New Orders Are Coming in Quickly for SmartTech, and Management

question 86

Multiple Choice

New orders are coming in quickly for SmartTech, and management is confident that new contracts will take them through the next couple of years. The company has started investing again, but not in people. The number of employees is the same as when the company and its competitors faced the Great Recession. Most likely due to ________, the company is producing more product and services with less people. 

• A) the lack of skilled labor
• B) new competition
• C) social changes
• D) technological advancement

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Definitions:

Compensation Insurance Scheme

An insurance plan designed to provide compensation to employees for injuries or disabilities sustained as a result of their employment.

Workers' Compensation Act

Legislation providing financial compensation and medical care for workers who are injured on the job or contract work-related illnesses.

Canadian Human Rights Act

A statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1977, designed to protect individuals from discrimination based on race, gender, disability, and other enumerated grounds.

Sexual Harassment

Unwanted or unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.