Robert Has Worked for the Past Twenty Years on an Assembly

question 35

Multiple Choice

Robert has worked for the past twenty years on an assembly line at a General Motors plant. Recently Robert was laid off as robots were put on the line. Robert is experiencing:

• A) structural unemployment.
• B) cyclical unemployment.
• C) frictional unemployment.
• D) displacement unemployment.

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Definitions:

Compressed Workweek

A four-day (or shorter) period during which an employee works 40 hours.

Layoffs

The termination of employment of workers by an employer due to business reasons that may not be related to the individual's performance.

Four-day

Refers typically to a workweek that consists of four workdays as opposed to the traditional five, aimed at improving work-life balance or operational efficiency.

Job Enlargement

The addition of more tasks to a job instead of treating each task as separate.