Jane Checks with the Different Departments and Tries to Get

question 102

Multiple Choice

Jane checks with the different departments and tries to get an idea of employee productivity at different levels.In consultation with the various managers, she makes a list of the relatively less productive employees who have not been up to the mark despite training and mentoring.They decide to terminate their employment contracts for the time being.She meets with each and every one of them to clarify the position and explain that this may not be a permanent situation, while encouraging them to look for positions elsewhere.How is Jane trying to reduce the size of the workforce here?

• A) firing
• B) layoffs
• C) reduced workweeks
• D) early retirements

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