Week2: Ch 4,5,6 Flashcards
Three categories of HR tasks?
Common, Less common, very Uncommon tasks
What type of tasks are recruitment, compensation, and employee relations?
Common HR tasks
What are some examples of common HR tasks? (name 3)
employement/recruitment, compensation/benefits, and employee relations
What is a common HR task that is not quite as common?
labor relations, in certain states
Training, child care, award programs, payroll, are what types of HR tasks?
Less common
T/F: Employee assistance is a common HR task?
False, it is less common
Employee retention and separation are what types of HR tasks?
Alternative
T/F: HR typically screens applicants?
True, HR sorts through applicants and gives qualified applicants to hiring manager
T/F: Departmental managers need to play a large role in benefits administration?
False, HR does this
Should HR assist with writing and reviewing position descriptions?
yes, with input from hiring managers
Who conducts wage and salary studies?
HR
Who should administer employee appraisal program? HR or line manager
HR
Personnel records are maintained by HR or supervisor? Do they have to be secure?
HR. Yes, keep secure
HR has large task variety and few number of staff? Or few tasks and large number of staff?
Large task variety, few staff
Uncommon HR tasks include what?
Risk management, executive compensation administration, organizational development, payroll, outsourcing, employee assistance
EAP are common, less common, or uncommon in HR departments?
uncommon, usually outside source
Risk management is less frequent or infrequent/occasionalin HR?
Infrequent/occasional
What is a heterogenous work group
diverse education, skill sets, culture, origin
Principal duties performed- what does this include when writing a job description?
5-8 different tasks or functions listed in order of decreasing occurrence
Name the common elements of a position description
job identification information, job summary, principal duties performed, and a job specification section
What element of the position description provides an overall rendering of purpose, nature, and extent of tasks performed?
The job summary (1. Coordinates… 2. Directs… 3. Performs.. etc)
What is the job specification?
outlines the minimum skills, effort, and responsibilities
What are job identification elements?
position title, department location, last date content was verified. Could also include title of supervisor.
Which position description element gives the job title, department location and supervisor’s title?
The job identification section
A job analysis must come before/after a position description?
before
What does exempt mean?
Exempt from overtime provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act
Where can you get information during a job analysis?
Interviews with people currently in the position, observe job’s duties /tasks being done, and examine worksheets and questionnaires completed by employees
