HRCI HRCI Certifications SPHR Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  All of the following statements about employment at-will are true except which one?

  A. The employee may resign at any time, with or without notice.

  B. The employer may terminate the employee for cooperating with an SEC investigation.

  C. The employer may withdraw an offer of employment after the employee has accepted the position and resigned another job.

  D. The employer may terminate the employee at any time for any reason.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 52:

  Employee pension rights are protected by which of the following acts or regulations?

  A. The Sherman Antitrust Act

  B. The Equal Employment Opportunity Act

  C. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

  D. Executive Order 11246

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 53:

  Which of the following requires an employee to act with reasonable care and skill in the course of performing work for the employer?

  A. Due process

  B. Duty of diligence

  C. Duty of obedience

  D. Duty of loyalty

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 54:

  Which of the following damages an individual's reputation in the community?

  A. Quid pro quo

  B. Vicarious liability

  C. Defamation

  D. Constructive Discharge

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 55:

  Employee Weingarten rights established which of the following?

  A. Employers may not deny a nonunion worker's request for representation during an investigatory hearing.

  B. Union employees have the right to have a union representative present at an investigatory interview.

  C. Employees have the right to consult with an attorney post-discipline.

  D. Employers have the right to deny the presence of a co-worker in an investigatory interview.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 56:

  When does double breasting occur?

  A. A neutral employer performs work that is normally done by striking employees.

  B. An employer has two companies that are substantially identical.

  C. Two businesses perform operations that are part of the same product.

  D. An employer has two businesses, one union and one nonunion, that do substantially the same work but have different management, equipment, and customers.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 57:

  Which of the following is not a sign of union organizing activity by employees?

  A. An increase in requests for copies of the employee handbook

  B. The use of union terms at an all-employee meeting

  C. An increase in employee groupings in the parking lot D. An employee complaining of harassment by a co-worker

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 58:

  An employee with a bachelor's degree, an employee who speaks English as a second language, and an individual over the age of 40 are all examples of what?

  A. A diverse work group

  B. Effective knowledge management programs

  C. Non-discriminatory hiring practices

  D. Protected class groups

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 59:

  Which of the following is developed over centuries as a result of legal decisions made by judges in individual cases?

  A. Comparable worth

  B. Compensable factors

  C. Common law doctrine

  D. Compulsory arbitration

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 60:

  Which of the following provides an informal setting for a group of employees to meet with their manager to learn more about the company?

  A. Brown-bag lunch program

  B. Department staff meetings

  C. Work team

  D. Word of mouth

  Correct Answer: A