EMPLOYEE PLACEMENT

Question 1

Staffing needs are met in two ways

Answer 1

• new hires from outside the firm

- reassignment of a current employee

Question 2

the assignment or reassignment of an employee to a new job

Answer 2

placement

Question 3

reassignment of an employee to a higher position

Answer 3

promotion

Question 4

upward or vertical movement of employees in an organization from a lower to a higher job

Answer 4

promotion

Question 5

what are the approaches to recruit employees for promotion?

Answer 5

• closed promotion system

- open promotion system

Question 6

It is the responsibility of the supervisor to identify the promotable employees for the job to be filled

Answer 6

Closed Promotion System

Question 7

also known as job posting

Answer 7

open promotion system

Question 8

an approach in promotion that enhances the participation and the equal achievement of equal opportunity goal

Answer 8

open promotion system

Question 9

criteria used in promoting employees

Answer 9

seniority

current and past performances

Question 10

described as the length of service

Answer 10

seniority

Question 11

types of seniority

Answer 11

straight seniority

qualified seniority

Question 12

only highlights the length of service

Answer 12

straight seniority

Question 13

competence and length of service in the company

Answer 13

qualified seniority

Question 14

promotion criteria that place value in previous job performance and evaluation

Answer 14

current and past performance

Question 15

unofficial promotion criteria

Answer 15

• personal characteristics
• nepotism
• social factors/ friendship

Question 16

reassignment of an employee to a lower job involving fewer responsibilities and skills

Answer 16

demotion

Question 17

it involves a reduction of status or privileges but not pay

Answer 17

demotion

Question 18

reasons for demotion

Answer 18

• reorganization, company merger, or business reverses thus forcing employees to accept demotion
• inability of employees to perform their job based on acceptable standards
• as a form disciplinary action for a way to handle disciplinary problems, also viewed as a punishment for wrongdoing
• the tool used to inform the employee concerned that he or she is beginning to be a liability rather than an asset to thee organization.

Question 19

the reassignment of an employee to a job with similar status, pay, duties, and responsibilities.

Answer 19

transfer

Question 20

reasons for transfer

Answer 20

• due to job dissatisfaction
• in conflict with supervisor or coworker
• for employees convenience
• organizational needs may require transfer due to business expansion, retrenchment, erroneous placement, or to meet department requirements.
• for an employee to e better suited or adjusted to the job.

Question 21

occur depending whether the employee or employer decides to terminate the employment relationship

Answer 21

employee separation

Question 22

a decision that the individual and the organization should part

Answer 22

separation

Question 23

employee need to leave their jobs temporarily

Answer 23

temporary leave

Question 24

normal separation of employees in an organization because of resignation, retirement, or death

Answer 24

attrition

Question 25

factors behind downsizing leading to layoff

Answer 25

- decline or crisis in the form - technological advances - organizational restructuring

Question 26

alternatives to layoff

Answer 26

-freeze hiring -restrict overtime -retrain/redeploy switch to job sharing -use unpaid vacations -use a shorter workweek -use pay reduction -use sabbaticals -implement early retirement programs

Question 27

amount given to an employee terminated due to retrenchment, closure, or cessation of business or incurable disease

Answer 27

separation pay

Question 28

what is the equivalent of a separation pay

Answer 28

one or one-half month pay for every year of service

Question 29

permanent separation that implies an employee was fired

Answer 29

termination

Question 30

types of employment

Answer 30

- regular employment - probation - part-time employment - commission-paid employment - casual employment - contractual

Question 31

employee engaged to perform their activities as usually necessary or desirable in the business or trade of the employer

Answer 31

regular employment

Question 32

services of an employee who has been engaged on probationary basis

Answer 32

probationary

Question 33

workers employed to render work for period less than thee normal 8 hour working day or those who work less than the normal six working days of week

Answer 33

part-time employee

Question 34

workers are paid depending on the income they bring to the company

Answer 34

commission-paid employment

Question 35

happens when employees are hired for a particular period or season

Answer 35

casual employment

Question 36

workers are employed at a y time but a definite period not exceeding six months

Answer 36

contractual