Question 1

Profit-sharing plans are designed to align workers and management in efforts to streamline operations and cut costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

One dimension of wage package structuring concerns the division between _____ and _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct wages;employee benefits 
B)  paid vacation;time off with out pay 
C)  employee skills;job requirements 
D)  task difficulty;working conditions 
A)  direct wages;employee benefits 
B)  paid vacation;time off with out pay 
C)  employee skills;job requirements 
D)  task difficulty;working conditions

Question 3

A study of unions in 114 companies concluded that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unions made a difference in wages in half of the companies 
B)  unions made a difference in wages in only a few industries 
C)  unions made a difference in wages across all studies and time periods 
D)  unions were not responsible for any differences in wages 
A)  unions made a difference in wages in half of the companies 
B)  unions made a difference in wages in only a few industries 
C)  unions made a difference in wages across all studies and time periods 
D)  unions were not responsible for any differences in wages

Question 4

Pay-for-knowledge plans do all of the following except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  allow employees to be less expendable 
B)  increase the probability that work can be subcontracted 
C)  make each individual employee more valuable 
D)  pay employees more for learning a variety of different jobs or skills 
A)  allow employees to be less expendable 
B)  increase the probability that work can be subcontracted 
C)  make each individual employee more valuable 
D)  pay employees more for learning a variety of different jobs or skills

Question 5

Union employees in the public sector earn,on average,about _____ more than their nonunion counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A)  40 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  14 percent 
D)  22 percent 
A)  40 percent 
B)  5 percent 
C)  14 percent 
D)  22 percent

Question 6

A reopener clause could specify that benefits will be renegotiated at a specified time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the strategy for moving employees through wage ranges based on merit.

Accepted Answer

One of the strategies for moving employe

Question 8

Lump-sum awards are typically given because they are less costly to the employer than merit increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

During periods of higher unemployment,the impact of unions is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unknown 
B)  the same as periods of low unemployment 
C)  smaller 
D)  larger 
A)  unknown 
B)  the same as periods of low unemployment 
C)  smaller 
D)  larger

Question 10

Wage adjustments in multiyear contracts may be specified in all of the following ways except _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cost-of-living adjustments 
B)  deferred wage increases 
C)  reopener clauses 
D)  adjustment clauses 
A)  cost-of-living adjustments 
B)  deferred wage increases 
C)  reopener clauses 
D)  adjustment clauses

Question 11

The largest gains for public sector employees are reported for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  teachers' unions 
B)  firefighters 
C)  telecommunication unions 
D)  postal services 
A)  teachers' unions 
B)  firefighters 
C)  telecommunication unions 
D)  postal services

Question 12

Vacation and holiday entitlements are among the clauses frequently found in holiday contracts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Historically,union wages have experienced multiple-year upswings followed by multiple-year downswings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A deferred wage increase _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  specifies that wages will be renegotiated at a specified time 
B)  specifies that sometimes such nonwage items as pension and benefits will be renegotiated under certain conditions 
C)  is negotiated at the time of initial contract negotiations with the timing and amount specified in the contract 
D)  involves periodic adjustments based typically on changes in the consumer price index 
A)  specifies that wages will be renegotiated at a specified time 
B)  specifies that sometimes such nonwage items as pension and benefits will be renegotiated under certain conditions 
C)  is negotiated at the time of initial contract negotiations with the timing and amount specified in the contract 
D)  involves periodic adjustments based typically on changes in the consumer price index

Question 15

Most union contracts recognize that different occupations should receive _____ wage rates.

Accepted Answer

A)  equal 
B)  different 
C)  experience 
D)  merit 
A)  equal 
B)  different 
C)  experience 
D)  merit

Question 16

What are the different dimensions of the structuring of wage packages?

