Exam 15: Union Role in Wage and Salary Administration

For the past 10 years, a stable _____ of all major collective bargaining agreements in the private sector have contained a provision for lump-sum payouts.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 21

Few contracts specify special rates for part-time and temporary employees.

(True/False)

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Question 22

What is the spillover effect?

(Essay)

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Question 23

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

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 24

Which of the following is true regarding a gain-sharing plan?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 25

There are numerous possible costs and benefits to union members for agreeing to a gain-sharing plan.

(True/False)

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Question 26

Most contracts recognize that jobs in the same occupations should receive different wage rates.

(True/False)

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Question 27

A study shows that a 10 percent rise in import share has the effect of lowering the union wage differential by approximately 2 percent.

(True/False)

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Question 28

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

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 29

Basically a phenomenon of the union sector, two-tier wage structures differentiate pay based upon the _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 30

A study of unions in 114 companies concluded that _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 31

In a(n) _____ pay plan, a contract is negotiated which specifies that employees hired after a given target date will receive lower wages than their higher-seniority peers working on the same or similar jobs.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 32

A reopener clause specifies that wages will be renegotiated at a specified time or under certain conditions.

(True/False)

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Question 33

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

(True/False)

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Question 34

Company A and Company B are in the same industry, but Company A is unionized and Company B is not.Therefore, _____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 35

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

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 36

Which of the following is NOT one of the popular explanations for the decline of union memberships?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 37

Which of the following actions is most likely to be favored by unions?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 38

Which of the following plans gives employees part ownership in the company?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 39

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

(Multiple Choice)

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For the past 10 years, a stable _____ of all major collective bargaining agreements in the private sector have contained a provision for lump-sum payouts.

Few contracts specify special rates for part-time and temporary employees.

What is the spillover effect?

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

Which of the following is true regarding a gain-sharing plan?

There are numerous possible costs and benefits to union members for agreeing to a gain-sharing plan.

Most contracts recognize that jobs in the same occupations should receive different wage rates.

A study shows that a 10 percent rise in import share has the effect of lowering the union wage differential by approximately 2 percent.

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

Basically a phenomenon of the union sector, two-tier wage structures differentiate pay based upon the _____.

A study of unions in 114 companies concluded that _____.

In a(n) _____ pay plan, a contract is negotiated which specifies that employees hired after a given target date will receive lower wages than their higher-seniority peers working on the same or similar jobs.

A reopener clause specifies that wages will be renegotiated at a specified time or under certain conditions.

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

Company A and Company B are in the same industry, but Company A is unionized and Company B is not.Therefore, _____.

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

Which of the following is NOT one of the popular explanations for the decline of union memberships?

Which of the following actions is most likely to be favored by unions?

Which of the following plans gives employees part ownership in the company?

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

Pay-For-Performance: The Evidence

Strategy: The Totality of Decisions

Defining Internal Alignment

R: Job Analysis

Job-Based Structures and Job Evaluation

Person-Based Structures

Defining Competitiveness

Designing Pay Levels, Mix, and Pay

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

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