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25 Cards in this Set
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Cost Benefits adds about what percent to every dollar of payroll?
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37%
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Over the years, which one of the following has not been an underlying reason for the growth in benefits?
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The explosive growth in number of small businesses within the US.
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Which of the following is not a category of benefits programs?
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Public Group Insurance
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What is the earliest age at which an eligible worker can retire and still receive his or her Social Security retirement benefits?
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62
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________ increases are provided as a part of social security benefits for each year that the consumer price index increases.
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Cost Of living
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The unemployment insurance programs is financed largely through federal and state taxes on:
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Employers only
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Workers are eligible for unemployment benefits if they are:
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Have been working for one year
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From which source do most retirees receive most of their retirement income?
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Social Security
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______ plans do not promise a specific benefit level for employees upon recruitment. Rather, an individual account is set up for each employee with a guaranteed size of contribution.
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Define Contribution
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While the number of mandatory days of vacation in Western Europe is about 30 days, companies typically offer:
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10 days
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The pregnancy discrimination act of 1978 requires employers
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That offer disability plans to treat pregnancy as they would any other disability
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Which of the following benefits is the most likely target for cost control by employers:
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Medical benefits
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Benefit plans that permit employees to choose the types and amounts of benefits they want are called
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Flexible or cafeteria style benefits
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Which of the following is not a competitive challenge in the labor relations framework:
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Administration
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Collective bargaining resolves disputes through
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Discussion
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Which of the following is an example of a craft union employee?
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Carpenter
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Most union contracts is with the _____, who is responsible for ensuring that the terms of the collective bargaining contract are enforced.
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Shop Steward
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What type of union security arrangement requires a person to join the union with an extended amount of time after being hired?
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Union Shop
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______ is the unfair labor practice most frequently filed against employers.
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Refusal to bargain
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Unions have hurt their own cause in all of the following ways except?
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Issues dealing with communication
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What percent of employers in a bargaining unit must sign authorization cards for the NLRB to hold a unit representation election?
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30%
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The union is certified by NLRB as the exclusive representative of employees if over?
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50% of all eligible employees
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Which of the following is likely to increase managements willingness to take a strike?
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There is little price competition in the industry
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Outside intervention in negotiation in which an arbitrator (or arbitration board) intervenes in the actual writing or setting of contract terms is:
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Interest Arbitration
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Traditionally, which form of arbitration has been reserved for special circumstances, generally those involving public sector negotiations where strikes would be especially costly (e.g., police, firefighters)
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Interest Arbitration
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