Tip of the Month: Mid-Term Exam

It's time to test your knowledge about how to best utilize the staffing industry to service your contingency workforce needs. The answers appear at the end of this E-letter - no peeking - Good Luck!




1. Which of the following benefits for utilizing contingency labor is not provided by your Staffing Company?
A. Absorbing Workers Comp and Unemployment Comp Risks.
B. Perform administrative tasks such as payroll processing, UC claim forms, garnishments, etc.
C. Covers the cost of recruiting qualified personnel.
D. Funds your payroll interest free subject to credit terms
E. All of the above
F. None of the above

2. Your staffing supplier has the legal responsibility to post all temp related injuries on its OSHA Log?
A. True
B. False

3. In regard to work related accidents involving temps your service should not do which of the following?
A. Have the injured worker complete their own accident investigation form.
B. Require the injured worker to take a timely post accident drug test.
C. Blame the client for providing an unsafe work environment.
D. Have a progressive disciplinary program pertaining to violation of safety rules.
E. All of the above.

4. Your provider charges a 40% mark-up. The temps pay rate is $10.00/hr. Your hourly bill rate is?
A. $12.00/hr
B. $10.00/hr
C. $13.50/hr
D. None of the above


5. The only exception to paying Ohio state sales tax on temps is to have a formal contract between the service provider and the purchaser for duration of at least one year that specifies that each employee covered under the contract is assigned to the purchaser on a permanent basis?
A. True
B. False

6. Which of the following are great reasons for utilizing a small independent supplier of staffing services instead of a big national supplier?
A. Smaller suppliers emphasize customer service more like delivering paychecks and baking pumpkin rolls.
B. Less bureaucratic levels to deal with when you have problems.
C. With nationals you pay for services you don't really use or need.
D. Independents tend to be more involved in the community.
E. Ryan Staffing has been a small independent supplier since 1991.
F. All of the above.

7. Your service should provide all the following insurance coverage except?
A. General liability - $5,000,000
B. Professional liability - $5,000,000
C. Employee dishonesty - $1,000,000
D. Pre-nuptial agreements - $2,000,000
E. Statutory workers comp coverage.

8. Staffing firms employed an average of how many workers per day during the first quarter of 2009?
A. 10 million
B. 42 million
C. 1.99 million
D. 18 million

9. To lower your cost for temporary staffing labor your provider should offer all of the following except?
A. Overtime markup less than 1.5 x straight time bill rate
B. Reducing bill rates on long term temps
C. Waive all liquidation charges for perm hiring of temps
D. Offer lower payrolling rates for temps referred by the client
E. Pays all temps $4.50/hr

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A. Cavs tickets to see Shaq battle Lebron
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H. All of the above and more!

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