As an HR Professional you must be familiar with the strategic business management of your organization. Henry Fayol identified five functions of business management which still apply to businesses today. Which one of the following answers correctly identifies the five functions of a manager?
The five functions of a manager, according to Henry Fayol are prevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control. Note that prevoyance means to plan.
Answer option C is incorrect. These aren't the five correct functions of a manager- to propose and to close aren't valid answers.
Answer option A is incorrect. To execute and to close are not valid functions of a manager.
Answer option D is incorrect. Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing are the generally accepted process groups of the project management lifecycle, but not a manager's function.
As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several different lawsuits and their affect on human resource practices today. What did the legal case, the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber regard?
This case centers on Brian Weber being excluded from a job training program that, if completed, would have increased his pay. His employer, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., allowed blacks and whites into the program on one-to-one basis. Weber sued on the grounds of 'reverse discrimination.' He initially won, but then the US Supreme Court overturned the decision.
Answer options A, D, and B are incorrect. These are not correct definitions of the United Steelworkers of America versus Weber.
Your organization offers an employees' retirement benefit program that is covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The administrative responsibility for enforcement of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is divided among three government agencies. Which one of the following is not a government agency that helps to enforce ERISA?
The FDIC is not one of the three agencies that help to enforce the requirements of ERISA.
Answer options C, B, and D are incorrect. The IRS, Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation are the three agencies that do help to enforce the requirements of ERISA.
Mike is the HR Professional for his organization and he's documenting the relationship of contractors and employees in the organization. Mike is focusing on the control aspects as provided by the Internal Revenue Service. What aspect of the contractor control aspect is best described as how the business pays the worker?
How the organization pays the worker is defined as a financial control for the individual. This affects the decision and determination that the person may be an employee and not a contractor.
Answer option A is incorrect. Behavioral control defines who does the work, who controls the work, who directs the work, and how each action is done.
Answer option C is incorrect. The type of relationship should be defined in the written contract, assuming one exists, between the person and the organization.
Answer option B is incorrect. There is not a control aspect called 'contractual relationship' as provided by the IRS so this choice is not valid.
Your organization has 80 full-time employees. Management has recently informed you that they have sold their business and they'll be releasing all employees in the organization. Based on the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, how many days must management give in writing to the employees of this organization before the mass layoff?
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, applies only to organizations that have 100 or more employees, or a combined total of 4,000 or more hours per week, among full-time and part-time employees. Because this company has only 80 full-time employees, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 doesn't apply to this organization. When there are 100 or more employees, or a total of 4,000 or more hours per week, employers are required to give in writing 60 days notice of the impending layoff.
Answer option D is incorrect. This organization doesn't qualify for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 because they only have 80 employees, not 100 or more.
Answer option A is incorrect. This organization doesn't qualify for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 because they have only 80 employees, not 100 or more.
Answer option B is incorrect. This organization doesn't qualify for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 because they have only 80 employees, not 100 or more.
