Week 5 Apply Assignment Choose the best answer for each question. You will have two attempts for this assessment Points: 100 Your Submission: Started on Oct 19 at 21:58 An employee at Clearwater Electronics has contacted the HR department about her salary. She had been told that a recent hire with the same job and skill set was offered 51,000 more per year than she was. She wanted to know if the rumor was true and, if so, what the company was going to do to about the situation. After reviewing both jobs, it was determined that the employee should be given a pay raise to match that of the recent hire plus another 25 cents per hour. The employee was appeased, but the situation was messy and dad. Given this example, why is it important that Clearwater Electronics have internal equity in its compensation system? Internal equity contributes to a company culture of fairness, and employees are more likely to feel valued and less likely to claim discrimination Internal equity allows a company to compare their salaries to those of competing organizations. Internal equity allows for a company to pay different wages depending on the seniority of its employees Internal equity allows the company to balance the factors-the cost of workers and the rapidly moving job market Recent successes at Clearwater Electronics have created additional financial resources for the company. As a result, management has decided to install a new incentive system for the entire organization Management has asked the director of HR to research and present an incentive system that will best align employee motivation with firm productivity. Which of the following options is most likely to create this alignment and why? A long-term incentive program would allow employees to align their work with company goals and focus on payouts that would require longer than one year to achieve A casual reward system would allow employees to be recognized for outstanding performance and receive a small token of appreciation from the company A profit sharing plan would allow all employees to align their work with company goals, contribute through increased productivity, and then share in the increased profies. A short-term incentive program would allow employees to work on short term company goals. Upon achieving the goals, they would receive recognition and a short term payout. The HR department at Clearwater Electronics received a report of a work-related injury on the production line that resulted in the employee missing several days of work. Supposedly, the employee hurt his back while lifting a box of components. However, another employee reported that the employee was not really hurt and just wanted some days off. It is the responsibility of the HR department to process workers compensation claims and make sure the claim is not fraudulent. Which statement gives the best reason for HR to ensure that the claim is legitimate? Fraudulent workers' compensation claims lead to companies misclassifying employees in order to avoid paying premiums for them. Fraudulent workers compensation claims can lead companies to lie about injuries and illnesses in order to avoid paying higher insurance premium Fraudulent workers' compensation claims can lead to higher insurance premiums and penalties, so it is important for HR to protect the company and avoid costly mistakes. Fraudulent workers' compensation claims allow employees to take advantage of the system and say injuries and illnesses resulted from work while they actually happened elsewhere Week 5 Apply Assignment Choose the best answer for each question. You will have two attempts for this assessment Points: 100 Your Submission: Started on Oct 19 at 21:58 An employee at Clearwater Electronics has contacted the HR department about her salary. She had been told that a recent hire with the same job and skill set was offered 51,000 more per year than she was. She wanted to know if the rumor was true and, if so, what the company was going to do to about the situation. After reviewing both jobs, it was determined that the employee should be given a pay raise to match that of the recent hire plus another 25 cents per hour. The employee was appeased, but the situation was messy and dad. Given this example, why is it important that Clearwater Electronics have internal equity in its compensation system? Internal equity contributes to a company culture of fairness, and employees are more likely to feel valued and less likely to claim discrimination Internal equity allows a company to compare their salaries to those of competing organizations. Internal equity allows for a company to pay different wages depending on the seniority of its employees Internal equity allows the company to balance the factors-the cost of workers and the rapidly moving job market Recent successes at Clearwater Electronics have created additional financial resources for the company. As a result, management has decided to install a new incentive system for the entire organization Management has asked the director of HR to research and present an incentive system that will best align employee motivation with firm productivity. Which of the following options is most likely to create this alignment and why? A long-term incentive program would allow employees to align their work with company goals and focus on payouts that would require longer than one year to achieve A casual reward system would allow employees to be recognized for outstanding performance and receive a small token of appreciation from the company A profit sharing plan would allow all employees to align their work with company goals, contribute through increased productivity, and then share in the increased profies. A short-term incentive program would allow employees to work on short term company goals. Upon achieving the goals, they would receive recognition and a short term payout. The HR department at Clearwater Electronics received a report of a work-related injury on the production line that resulted in the employee missing several days of work. Supposedly, the employee hurt his back while lifting a box of components. However, another employee reported that the employee was not really hurt and just wanted some days off. It is the responsibility of the HR department to process workers compensation claims and make sure the claim is not fraudulent. Which statement gives the best reason for HR to ensure that the claim is legitimate? Fraudulent workers' compensation claims lead to companies misclassifying employees in order to avoid paying premiums for them. Fraudulent workers compensation claims can lead companies to lie about injuries and illnesses in order to avoid paying higher insurance premium Fraudulent workers' compensation claims can lead to higher insurance premiums and penalties, so it is important for HR to protect the company and avoid costly mistakes. Fraudulent workers' compensation claims allow employees to take advantage of the system and say injuries and illnesses resulted from work while they actually happened elsewhere