HRCI HRCI Certifications SPHR Questions & Answers

• Question 311:

  As an HR Professional, you must be familiar with collective bargaining agreements and the process that rights are given, contracts, and union and management cooperation. With this in mind, what is a rights arbitration?

  A. It is a not a lawsuit, but a resolution of laws and their impact on existing contracts.

  B. It is a lawsuit between the collective management and the collective union.

  C. It is a formal hearing between the management and the union, to resolve grievances during the construction of a contract.

  D. It is a formal hearing between management and union members to resolve grievances during the administration of a contract.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 312:

  You are an HR Professional for your organization and you're preparing your team for a series of interviews. You want the team to be familiar with the validity types you'll use and encourage in the series of interviews. During the interview process, the candidate will need to complete a psychological test to determine his ability to perform in the job role based on collected and desired traits. This is an example of what type of validity?

  A. Construct-related validity

  B. Predictive validity

  C. Content validity

  D. Criterion-related validity

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 313:

  You are reviewing an Affirmative Action Plan for your organization and you realize that you need to identify someone within your company who has the necessary authority and resources to implement the Affirmative Action Plan. What is the Affirmative Action Plan title of this individual?

  A. Chief Acting Office

  B. Designation of Responsibility

  C. Senior HR Professional

  D. Senior Management Official

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 314:

  Your organization offers employees an employee contract as part of the employment proposition. In the contract, there's a requirement that disputes must be settled using arbitration. When an employment contract includes the requirement for disputes to be settled through arbitration, what term is assigned to this relationship?

  A. Compulsory arbitration

  B. Binding arbitration

  C. Ad hoc arbitration

  D. Contractual arbitration

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 315:

  There are four factors that contribute to an engaged workforce. Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors that will contribute to an engaged workforce?

  A. Look for key performance metrics when hiring new talent.

  B. Identify the best fit for the employee.

  C. Concentrate on individual employee strengths.

  D. Clearly establish desired results.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 316:

  As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union- based strikes. What is the ally doctrine?

  A. A union may expand upon its primary picketing activity to include employers who are allies of the primary employer.

  B. A union may serve as an ally to another striking union by allowing their members to join the picket against the primary employer.

  C. A secondary boycott occurs when a union tries to compel an employer.

  D. Employers cannot force friends, colleagues, and family members into joining a union picket. Allies of the picketing union can allow allies into the picket line.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 317:

  What common law term best describes an employee's obligation to act with reasonable care and skill for the employer?

  A. Duty of diligence

  B. Duty of obedience

  C. Duty of honor

  D. Duty of loyalty

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 318:

  There are several union actions that are considered unfair labor practices. One such practice is that unions may require employers to pay for services that are not rendered. For example, a union cannot require an organization to continue to pay employees to do jobs that have been rendered obsolete by changes in the technology. Which of the following terms defines this unfair labor practice?

  A. Collusion

  B. Coercion

  C. Hot cargo agreement

  D. Featherbedding

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 319:

  As an HR Professional you should be familiar with OSHA forms for maintaining employee records. Which OSHA form is used to cover the what, how, when, where, and who or work-related injuries?

  A. Form 3165

  B. Form 300

  C. Form 301

  D. Form 300A

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 320:

  According to the Copyright Act of 1976, which of the following is most likely to be considered a fair use of copyrighted material?

  A. Copying a book for 10 staff members of a nonprofit organization

  B. Distributing 30 copies of a paragraph in a book to a study group

  C. None of the above

  D. Distributing 30 copies of a chapter in a book to a study group

  Correct Answer: B