HRCI SPHR Exam - Topic 7 Question 73 Discussion

Actual exam question for HRCI's SPHR exam

Question #: 73
Topic #: 7

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Nonexempt employees are not required to be paid to attend training events when four certain conditions are met. Which one of the following is not one of the four conditions to determine if a nonexempt employee should be paid for training?

AThe event must be outside normal work hours

BThe event's attendance is documented in performance review

CThe event may not be job related

DThe event must be voluntary

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Suggested Answer: D

Answer option D is correct.

Chapter: Risk Management

Objective: Risk Assessment

by Noah at Feb 14, 2024, 04:06 AM

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Rosendo

3 months ago

I always assumed if it’s outside work hours, you get paid.

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Lacresha

3 months ago

Wait, so they can have unpaid training? That seems off.

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Ellsworth

3 months ago

B is definitely not one of the conditions.

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Lina

4 months ago

Definitely agree, the voluntary part is key!

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Goldie

4 months ago

I thought all training had to be job-related to get paid.

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Thaddeus

4 months ago

I definitely remember that if the training is job-related, they usually have to be paid, so maybe that means option C is the right answer here.

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Markus

4 months ago

I feel like the documentation in performance reviews is not really a condition for payment, but I can't recall exactly.

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Kathrine

4 months ago

I practiced a similar question where it asked about voluntary attendance, and I think that might be one of the conditions too.

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Valentin

5 months ago

I think I remember that one of the conditions is about the event being outside normal work hours, but I'm not sure if that's the only one.

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Timothy

5 months ago

Okay, let me think this through. I know one of the conditions is that the training event has to be outside normal work hours. So I'll eliminate any options that don't match that.

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Tasia

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. I know the conditions have to do with things like whether the training is outside normal work hours and if it's voluntary, but I'm not totally clear on all the details.

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Edda

5 months ago

This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the key is to focus on the four conditions that determine if a nonexempt employee should be paid for training.

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Veronique

5 months ago

I feel pretty confident about this one. I think the key is to identify the condition that is not one of the four required for nonexempt employees to not be paid for training. The answer has to be the one that doesn't fit with the others.

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Carlee

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a little unsure about this one. Is it possible he could be in the Analysis and Production stage as well? I'll have to think it through a bit more.

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Tamra

5 months ago

This looks like a tricky one. I'll need to carefully read through the current core configuration and think about how to disable access for everyone except root.

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Arleen

9 months ago

Option E: The event must be held in a secret underground bunker accessible only by solving a Rubik's Cube blindfolded. Gotta keep those non-exempt employees on their toes, am I right?

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Celestina

10 months ago

Hmm, Option D is the one that doesn't belong. Who would ever 'voluntarily' attend a training event that they're not getting paid for? I'm calling shenanigans on this question!

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