HR Quiz

1. HR JARGON ROUND
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2. 1. A workforce comprising of
permanent full-time, part time,
temporary employees and contractors.

3. 2. An alternate dispute resolution
method that uses a neutral third
party to resolve conflicts

4. 3. An employer’s policy that restricts the
employment of two or more family
members at the same time

5. 4. A lawsuit filed by one party on
behalf of themselves and other people
in the group who share the same
complaint

6. 5.Unfair labor practice when a union
asks an employer to pay an employee
for services he or she did not perform

7. 6. Under Equal Employment
Opportunity law, a less favorable effect
for one group over another.

8. 7. Using web sites, chat rooms or
bulletin boards to post insulting or
defamatory statements about former
employers

9. 8. Informal communication channel
used to transmit information or rumors
from one person to another

10. 9. Legal terminology meaning “what
for what” or “something for
something”

11. 10. An approach to reducing staff,
whereby jobs are prioritized in order to
identify and eliminate unnecessary
work

12. ANSWERS

13. 1. A workforce comprising of
permanent full-time, part time,
temporary employees and contractors.

14. Blended workforce

15. 2. An alternate dispute resolution
method that uses a neutral third
party to resolve conflicts

16. Arbitration

17. 3. An employer’s policy that restricts the
employment of two or more family
members at the same time

18. Anti-nepotism policy

19. 4. A lawsuit filed by one party on
behalf of themselves and other people
in the group who share the same
complaint

20. Class action suit

21. 5.Unfair labor practice when a union
asks an employer to pay an employee
for services he or she did not perform

22. Featherbedding

23. 6. Under Equal Employment
Opportunity law, a less favorable effect
for one group over another.

24. Disparate impact

25. 7. Using web sites, chat rooms or
bulletin boards to post insulting or
defamatory statements about former
employers

26. Cybersmear

27. 8. Informal communication channel
used to transmit information or rumors
from one person to another

28. Grapevine

29. 9. Legal terminology meaning “what
for what” or “something for
something”

30. Quid Pro Quo

31. 10. An approach to reducing staff,
whereby jobs are prioritized in order to
identify and eliminate unnecessary
work

32. Rightsizing

35. 9. A policy which provides no. of paid
days leave off following the death of
an employee’s spouse, parent, child,
grandparent or in-law

36. 12. A form of training conducted
outside of the workplace where new
hires are exposed to procedures or
tools/equipments to be used in their
jobs