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ASSESSMENT
Attempt #1
Status: Passed
1.An employee has worked for the same company in two locations over the course of 20 years in Europe and North America. The employee has been trained as an international trade specialist and has been promoted to manager of international operations.Which pay basis should be used to compensate this employee?
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T ANSWE R Merit-based pay Seniority-based pay Experience-based pay Competency- based pay 2.Which two approaches apply to internal reward alignment? Choose 2 answers YOUR ANSWE R
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T ANSWE R Job-based approach Group-based approach Morale-based approach Individual- based approach 3.What is merit pay?
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- The CEO of a web development company gives employees a lot of freedom to develop new
applications, pays employees by the hour, and allows employees to work as needed to develop applications. Because of this approach, the payroll costs vary quite a bit. The CEO would like to get costs under control and make payroll costs more stable.Which approach can be used to bring payroll costs under control and make them more stable in this situation YOUR ANSWE R
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Provide a work at home or telecommuting option for employees Transition employees from an hourly pay model to a salaried pay model Offer employees stock options as a part of their compensation packages Group employees in teams and pay them based on the team’s productivity
- Which compensation method is an annual pay increase based on past performance that
is added to an employee’s base compensation?
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T ANSWE R Merit pay Differential rate Individual bonus Sales commission
- Which provision applies if a job is covered by the Fair Labor
Standards Act?
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