Society for Human Resource Management Flashcards
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Which SHRM functional area addresses the design of policies related to employee leaves, schedules, and workplace flexibility?
Answer: Workforce Management
Workforce Management covers policies around scheduling, leaves of absence, and workplace flexibility arrangements.
A manager consistently gives higher performance ratings to employees who share the same alma mater. This illustrates which appraisal bias?
Answer: Affinity bias
Affinity bias occurs when a rater favors employees who share a personal characteristic or background with themselves.
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), how many weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave are eligible employees entitled to per year?
Answer: 12 weeks
FMLA entitles eligible employees to up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per 12-month period for qualifying reasons.
An organization implements a pay-for-performance system. Which unintended consequence should HR anticipate?
Answer: Employees focusing only on measurable goals at the expense of other duties
Pay-for-performance can cause employees to over-focus on measured metrics while neglecting unmeasured but important responsibilities.
Which HR practice is most directly associated with improving employee psychological safety in the workplace?
Answer: Encouraging open feedback without fear of reprisal
Psychological safety is built when employees feel they can speak up, share ideas, and give feedback without fear of negative consequences.
The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP) require employers to demonstrate which of the following when a selection practice causes adverse impact?
Answer: Job-relatedness and business necessity
UGESP requires employers to validate that selection practices with adverse impact are job-related and consistent with business necessity.
Which succession planning approach identifies high-potential employees through structured assessment and developmental assignments rather than only current performance?
Answer: Talent pool approach
The talent pool approach builds a pipeline of high-potential employees using assessment centers and developmental assignments rather than just current-role performance.