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Pregunta 1
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Part-time employees should have a contract of employment.
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True
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False
Pregunta 2
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A definition of a consultant is...
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An advisor on government grants
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Paid-for provider of specialist skills or advice
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Part-time employee focused on marketing
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A free advisor from Business Link
Pregunta 3
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A permanent employee has to work full-time.
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True
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False
Pregunta 4
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In which one of these circumstances might a start-up employ some temporary staff?
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To handle a shortage in demand
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To achieve economies of scale
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To avoid having to pay income tax
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To meet a short-term increase in workload
Pregunta 5
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A start-up may employ full-time permanent staff before it starts to trade.
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True
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False
Pregunta 6
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An advantage of employing staff on temporary contracts is...
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Low-risk and lower-cost method of recruiting
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Fit in with business culture much quicker
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Better knowledge of the business
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Lower cost per hour compared with part-timers
Pregunta 7
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Which of these is an advantage of employing full-time staff?
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Lower break-even volume
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Better able to handle sudden increases in demand
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Lower fixed costs
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Lower variable costs
Pregunta 8
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What is job sharing?
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A method of inflexible working
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Where management responsibility is shared
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Where two or more employees share a single role
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Where the pay for a job is split equally
Pregunta 9
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Which of the following is NOT a method of external recruitment?
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Newspaper advert
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Staff newsletter
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Recruitment agency
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Online agency
Pregunta 10
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Which of the following is a common disadvantage of external recruitment
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Leaves another vacancy internally
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Resentment amongst applicants
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Costly
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Unlikely to find best candidate
Pregunta 11
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The most common method of selecting an employee in the UK is:
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A formal interview
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An online test
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An aptitude test
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A candidate centre
Pregunta 12
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A key advantage of internal recruitment is:
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Existing insights into employee skills and ability
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Job can be filled within 3 months
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Right candidate is bound to be selected
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New skills brought into business
Pregunta 13
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The percentage of employees who leave a business over a period is known as:
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Labour productivity
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People management ratio
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Labour turnover
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Staff recruitment
Pregunta 14
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The process of selecting candidates suitable for interview is called the?
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Final allocation
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Candidate file
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Short list
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Appraisal score
Pregunta 15
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An increase in labour productivity would allow a business to:
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Increase fixed costs and/or fixed assets
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Reduced wages and/or bonuses
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Lower prices and/or increase profits
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Lower production capacity
Pregunta 16
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A business which has trouble retaining its staff is said to have:
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Low morale
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High staff loyalty
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Low staff retention
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High absenteeism
Pregunta 17
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What is induction training?
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Training for new directors
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Training for new employees
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Off-the job training for part-timers
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On-the-job training for managers
Pregunta 18
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A problem of profit-sharing rewards is that of "free-riders". What is a free-rider?
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A worker who puts in less effort but shares reward of others
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A worker who earns the biggest profit share
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A worker that works longer hours than the rest
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A worker who refuses to work for nothing
Pregunta 19
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Motivating workers by delegating responsibility is known as
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Mediation
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Empowerment
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Appraisal
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Consultation
Pregunta 20
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A retailer schedules staff so that they perform a variety of tasks each day. This is:
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Job rotation
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Job flexibility
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Job extension
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Job enrichment
Pregunta 21
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Providing employees with discounted travel tickets and health insurance is an example of:
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Fringe benefits
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Performance-related pay
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Job empowerment
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Profit-sharing
Pregunta 22
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According to Taylor, workers are mainly motivated by:
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Hygienic facilities
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Money
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Promotion opportunities
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Job satisfaction
Pregunta 23
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An advantage of an "empowered" employee is that he/she...
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makes more decisions without supervision
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is less likely to want a profit share
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fits better into a tall hierarchy
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is more likely to join a competitor
Pregunta 24
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Motivating staff by giving them additional responsibility is known as:
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Job rotation
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Delayering
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Job enrichment
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Delegation
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