Factors That Might Affect What Constitutes a ''Reasonable Time Period

question 28

Multiple Choice

Factors that might affect what constitutes a ''reasonable time period'' for recall to work by economic strikers could include:

• A) historical data on normal employee attrition rates.
• B) future probability that new job openings may occur over some extended time period.
• C) the percentage of total employees eligible for recall who were actually recalled during the negotiated time limit.
• D) all of these
• E) historical data on normal employee attrition rates and the percentage of total employees eligible for recall who were actually recalled during the negotiated time limit.

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Definitions:

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