WorldatWork T4 Strategic Communication in Total Rewards Online Training
WorldatWork T4 Online Training
The questions for T4 were last updated at Apr 21,2025.
- Exam Code: T4
- Exam Name: Strategic Communication in Total Rewards
- Certification Provider: WorldatWork
- Latest update: Apr 21,2025
Which pay type usually makes up a small proportion of total compensation, and may not be used at all by some employers?
- A . mandatory benefits
- B . wages
- C . merit pay
- D . salaries
Which of the following is the most important potential disadvantage of performance pay?
- A . It increases the need for layoffs in poor economic conditions.
- B . It does not fit well with high-involvement management.
- C . It is mainly effective in small companies.
- D . It does not pay off for some employers.
Which of the following is an example of mandatory indirect pay?
- A . major health benefits such as medical coverage
- B . registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs) benefits
- C . employee services
- D . workers’ compensation benefits
Your company offers you pay for time not worked, disability benefits, supplemental medical coverage, and a full range of free employee services.
These items refer to which component of the compensation mix?
- A . direct pay
- B . base pay
- C . indirect pay
- D . performance pay
As a consultant, you have been asked by an organization to provide a menu of indirect benefits that
the employer does not have to provide by law.
Which of the following would you NOT include in your menu?
- A . employment insurance
- B . company pension plan
- C . psychological counseling
- D . supplemental medical coverage
Which of the following best explains why medical and dental coverage can be purchased more cheaply by the employer than the employee?
- A . indexation
- B . economies of scale
- C . utility
- D . dividends
Which of the following variables offers the most likely explanation for the decrease in popularity of "defined benefit plans" by employers in Canada?
- A . They provided poor returns on pension plan investments, and longevity of employees increased.
- B . Defined benefit plans are simply not popular among employees.
- C . They help organizations plan more accurately; hence, they make it easier to fund these liabilities.
- D . Employers believe defined contribution plans are much more unpredictable from a funding perspective.
A flexible benefits system with cost sharing on individual benefits is a good fit for which type of firm?
- A . human relations firm
- B . high-involvement firm
- C . classical firm
- D . firm with no managerial strategy
As a general rule, organizations using a high-involvement managerial strategy use indirect pay as a way to encourage which of the following relationships?
- A . employer-community relationship
- B . employee-task relationship
- C . employer-employee relationship
- D . employer-union relationship
Which methods are used to establish base pay?
- A . market pricing, job evaluation, and pay for knowledge
- B . job analysis, competency testing, and demographics
- C . tenure, job preview, and environmental analysis
- D . knowledge, education, and market pricing