Which of the following statements is TRUE of cash balance plans?
a. The benefit grows slowly and provides an unpredictable benefit.
b. The employer contributes a fixed percentage of workers' income to a hypothetical account and guarantees it will grow at a fixed rate.
c. The use of cash balance plans increases the employer's pension liability and employers therefore avoid these plans.
d. Under this plan, an employer provides health insurance to all the family members of the workers.
Question 2During a union organizing campaign, which of the following requirements must be fulfilled to qualify for an NLRB-sponsored election?
a. The employer must request the NLRB to conduct the election.
b. There should be more than 1000 employees in the bargaining unit.
c. 30 percent of the workforce should sign authorization cards.
d. The employer must prove that the union organizers are engaging in unfair labor practices.
Question 3Karen learns that her new job at the bookstore has no other female employees. Thinking that this could lead her employers and coworkers to treat her unfairly, she declines the offer. This is an example of ________.
Question 4Standing plans allow managers to ________.
A) create production bottlenecks
B) save time
C) promote narrow spans-of-control
D) be ineffective
E) create downsizing
Question 5Which of the following seems to be most important with regard to recruiter demographics?
Question 6In Great Britain, the ________ set a ten-hour limit on the working day.
Question 7A physiological or psychological deficiency that makes certain outcomes seem attractive is a ________.
A) motive
B) reward
C) want
D) need
E) desire
Question 8The first factories that appeared in Great Britain in 1740, concentrated on the production of ________.