HRCI PHR Exam Practice Test Instant Access

Question 1

Which of the following is a communication that damages an individual's reputation in the community, preventing them from obtaining employment?

AGainsharing

BConstructive discharge

CDuty of loyalty

DDefamation

Answer : D

Defamation is a communication that damages an individual's reputation in the community, preventing him from obtaining employment or other benefts. Answer option B is incorrect. Constructive discharge occurs when an employer makes the workplace so hostile and inhospitable that an employee resigns. Answer option C is incorrect. The duty of loyalty requires that employees act in the best interest of the employer and not solicit work away from the employer to beneft themselves. Answer option A is incorrect. Gainsharing is a system of management used by a business to get higher levels of performance through the involvement and participation of its people. As performance improves, employees share financially in the gain (improvement). Gainsharing is about people working smarter together and not just working harder.

Question 2

Diane is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the ranges for the compensation levels of her company. Which one of the following statements best describes what a range for compensation is?

AA range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are federally mandated that employees be paid.

BA range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for which positions with each grade are generally paid.

CA range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum compensation rates for the worth of responsibilities.

DA range specifies the lowest/minimum and the highest/maximum value for which employees
are generally paid through incentives.

Answer : B

A range is the space between the minimum and maximum pay for the type of work or role an employee satisfies in an organization.

Answer option D is incorrect. A range is not assigned to employees worth based on incentives.

Answer option A is incorrect. Ranges are not federally mandated so this choice is not valid.

Answer option C is incorrect. The choice isn't valid because it's not the worth of the responsibilities, but the range of pay from minimum to maximum for employees.

Question 3

The Federal Labor Standards Act is something that all HR Professionals should be familiar with. This act clearly defines four areas that affect all employees. Which one of the following is not one of the four areas of employment covered by this act?

ACommissions, royalties, and tips

BOvertime

CRecord keeping

DMinimum wage

Answer : A

The Federal Labor Standards Act does not address commissions, royalties, and tips. The four things the act does address are minimum wage, record keeping, overtime, and child labor.

Answer options D, C, and B are incorrect. Minimum wage, record keeping, and overtime are addressed by the Federal Labor Standards Act.

Question 4

Pauline is a HR Professional for her organization and she's meeting with the sales manager Jim. Jim wants to know if Randy, one of his sales people, is considered exempt or not because he's doing outside sales. Pauline tells Jim that there are just two qualifiers for Randy to be considered exempt in his role as an outside salesperson. The first is that Randy's primary duty must be making sales. What is the other consideration?

ARandy must earn all income from commission.

BRandy must not have a contract to complete sales.

CRandy must be customarily engaged away from the employer's place of business.

DRandy must earn more than $48,234 per year.

Answer : C

Randy must primarily do sales outside of the employer's place of business to be considered an exempt employee.

Answer option D is incorrect. The amount Randy earns doesn't directly affect his role as an exempt sales person.

Answer option A is incorrect. Randy doesn't have to earn all of his income from commission.

Answer option B is incorrect. Randy doesn't need a contract to do sales.

Question 5

You are leading a brief presentation for your company about the ERISA program your company participates in. What is ERISA used for?

AIt protects the interests of those who participate in employee benefit plans

BIt protects the workers of employee compensation plans

CIt protects private organizations that have profit sharing plans for employee compensation

DIt allows private organizations to create investments for workers in profit-sharing plans

Answer : A

ERISA is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act established in 1974. It protects the interests of those who participate in employee benefit plans. The plan established minimum participation and vesting standards for retirement plans.

Answer options B, D, and C are incorrect. These are not good definitions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Question 6

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're completing a turnover analysis. You're considering that over the past year your organization has employed 1,238 employees and during that same period your organization has terminated 56 employees. Based on this information what is your organization's turnover for the past year?

A56

BSignificantly lower than average

C22

DModerately low

Answer : C

The turnover analysis uses the simple formula of number of terminations/the number of employees during the same time period. In this example, it's 56/1238 for roughly 22.

Answer option A is incorrect. 56 is the total number of people that have been terminated.

Answer option D is incorrect. Turnover isn't described in ordinal terms.

Answer option B is incorrect. Turnover isn't described in ordinal terms.

Question 7

You have just hired a job candidate for a position in your company. You are now required by the Immigration and Control Act of 1986, to complete an employment eligibility form to verify the new employee's eligibility to work in the United States. Within how many days must you complete this form?

A3 days

B30 days

C7 days

D10 days

Answer : A

The HR Professional must complete the I-9 form within three days of hiring the new employee. Some parts of the form are to be completed by the employee and the remainder by the HR Professional.

Answer options C, D, and B are incorrect. You must complete the I-9 form within three days.

HRCI PHR - Professional in Human Resources Exam Practice Test