
B)

minimum wage.
C)

paid statutory holidays.
D)

overtime pay.
E)

paid vacation.

10)

Pay equity laws were enacted in response to:

10)

______
A)

gender-neutral job evaluation systems.
B)

pay discrimination against senior citizens
C)

the variety of job evaluation systems being used to evaluate jobs.
D)

the variety of compensable factors being used to evaluate jobs.
E)

the historical undervaluing of “women’s work.”

11)

Most Canadian human rights acts prohibit discrimination in pay based on the following grounds EXCEPT:

11)

______
A)

height.
B)

age.
C)

sex.
D)

physical disability.
E)

colour.

12)

Important considerations for paying employees include the following EXCEPT:

12)

______
A)

legal considerations.
B)

average age considerations.
C)

union considerations.
D)

equity considerations.
E)

policy considerations.

13)

The Employment Insurance Act provides unemployment benefits varying by region and other factors for up to ________ weeks.

13)

______
A)

30

B)

45

C)

52

D)

18

E)

26

14)

Unions tend to believe that no one can judge the relative worth of jobs better than:

14)

______
A)

management.
B)

job evaluation consultants.
C)

union leaders.
D)

workers.
E)

HR staff.

15)

Compensation policies are usually written by the HR or compensation manager together with:

15)

______
A)

employees.
B)

compensation consultants.
C)

stockholders.
D)

supervisors.
E)

senior management.

16)

Wages must compare favourably with rates in other organizations or an employer will find it hard to attract and retain qualified employees. This is known as:

16)

______
A)

internal equity.
B)

wage compensation.
C)

external equity.
D)

compensation policy.
E)

need for equity.

ANSWERS
1)

C
2)

B
3)

C
4)

D
5)

D
6)

A
7)

D
8)

B
9)

A
10)

E
11)

A
12)

B
13)

B
14)

D
15)

E
16)

C