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DSST Human Resource Management

Subjects : dsst, business-skills
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1. A medical insurance plan that the employer contributes to meet the needs of the individual's medical needs.






2. 1936. Responsible for prevailing minimum wage in a locality. Regular working hours identified as 8 per day and 40 per week; and time and a half for additional; no employment for convicts and children.






3. A decision based on existing norms.






4. 1938. Provided basic pay structure for workers. Those that have to be paid are non-exempt and must be paid at least the minimum wage. Those who hold executive or managerial positions are exempt.






5. Method that determines the relative worth of jobs.






6. The on-the-job method of development for new employees. May be formal or informal.






7. Different types of employee complaint resolution procedures.






8. Measure the extent which someone has characteristics. Relatively inexpensive - but high potential for errors - and not useful in allocating rewards or promotions.






9. Characterized by an open-line communication between workers and management; values team-input - and facilitates group cooperation without being overly active within the group.






10. Leadership dependent upon one's position within the company.






11. A method of moving the employee to different jobs for variety - designed to prevent boredom of repetitive tasks.






12. A decision that considers humanity's fundamental rights.






13. Quantitative approach to job analysis that assumes all parts of the job relate to data - people - and things.






14. Consists of vertical scales for each dimension of employee's performance.






15. Federal agencies and government contractors must comply with anti discrimination practices. Created the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to enforce this.






16. Rewards according to random times. Results in moderately high and stable performance.






17. RIF that include some type of severance pay and extension of benefits for a predetermined period of time.






18. A report companies with 100 or more employees must fill out annually to determine workforce composition.






19. Selection of the minority is less than 80 percent of the time - used as a rule of thumb in determining adverse impact.






20. Documents that contain the main information about hazardous material.






21. Groups of employees who meet to resolve problems and improve the organization.






22. Threat of power in order to convince someone to engage in sexual activity.






23. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






24. Host country natives that are employees. Usually is shifted to because it is cheaper - gives a good impression on locals - and no adjustment to culture.






25. Requires the rater to choose from statements that best describe the employee's output.






26. Measures the frequency of observed behavior.






27. 1963. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. No discrimination of pay - benefits - or pension based on gender.






28. Helps manager translate measurement framework from strategic to operational goals.






29. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.






30. The process of screening - interviewing - and hiring individuals.






31. A time when the individual stops advancing before reaching the next highest level. It is not necessarily a failed effort because not everyone is promoted to the top position and many common career paths are not designed to lead to the top.






32. An interview based on a set group of questions so to be compared answers across all candidates. Questions are asked based on job knowledge - job simulation - situational - and work willingness.






33. Encourages teamwork and knowledge transfer among employees.






34. Payment rates above the pay range.






35. A process to make the job more complex to improve the level of boredom of an oversimplified job.






36. Harassment based on employment decisions; an economic or position consequence for noncompliance.






37. Power based on individual expertise.






38. A procedural document designed by the federal government to assist in hiring - promotion - transfer - demotion - dismissal - and referrals.






39. 1994. Jobs are protected for those that go on short military service.






40. An appraisal distributional error where the appraiser gives their employees unusually high or low marks.






41. Harmful stress that accompanies a feeling of insecurity.






42. When twelve months have been worked at an employer with health insurance - a worker can transfer to another employer with no regard to preexisting conditions.






43. Union must represent union and nonunion members equally.






44. To discipline by being effective - consistent - and applied to all equally. 1. Documentation of Misconduct 2. Investigative Interview 3. Application of Discipline






45. A career path that is hiearchical in nature and consists of interdependent sequential jobs.






46. Groups of jobs within a class that are paid the same. Used by the federal government.






47. Various software programs that write job description and specifications based on job analysis.






48. Cost of living that measures the average prices of products and services over time.






49. 1972. Extended Civil Rights Title VII to government workers.






50. Rewards after a specific number of desired behaviors. Results in high or stable performance.







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