SHRM Society for Human Resource Management MCQ 5

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a leading HR indicator, as opposed to a lagging indicator?

Accepted Answer

Time-to-fill open positions

Answer

Time-to-fill is a leading indicator because it reflects current recruiting pipeline health and predicts future staffing capacity, not past outcomes.

Question 2

Under COBRA, a qualified beneficiary who loses group health coverage due to a qualifying event must be offered continuation coverage for how long when the event is voluntary or involuntary termination (other than gross misconduct)?

Accepted Answer

18 months

Answer

COBRA requires employers to offer 18 months of continuation coverage for qualifying events including voluntary or involuntary termination of employment.

Question 3

A new HR manager discovers that the company's performance appraisal system consistently rates minority employees lower than majority employees, despite similar objective performance data. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Rater bias leading to potential disparate treatment

Answer

Systematic rating differences correlated with protected class membership suggest rater bias, which can constitute disparate treatment discrimination under Title VII.

Question 4

Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing the Occupational Safety and Health Act?

Accepted Answer

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Answer

OSHA, within the Department of Labor, is the federal agency charged with setting and enforcing workplace safety and health standards.

Question 5

An organization is transitioning from a traditional hierarchical structure to a team-based structure. Which change management model emphasizes creating urgency, forming a guiding coalition, and embedding change in culture?

Accepted Answer

Kotter's 8-Step Change Model

Answer

Kotter's 8-Step Change Model begins with creating urgency, builds a guiding coalition, and ends with anchoring change in organizational culture.

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management Practice Test

SHRM - Society for Human Resource Management Practice Test

SHRM Society for Human Resource Management MCQ 5