Remember, anonymity affects upward feedback.  Managers who get feedback from subordinates who identify themselves view the upward feedback process more positively than do managers who get anonymous feedback.  However, subordinates are more comfortable giving anonymous responses, and those who must identify themselves tend to give inflated ratings. 

 

6.What is merit pay?  Do you think it’s a good idea to award employees merit raises?  If yes, why?  If not, why not?

Merit pay or merit raises is any salary increase awarded to an employee based on his or her individual performance.  Merit pay has both advocates and detractors.  Which are you?

 

7.Exit Interviews are conducted by many employers with employees who are leaving the firm for any reason. These are interviews, usually conducted by a human resource professional just prior to the employee leaving. The assumption is that the employee will be candid because he or she is leaving. However, the information one gets is more likely to be questionable.  Researchers found that at the time of separation, 38% of those leaving blamed salary and benefits, and only 4% blamed supervision. Followed up 18 months later, 24% blamed supervision and only 12% blamed salary and benefits. Getting to the real issues during the exit interview may take some real digging.  

Do you think exit interviews are a worthwhile procedure for HR departments? If yes, why? If no, why not?

 

8.there is a list of contract agreement sections.  These include:  management rights, union security, grievance procedure, compensation rates, hours of work and overtime, benefits such as vacation, holidays, insurance and pension, health and safety, employee security. 

Which of these provisions do you think are most important to employees and which are most important to management?  

 

9.You are the CEO of a manufacturing plant.  You have 500 employees working for you.  How would you go about providing a safer work environment for your employees?

 

10.Who is Samuel Gompers?

 

11.What/Who is Generation X?