Where an Employee's Performance Has Been Poor or Below the Standard

question 29

Multiple Choice

Where an employee's performance has been poor or below the standard expected of them, the manager conducting their performance review should:

• A) tell them straight out that their recent performance indicates they are a poor worker and that they will most likely lose their job.
• B) avoid these performance issues, and instead focus on the positives of the employee's performance.
• C) objectively point out the employee's poor performance, and tell them they need to improve.
• D) objectively highlight the employee's poor performance, and offer them coaching and/or other development opportunities to correct it.
• E) All of these responses are correct.

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Definitions:

Pension Expense

The cost recognized by an employer for providing retirement benefits to employees during a given period.

Straight-Line Method

A depreciation technique that allocates an equal amount of the cost of an asset minus its salvage value to each accounting period over its useful life.

Interest Cost

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