GYC1 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|AGRADE

GYC1 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL

EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS|AGRADE

How should a human resources professional encourage a high ethical standard of

conduct in the workplace? - ANSWER- C. By influencing others to make moral

choices

Explanation: Because most HR professionals are

in positions of authority within the organization, they can influence others to make

moral choices and engage in ethical behavior. HR

professionals can best do this by creating an organizational culture where ethical

behavior is encouraged and cultivated. (See 1.2 What is HR Management? --> HR

Objectives --> Foster Ethical Behavior)

A technology company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of four

employees and is trying to determine if an ethical violation has occurred. The

behavior of the four employees consisted of the following:

** INDIVIDUAL 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor

** INDIVIDUAL 2: Requested that the company pay for continuing education

** INDIVIDUAL 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling's work

experience

** INDIVIDUAL 4: Applied for other jobs while still employed with the

company.

Which individual committed an ethical violation. - ANSWER- ...TBA

What is an exception to the doctrine of employment at will? - ANSWER- A:

Implied contract

Explanation: The implied-contract exception to the employment-at-will doctrine is

a legally binding agreement, which is created not through formal contract

negotiation and documentation, but by the actions of the employer and the

employee.

What is recognized by courts in several states as an implied contract that can be

legally binding? - ANSWER- B. Employee handbook

Explanation: the relationship between implied contract and the employee handbook

is extremely important because if the courts uphold the enforceability of an

employee handbook, all of the policies contained in that handbook are binding to

both the employee and the employer.

What was the goal of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? - ANSWER- A. To

make it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their protected classes.

Explanation: Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire any

individual because of the individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Title VII also makes it illegal to discriminate against any individual with respect to

compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based upon those

same characteristics. Furthermore, Title VII prohibits employers from limiting,

segregating, or classifying employees (or applicants for employment) in any way

that would deprive any individual of employment opportunities or adversely affect

his or her status as an employee because of their race, color, religion, sex, or

national origin.

What is the function of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?

- ANSWER- A. Enforcing federal antidiscrimination statutes

Explanation: The EEOC enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes and provides

oversight for all federal equal opportunity employment regulations.

What is the outcome of effective diversity management within organizations? -

ANSWER- A. Better sense of inclusion

Explanation: An effective diversity management program will help each individual

within the organization feel included. Inclusion describes the extent to which each

person in the organization feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued as a

team member.

What is a benefit to promoting an organization's efforts to increase diversity on the

company website? - ANSWER- C. It draws attention to diversity commitment.

Explanation: In vision and mission statements, HR professionals will highlight the

importance of diversity—for example, is the organization's philosophy on

inclusion clearly stated? HR professionals should place the vision and mission

statements on the company website as a public statement of the organization's

commitment to workplace diversity.

A woman is turned down for a higher-paying position because the hiring manager

believes men perform the duties better than women. Which term is used to indicate

this form of discrimination? - ANSWER- D. Gender discrimination

Explanation: Gender discrimination is the unfavorable treatment of someone based

on sex or gender. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission explains

that sex discrimination involves treating someone, such as a job applicant or

employee, unfavorably because of that person's sex. Such discrimination may

include treating someone less favorably in any aspect of employment such as

hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, and so on.

The plaintiff is a case, a black firefighter, brings action against the fire department.

He is alleging that each time he is transferred from one fire station to another, he