Intro to Business: Chapter 8

Businesses are required by law to provide all of the following benefits EXCEPT

All of the following are blue-collar workers EXCEPT

A few hours each month that employees can schedule for non-job activities is called

one whose work is more mental than physical and involves the processing of information.

termination which is a temporary/permanent reduction of employees due to changing conditions.

Formal negotiation between unions and management resolve issues through

Employee who regularly works a schedule of 30 hours or more per week would be classified as a

Human resources

This work arrangement offers one job to two people, each of whom works a part-time schedule.

Removing work from one company and sending it to another company that can do it at a lower cost

The greatest increase in the American labor force in the future will be

Federal law prohibits job discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, and origin

a specific study of a job to identify in detail the job duties and skill requirements.

All of the following are part of the planning and staffing function of HR activities EXCEPT

one hired for a specific time or to complete a specific assignment.

Assignment of an employee to another job in the company with a similar level of responsibility

the amount of money paid to an employee for work performed, including salary and wages.

all of the people 16 years or older who are employed or who are looking for a job.

the advancement of an employee to a position with greater responsibility.

a type of termination that ends employment due to inappropriate work behavior.

The final step in the hiring process is to help the employee get a good start in the company

In a ____ plan, employees receive their regular pay plus a portion of the company’s earnings.

businesses that produce  products used by other businesses or purchased by final consumers.

Over the next ten years, nearly all job growth in the U.S. will occur in service businesses.

In the U.S. workforce, white-collar workers are more important than blue-collar workers.

Which of the following is NOT a major responsibility of a company’s human resources department?

Type of compensation method pays the employee a specific amount of money for each hour worked.

 Human resources are different from almost every other resource needed by businesses.

people producing goods and services; people who work for a business.

Which of the following is one of the service-providing industries?