SPHR Employee Relations and Engagement 3

Question 1

Which approach BEST describes interest-based bargaining in a union environment?

Accepted Answer

Both parties identify underlying interests and collaboratively develop solutions

Answer

Interest-based bargaining focuses on shared interests rather than positional demands to reach durable agreements.

Question 2

Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which situation typically triggers the 60-day advance notice requirement?

Accepted Answer

Closing a plant that employs 120 workers permanently

Answer

The WARN Act requires 60-day notice for plant closings affecting 50 or more employees.

Question 3

A manager reports that a long-tenured employee has been consistently arriving late but has not been formally counseled. An SPHR would FIRST recommend:

Accepted Answer

Training the manager to conduct a private, documented counseling conversation

Answer

Effective employee relations starts with equipping managers to address issues directly and documentably at the lowest level.

Question 4

Which theory suggests that employees are motivated when they believe their effort will lead to performance, performance will lead to outcomes, and those outcomes are valued?

Accepted Answer

Vroom's Expectancy Theory

Answer

Vroom's Expectancy Theory explains motivation through the linkage of effort, performance, and valued rewards.

Question 5

An employee who belongs to a protected class is terminated after reporting a safety violation. What legal claim is MOST directly applicable?

Accepted Answer

Retaliation under whistleblower protection statutes

Answer

Terminating an employee for reporting safety violations constitutes retaliation protected under OSHA and other statutes.

SPHR - Senior Professional in Human Resources Practice Test

SPHR - Senior Professional in Human Resources Practice Test

SPHR Employee Relations and Engagement 3