To Address the Situation of an Employee Who Was Previously

question 22

Multiple Choice

To address the situation of an employee who was previously an excellent performer, but whose performance has now fallen to an unacceptably low level, their manager should:

• A) with support from the human resources manager, immediately place the employee on probation or a performance-based employment agreement.
• B) acknowledge the employee's underperformance and seek a written assurance from them that their performance will improve by a certain date.
• C) acknowledge the employee's underperformance, investigate any possible causes of it, brainstorm solutions to address it, and show faith that it will improve.
• D) acknowledge the employee's underperformance and lighten their duties or workload.
• E) acknowledge the employee's underperformance and direct them to take leave until they sort out what is wrong and how to improve.

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