Question 11
What is a primary objective of profit-sharing and performance-sharing variable pay plans?
- To achieve organizational cost savings through base pay reductions
- To increase employee identification with the organization's success
- To defer compensation expenses to future reporting periods
- To reward individual employees for some significant contribution.
Question 12
Which is the most accurate description of the work-life element of total rewards?
- Cash provided by an employer to an employee for his or her efforts and results toward completion of goals
- Organizational practices, policies and programs to help employees achieve success within and outside of the workplace
- Alignment of organizational, team and individual efforts toward success
- Learning experiences designed to enhance employees' skills and competencies.
Question 13
What are usual, customary and reasonable charges (UCR)?
- The charges that an insurance carrier determines are normal for a particular medical procedure within a specific geographical area
- The charges that are published annually in the Global Insurers' Medical Cost Comparison Guide
- The charges that are allowable for any given medical procedure with no pre-treatment authorization
- The charges that are typically paid up front by a plan participant for services rendered.
Question 14
What guides the design of all total rewards programs?
- The human resources strategy
- The business strategy
- The business vision
- The total rewards strategy.
Question 15
How far do broad banded pay ranges stretch from minimum to maximum?
- 10% to 30%
- 30% to 50%
- 50% to 100%
- 100% to 300%.