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Introduction to Work-Life Effectiveness Quiz

Test Your Knowledge

Introduction to Work-Life Effectiveness — Successful Work-Life Programs to Attract, Motivate and Retain Employees (Course W1)

Instructions: Choose an answer for each question and then click on the "Get Results" button at the end of the quiz.

1. Why should employers consider all five elements of total rewards, including work-life, with regard to their workforces?
A. To promote goodwill between leadership and the rank and file employees
B. To meet employee needs for financial security
C. To drive desired behaviors that promote organizational success
D. To drive cultural change that will contribute to higher profit margins

2. Which of the following best describes a work-life strategy?
A. Overall plan for attraction, motivation and retention
B. Art of combining the five elements into tailored packages designed to achieve optimal motivation
C. Principles that guide design and implementation of programs within the work-life portfolio
D. Principles and approaches that guide the day-to-day operations of the business

3. In which way have workforce demographics changed over the past ten years?
A. More workers have family responsibilities.
B. Fewer workers have elder care responsibilities.
C. More workers have a spouse that stays at home.
D. Fewer workers are single parents.

4. Which one of the following is a documented business impact of working caregivers?
A. Decreased health care costs
B. Increased absenteeism
C. Increased family financial security
D. Decreased incidences of violence in the workplace

5. Which of the following is a central premise of work-life effectiveness?
A. Reduction of health insurance premiums
B. Reduction in total weekly hours worked
C. Reduction of stress
D. Reduction of medical and dental claims

6. Health fairs are included in which one of the following approaches to health and wellness?
A. Awareness
B. Behavioral change
C. Medical
D. Cultural

7. A key principal of workplace flexibility is that it does which of the following?
A. Applies mainly to working parents
B. Allows employers control over where and how work gets done
C. Allows employees to have job autonomy
D. Accommodates exempt employee needs

8. In the area of financial support, work-life is primarily concerned with which one of the following?
A. Initiating programs to provide loan assistance to employees
B. Gaining approval for voluntary financial benefits and resources
C. Implementing adoption subsidies for out-of-country adoptions
D. Assuring that cost-of-living increases are equitably distributed

9. An employee request for time off is most likely to be covered by statute if the request is for which of the following reasons?
A. To take a sabbatical
B. To take personal leave
C. To vote
D. To take bereavement leave

10. Which one of the following is a type of external outreach community involvement?
A. Catastrophic leave program
B. Matching gift program
C. On-site child care
D. Shared leave program

The Test Your Knowledge questions are intended to provide a small sample of the information covered in a particular course. Passing this test should not be considered an indicator that you also will pass the related certification exam.No portion of this document may be reproduced in any form without express written permission from WorldatWork. Copyright 2006 WorldatWork.

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