Accepted Answer

One of the many compensation issues invo

Question 17

About 60 percent of all U.S.collective bargaining agreements permit some alternative reward system that links pay to performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research indicates that the presence of a union adds about _____ to employee benefits.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 to 15 percent 
B)  20 to 30 percent 
C)  30 to 40 percent 
D)  over 50 percent 
A)  5 to 15 percent 
B)  20 to 30 percent 
C)  30 to 40 percent 
D)  over 50 percent

Question 19

Most unions insist on group-based performance measures with equal payouts to members because it _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  enables employees to learn to new skills 
B)  cuts down on strife and internal quarrels 
C)  encourages individual differences 
D)  causes a spillover effect 
A)  enables employees to learn to new skills 
B)  cuts down on strife and internal quarrels 
C)  encourages individual differences 
D)  causes a spillover effect

Question 20

Estimates of a union's impact on wages by comparisons of different industries show clearly that unionization raises wages an average of 35 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Profit-sharing plans are designed to align workers and management in efforts to streamline operations and cut costs.

One dimension of wage package structuring concerns the division between _ and _.

A study of unions in 114 companies concluded that _____.

Pay-for-knowledge plans do all of the following except _____.

Union employees in the public sector earn,on average,about _____ more than their nonunion counterparts.

A reopener clause could specify that benefits will be renegotiated at a specified time.

Describe the strategy for moving employees through wage ranges based on merit.

Lump-sum awards are typically given because they are less costly to the employer than merit increases.

During periods of higher unemployment,the impact of unions is _____.

Wage adjustments in multiyear contracts may be specified in all of the following ways except _____.

The largest gains for public sector employees are reported for _____.

Vacation and holiday entitlements are among the clauses frequently found in holiday contracts.

Historically,union wages have experienced multiple-year upswings followed by multiple-year downswings.

A deferred wage increase _____.

Most union contracts recognize that different occupations should receive _____ wage rates.

What are the different dimensions of the structuring of wage packages?

About 60 percent of all U.S.collective bargaining agreements permit some alternative reward system that links pay to performance.

Research indicates that the presence of a union adds about _____ to employee benefits.

Most unions insist on group-based performance measures with equal payouts to members because it _____.

Estimates of a union's impact on wages by comparisons of different industries show clearly that unionization raises wages an average of 35 percent.

The Pay Model

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, mix, and Pay Structures

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

International Pay Systems

Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Management: Making It Work

Filters

Exam 15: Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

Profit-sharing plans are designed to align workers and management in efforts to streamline operations and cut costs.

One dimension of wage package structuring concerns the division between _____ and _____.

A study of unions in 114 companies concluded that _____.

Pay-for-knowledge plans do all of the following except _____.

Union employees in the public sector earn,on average,about _____ more than their nonunion counterparts.

A reopener clause could specify that benefits will be renegotiated at a specified time.

Describe the strategy for moving employees through wage ranges based on merit.

Lump-sum awards are typically given because they are less costly to the employer than merit increases.

During periods of higher unemployment,the impact of unions is _____.

Wage adjustments in multiyear contracts may be specified in all of the following ways except _____.

The largest gains for public sector employees are reported for _____.

Vacation and holiday entitlements are among the clauses frequently found in holiday contracts.

Historically,union wages have experienced multiple-year upswings followed by multiple-year downswings.

A deferred wage increase _____.

Most union contracts recognize that different occupations should receive _____ wage rates.

What are the different dimensions of the structuring of wage packages?

About 60 percent of all U.S.collective bargaining agreements permit some alternative reward system that links pay to performance.

Research indicates that the presence of a union adds about _____ to employee benefits.

Most unions insist on group-based performance measures with equal payouts to members because it _____.

Estimates of a union's impact on wages by comparisons of different industries show clearly that unionization raises wages an average of 35 percent.

The Pay Model

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, mix, and Pay Structures

Pay-For-Performance: the Evidence

Pay-For-Performance Plans

Performance Appraisals

The Benefit Determination Process

Benefit Options

Compensation of Special Groups

International Pay Systems

Government and Legal Issues in Compensation

Management: Making It Work

Filters

One dimension of wage package structuring concerns the division between _ and _.