PHRi HRCI Exam Questions and Free Practice Test

Question 7

If a union wants to organize, it typically moves through five steps to the organizing process. Which step of union organization would require the union to collect at least 30 percent of
signed authorization cards from employees?

A. Confirm interest

B. The campaign

C. Make a connection

D. Obtain recognition

Correct Answer:A

Question 8

All organizations need prevoyance, or planning, as a part of a manager's duty. As an HR Professional what is the primary purpose of planning?

A. Directs the project team and staff to accomplish the project scope

B. Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve the goals of the organization

C. Communicates the direction of the organization

D. Establishes groundwork for the managers to achieve their goals

Correct Answer:B

Question 9

Heather's organization works with a labor union work force. Heather has heard rumors that the union has been trying to create a hot cargo agreement with a supplier. What is a hot cargo agreement?

A. It's an agreement that an employer will stop doing business with a non-union business.

B. It's a threat that the union will slow down processing orders for non-union shops.

C. It's an agreement to rush orders for union-based businesses.

D. It forces suppliers to join the union.

Correct Answer:A

Question 10

As an HR Professional, you must sometimes terminate employees from your organization. When an employee is terminated, there must be a just cause or a good cause for the termination. Which one of the following is not a valid just cause for the employee's termination?

A. Whether the employee is a member of a protected class

B. Whether the employee was warned in advance

C. Whether the rule has been applied consistently

D. Whether reasonable "proof" of the violation existed, or was obtained through investigation

Correct Answer:A

Question 11

Your organization has decided to close one of the manufacturing plants, where it employs 250 employees. The closing is not a reflection of the employee's performance, but due to poor sales of the equipment the plant produces. What is the employer required to do for the employees in light of the plant closing?

A. Offer a written notice of the plant closing at least 60 days prior to the closing date.

B. Offer the employees an opportunity to resign from their position with two week severance pay.

C. Offer the employees a transfer to other plants that will remain open.

D. Offer the employees a final performance assessment.

Correct Answer:A

Question 12

You are an HR Professional for your organization. You and your supervisor are reviewing the EEO reporting requirements for your company to comply with the reports your firm should file. Which EEO Report is a survey, collected every other year on even calendar years?