Christmas Quiz

Welcome to this week’s Discuss HR, the blog written for and by members of Human Resources UK.

Many of you will have already started your Christmas holidays and those of you still working are probably whiling away the hours until that first Christmas drink hits your lips!  As a result, I thought rather than have the usual Discuss HR article we could have a bit of fun instead.  So purely for fun I give you our Christmas Quiz! (Ed Scrivener)

Question number 1...

 Christmas Quiz

1. In Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), what are the FOUR mirroring techniques that may be used to create rapport? 
2. According to John Adair (2006), what 'needs' should a leader deal with that overlap? 
3. As a coaching technique, what does G R O W stand for? 
4. How many tweets a day occur on Twitter on average (as of May 2011) 
5. The work of Carl Jung on Psychological Types is the basis of the majority of personality tests today. Jung proposed four main functions of consciousness: Two perceiving functions: Sensation and ????  Two judging functions: Thinking and ???? 
6. Research shows that change fails what percentage of the time? 10-15%, 40-55%, 50-60%, 85-95% 
7. What are the 4 level’s of the Kirkpatrick learning and training evaluation model? 
8. In a recent survey published by the CIPD what percentage of public sector employees agree that striking public sector workers will quickly lose sympathy if they cause disruption to the general public ?  72%, 54% or 27% 
9. In NLP when we communicate which has the most impact – words, tonality or physiology (body language)?  
10. Can you hire unpaid interns without breaching minimum wage legislation? a) always b) never c) sometimes  
11. Do self employed workers have employment law rights a) yes same as everyone else b) none c) sometimes  
12. In which legal context can family members/friends give your employees rights simply by needing or knowing them? 
13. How many people are members of LinkedIn?  
14. When LinkedIn was floated on the NYSE what was the price per share? $0.45, $4.50, $45.00, $450.00  
15. Which is the best HR group in LinkedIn? 
16. What is the current cost per hire per employee in the UK? £1,053, £2,226, £4,763, £5,311 
17. What percentage of job opportunities are placed with recruitment agencies? 10%, 35%, 55%, 70% 
18. What is the definition of an HR Business Partner?
19.  What do the letters SAAP stand for? a) Software As A Priority b) Stop All Accidents Promptly c) Speaking As A Professional d) Statutory Additional Adoption Pay 
20. Which of the following is usually recognised as a Bank Holiday in England? a) St George's Day b) Whit Monday c) Christmas Eve d) The Queen's Birthday 
21. Generous George has decided to give all of his employees £100 each to buy Christmas presents. One of his employees had a baby last week and is now on maternity leave, receiving 90% of her normal salary. How much of the Christmas presents payment should George give to her? a) Nothing - she's on maternity leave and is not entitled to a payment b) £90 - as she's currently receiving 90% of her normal salary whilst on maternity leave c) £100 - the same as the other employees d) £200 - so she can buy a present for the baby as well as for herself 
22. What year was the minimum wage introduced to the UK? And what was it? 
23. How much is the largest ever disability discrimination tribunal award? a) £232,459 b) £521,190 c) £596,200 d) £729,347
24. What are the four elements of the Ulrich Business Partner Model? a) strategic partner/change agent/employee champion/administrative expert b) strategic partner/change agent/communications champion/employment relations expert c) strategic partner/change agent/expert coach/employment relations expert d) strategic partner/change agent/communications champion/organisation design expert
25. What are an employer’s current legal obligations with regards to pension provision?
    a) They are not legally obliged to provide a pension to their employees b) They must provide access to a stakeholder pension scheme but do not need to make contributions c) They must enrol all employees in a pension scheme and  make contributions to it
26. Your employee has been signed off sick with depression for over 6 months.  What should you do?
     a) Follow the ACAS Code of Practice and dismiss them for conduct reasons b) Obtain a medical diagnosis of their condition, find out if there is possibility of a return to work, consider reasonable adjustments, then follow a fair procedure before dismissing them for capability reasons c) Nothing.  Dismissal could be seen as discrimination on the grounds of disability. 
27. One of your employees is a transvestite.  Which toilets do they use?
    a) Male b) Neither – you must supply a designated toilet for their exclusive use c) Either - but they must stick with their original choice
    
    

As my budget will only stretch to a pat on the back for the winner and I am sure you’re all desperate for the answers they are below!

Answers:

1) voice tone/tempo, breathing rate, movement, body posture 2) Task needs, team maintenance needs, individual needs 3) Goals, Reality, Outcomes, Will 4) 190 million 5) Intuition and Feeling 6) 50-60% from Kotter & IBM research 7) reaction, learning, behaviour, results 8) 54% - in the same survey 78% of private sector workers agreed with the statement 9) physiology – 55% - words 7% and tonality 38% 10) sometimes depending on if you are a charity, it is a sandwich course organised by University or college or whether any actual work is being done 11) sometimes – workers have a full set of discrimination rights, and modified rights under many other statutes. Genuine self employed workers (not merely people labelled as such) have no unfair dismissal rights - that is the main difference 12) The Equality Act gives rights of 'associative discrimination' to individuals who are care for or are negatively affected by Equality issues 13) 132m 14) $45.00 15) This should be obvious however incorrect answers will result in members banishment! 16) £5,311 17) 35% 18) This is a trick question, as the remit of a BP can vary enormously between organisations 19) Statutory Additional Adoption Pay 20) Whit Monday 21) £100 - the same as the other employees 22) 1999 & £3.60 23) £729,347 24) strategic partner/change agent/employee champion/administrative expert 25) b 26) b 27) c

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