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DSST Human Resource Management

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1. Includes hourly wages - salaries - and bonuses.






2. The matching of people with future vacancies.






3. Improvement of job efficiency by simplifying it.






4. Traditional approach to appraisal - a review by management one level higher.






5. Act that provides individuals and dependents who may lose medical coverage with opportunity to pay to continue coverage.






6. Services provided for workers to deal with problems that interfere with how they do their jobs.






7. 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.






8. 1967. No discrimination based on ages of people over 40. No pressure for older to retire; no terminating only older employees when downsizing;






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






10. Laws that prevent discrimination in the workplace.






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






12. Leadership based on the control that management has over punishing subordinates.






13. Guarantee of benefits - especially in pension plans.






14. Bottom level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes shelter - food - sleep - breaks - and compensation.






15. An uncomfortable environment that interferes with job performance.






16. Teaching long-term skills.






17. 1931. Required federal contracts for construction to specify minimum wage for workers.






18. The need for achievement - recognition - responsibility - and growth; they both eliminate job dissatisfaction and stimulate motivation.






19. Job evaluation based on classification of jobs in groups of predetermined wage grades. This is what the federal government uses.






20. Idea that all cultures are inherently equal.






21. 1947. Pro-business act created to counter the pro-labor Wagner Act by banning unfair practices of labor unions. Created the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to help resolve grievances.






22. Group specifically to provide a new product or service.






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






24. Focus on the employee's achievements; less subjective - acceptable for employees and supervisors - link individual performance with organizational goals - encourage goal setting - and are good for reward and promotion decisions. However - time consum






25. A decision based on the long-term interests of an individual.






26. Act that amended age discrimination in employment to include all employee benefits; also provided terminated employees with time to consider group termination or retirement programs and consult an attorney.






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






28. A leader who motivates people to transcend their personal interests for the good of the group; characterized by the ability to bring innovation.






29. Withdrawal of a reward.






30. Sexual remarks or actions not targeted at a specific individual.






31. 1978. No discrimination based on pregnancy - childbirth - and related conditions.






32. Diversity as a result of acquisitions and mergers - which is a forced diversification of the workplace.






33. Two part-time employees share one full time position.






34. A succession of linked jobs that prepares a worker for advancement to the next job in the chain.






35. A leader who works to fulfill subordinates' needs and goals as well as to achieve the organization's larger mission; the needs of others are placed above the leader's own needs.






36. A program that encourages employers to go beyond the minimum requirements outlined by OSHA. It includes three: 1. Star 2. Merit 3. Demonstration






37. The number of days in the work week is shortened and the hours per day are longer.






38. A group with mix of specialists that are assigned rather than voluntary membership.






39. An intent to resign from a company that is typically expressed in written communication to the employee's manager.






40. Test used by courts to assess merits of prima facie case of disparate treatment when lacking evidence - requires plaintiff to show he: 1. belongs to protected group -2. has applied and is qualified - 3. was rejected despite qualifications - and 4. th






41. Discipline based on corrective measures of increasing degree. Most commonly used. 1. Oral Warning 2. Written Warning 3. Suspension without Pay 4. Discharge






42. A pension plan in which both employer and employee fund pensions.






43. An extremely hard goal - but not impossible to reach.






44. Second level of Maslow's hierarchy. Includes security of body - employment - resources - morality - family - health - and posterity.






45. A written description of the basic tasks - duties - minimum required experience - and responsibilities required of an employee holding a particular job.






46. 1964 - amended in 1972 - 1991 - and 1994. Broadest and most significant law affecting employment opportunity rights.






47. The survey of the wages paid to employees with similar skill sets in a labor market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a reliable one.






48. Pay according to the number of units produced.






49. Employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem






50. Reporting criminal activity to the government.







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