Question 76 (1 point) Which of the following clauses are found in some labour agreements that periodically adjust compensation rates to reflect increases in cost of living? a) escalator clauses b) maintenance clauses c) roll-up clauses d) COLA clauses e) guarantee clauses Question 77 (1 point) Question 77 (1 point) Organization C has developed a new selection system. The company is interested in determining if the system predicts performance on the job, so Organization C gave the selection tests to 100 existing employees. What is the best way to describe this process? a) assessing construct validity through a criterion-related validity study b) assessing concurrent validity through a cross-validation study c) assessing concurrent validity through a criterion-related validity study d) assessing predictive validity through a criterion-related validity study e) assessing predictive validity through a cross-validation study Question 78 (1 point) Anton has just finished completing his appraisal with his supervisor Rene who told him that he was performing as expected. As to the salary, unfortunately, the company is expected to be short on cash in the next couple of years. Rene is offering him a year-end merit payment however this merit payment will not be added to his next year base pay. What is this type of payment called? a) Merit Guidelines b) Lump-Sum Merit Program c) Merit Pay Program d) Spot Bonus e) None of these answers Question 79 (1 point) Using the point manual, how is the relative worth of a job determined? a) through the wage mix b) by benchmarking jobs contained in the point manual c) by calculating the pay policy line d) by the number of steps within the pay grade e) by the total points that have been assigned to that job Question 80 (1 point) Question 80 (1 point) Which of the following is the most important disadvantage of using employee referrals for recruitment? a) Training recruiters to recognize potential in candidates in this way is difficult and costly b) It makes human resource planning near impossible due to the unpredictable nature of the talent pool. 3 c) It is likely that individuals will refer weak candidates in order to lessen internal competition for promotions d) It reduces the costs of recruitment and allows this money to be allocated to other HR functions. e) Discrimination may result because people tend to refer others from similar backgrounds