Charlie, an HR Manager at Delaney Inc

question 14

Multiple Choice

Charlie, an HR manager at Delaney Inc., is expecting a labor surplus for the company in the month of November. This gives Charlie nearly eight months to deal with the problem. In order to reduce the labor surplus, Charlie decides to use a ________ strategy, which causes less suffering for employees.

• A) downsizing
• B) demotion
• C) hiring freeze
• D) pay reduction
• E) transfer

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