GYC1 PRE-ASSESSMENT EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|AGRADE
How should a human resources professional encourage a high ethical standard of
conduct in the workplace? – ANSWER- C. By influencing others to make moral
choices
Explanation: Because most HR professionals are
in positions of authority within the organization, they can influence others to make
moral choices and engage in ethical behavior. HR
professionals can best do this by creating an organizational culture where ethical
behavior is encouraged and cultivated. (See 1.2 What is HR Management? –> HR
Objectives –> Foster Ethical Behavior)
A technology company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of four
employees and is trying to determine if an ethical violation has occurred. The
behavior of the four employees consisted of the following:
** INDIVIDUAL 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor
** INDIVIDUAL 2: Requested that the company pay for continuing education
** INDIVIDUAL 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling’s work
experience
** INDIVIDUAL 4: Applied for other jobs while still employed with the
company.
Which individual committed an ethical violation. – ANSWER- …TBA
What is an exception to the doctrine of employment at will? – ANSWER- A:
Implied contract
Explanation: The implied-contract exception to the employment-at-will doctrine is
a legally binding agreement, which is created not through formal contract
negotiation and documentation, but by the actions of the employer and the
employee.
What is recognized by courts in several states as an implied contract that can be
legally binding? – ANSWER- B. Employee handbook
Explanation: the relationship between implied contract and the employee handbook
is extremely important because if the courts uphold the enforceability of an
employee handbook, all of the policies contained in that handbook are binding to
both the employee and the employer.
What was the goal of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? – ANSWER- A. To
make it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their protected classes.
Explanation: Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse to hire any
individual because of the individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Title VII also makes it illegal to discriminate against any individual with respect to
compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment based upon those
same characteristics. Furthermore, Title VII prohibits employers from limiting,
segregating, or classifying employees (or applicants for employment) in any way
that would deprive any individual of employment opportunities or adversely affect
his or her status as an employee because of their race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin.
What is the function of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
- ANSWER- A. Enforcing federal antidiscrimination statutes
Explanation: The EEOC enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes and provides
oversight for all federal equal opportunity employment regulations.
What is the outcome of effective diversity management within organizations? –
ANSWER- A. Better sense of inclusion
Explanation: An effective diversity management program will help each individual
within the organization feel included. Inclusion describes the extent to which each
person in the organization feels welcomed, respected, supported, and valued as a
team member.
What is a benefit to promoting an organization’s efforts to increase diversity on the
company website? – ANSWER- C. It draws attention to diversity commitment.
Explanation: In vision and mission statements, HR professionals will highlight the
importance of diversity—for example, is the organization’s philosophy on
inclusion clearly stated? HR professionals should place the vision and mission
statements on the company website as a public statement of the organization’s
commitment to workplace diversity.
A woman is turned down for a higher-paying position because the hiring manager
believes men perform the duties better than women. Which term is used to indicate
this form of discrimination? – ANSWER- D. Gender discrimination
Explanation: Gender discrimination is the unfavorable treatment of someone based
on sex or gender. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission explains
that sex discrimination involves treating someone, such as a job applicant or
employee, unfavorably because of that person’s sex. Such discrimination may
include treating someone less favorably in any aspect of employment such as
hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, and so on.
The plaintiff is a case, a black firefighter, brings action against the fire department.
He is alleging that each time he is transferred from one fire station to another, he