Question

24. Which of the following is an employee responsibility for health and safety?
a. perform all duties assigned regardless of risk of exposure to hazards
b. implement health and safety programs
c. follow all safety rules and regulations
d. report all unsafe conditions to the Workers’ Compensation Board

25. In defining work, what does the line manager determine?
a. the rank order of positions in the organization
b. the method of job analysis to be used
c. the rate of pay for jobs
d. the tasks and activities to be performed

26. In the future, what will companies use to describe the work to be done instead of focusing on job descriptions?
a. work profiles
b. roles
c. competencies
d. position

27. What are two reasons that the line manager should take the primary role in defining work?
a. because the line manager is responsible for defining performance standards and rate of pay
b. because the line manager determines the duties to be performed and knows what skills the job requires
c. because the line manager knows what knowledge the job requires and the rate of pay
d. because the line manager determines the tasks to be performed and the rate of compensation


28. Which of the following HRM processes does NOT make use of information about the work or job?
a. training and development
b. recruitment and selection
c. information systems requirements
d. performance evaluation

29. What do the duties of a job consist of, ideally?
a. related tasks among various jobs
b. tasks and activities that are distinct from each other
c. natural units of work that are similar and related
d. a blend of complex and routine tasks


30. Which best describes the relationship between job requirements and HRM processes?
a. Job design effects can correct almost all employee motivation problems.
b. All HRM processes use information on jobs.
c. A major use of job analysis information is to identify performance deficiencies.
d. Unions generally use job information from job analysis

Answer 1

Ans A). Option c is correct. Follow all safety rules and regulations.

First of all, the employees need to follow all the safety and health rules laid down by the organization and board. If they still are not able to protect themselves against the damages inside the company then they can go report such incidents to the worker's compensation board.

The first option goes against the set rules and regulations, the second option is not done by the employees and the fourth option comes after option third.

Ans 2). Option D is correct. Tasks and activities to be performed.

A line manager is responsible for managing the human and other resources so that the organization can achieve its end goals of the specific departments or the overall organization. So for this, they determine the necessary tasks and activities that need to be performed by others. They supervise the works of the employees under them.

the other options are the responsibilities of the line manager.

Ans 3). Option A is correct. Work profile.

work profile describes who you are as an employee. what type of skills you have, your experience, your character, etc. And it is basically added as a summary in your resume. Whereas, the job description includes all about the job post role, position, salary, about the company, its goal, and more.

So here, with the work profile, the employee is being evaluated about his/her competencies and the selection criteria of the company are measured carefully. Work profile reflects what work the employee can do.

Ans 4). Option B is correct. Because the line manager determines the duties to be performed and knows what skills the job requires.

The line managers are responsible for managing the human and other resources of the firm and they have a better understanding of the type of work that needs to be done, what type of skills are required to complete it, and the utilization of resources is also managed by them. So they instruct employees or workers on what they need to work upon and what are their duties. Efficient management by them will help the organization in achieving its end goal.

Ans 5). Option C is correct. Information systems requirements.

Why because the other options such as the recruitment and selection utilize the work or job information and the data acquired is recorded in the information system or database for further functions of the HRM such as payroll. Therefore, the data collected from these processes is being recorded inside this system rather than using the work or job information directly.

Ans 6). Option C is correct. Natural units of work that are similar and related.

All jobs are distinct and have different operations. And a job has natural unit of work that are similar and related. This means that a particular job will have some type of work that will be done by the employees with a similar process or related activities.

Other options have vague meanings and thus are not clear enough to be considered right.

Ans 7). Option B is correct. All HRM processes use the information on jobs.

Only after the HRM department has been provided with the information on jobs from various departments then only it can begin its further processes. For example, if the HRM is not provided with the requirement of personnel or the job positions that are empty then the recruitment and selection process of HRM cannot proceed.

Other options are not reflecting the relationship between HRM and Job requirment.