1. Offering paid funeral and parental leaves is an example of _____________.
incentives
base salary
legally required benefits
voluntary benefits
2. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
Dismissal refers to employer’s act to terminate an employee’s service due to misconduct.
An employer can terminate an employee without prior notice if the reason is due to misconduct.
Wilful insubordination is an example of minor misconduct.
Misconduct is any behaviour which is in conflict with the employer’s interests.
3. ___________ generally includes a series of increasingly severe penalties for repeated offenses, typically beginning with a verbal warning.
Severance pay
Progressive discipline
Employee relations
Dispute resolution
4. An employer-led investigation aimed at discovering facts and information about a situation in which an employer has accused an employee of misconduct refers to ____________.
Management prerogatives
Progressive discipline
Domestic inquiries
Dispute resolution
5. Which of the following guidelines for taking disciplinary action is FALSE?
Punishment should be given in public to teach wrongdoer a lesson.
Employee should know that punishment will follow unacceptable behavior.
Employee who performs the same misconduct will be punished with similar punishment.
Punishment should take place immediately after the judgment.
6. Benefits offer to employees based on the negotiation between employer and trade union during collective bargaining refers to ____________.
Legally required benefits
Discretionary benefits
Family benefits
Voluntary benefits
7. Pay plan in which employees are paid based on each unit they produce refers to which individual incentive plan?
Piece rate plan
Differential piece rate plan
Commission plan
Standard hour plan
8. During _________, employer may hire temporary replacement employees to continue business operation.
picketing
strike
collective bargaining
domestic inquiry
9._____________ allows employees to choose from a menu of optional benefits the ones that best fit their individual needs.
Stock option plan
Cafeteria plan
Individual plan
Referral plan
10. ___________ is the process by which representatives of employees meet together with the employer to negotiate upon workers wages and other terms and conditions of service.
Employee relations
Collective bargaining
Arbitration
Conciliation
11. In a unionized company, __________ decision making usually takes place to determine the “terms and conditions of service”.
unilateral b. bilateral
12. An individual worker’s complaints towards an employer is known as _____________.
Discipline
Grievance
Strike
picketing
13. Which of the followings is NOT the importance of emphasizing on employees
safety in the organization?
To enhance good organization’s image
To increase employee turnover
To reduce operational cost
To reduce financial loss
14. Which of the following options is an example of voluntary termination contract?
Optional retirement
Compulsory retirement
Termination due to misconduct
Termination due to downsizing
15. The followings are three main components of employee compensation according to Rue, Ibrahiim and Byars (2016) EXCEPT_________.
Base wage or salary
satisfaction
incentives
benefits
16.The Employment act 1955 does cover temporary employees even though they earn below RM 2000.
A. TRUE B. FALSE