Your Organization Has Decided to Terminate a Couple of Production

question 2

Multiple Choice

Your organization has decided to terminate a couple of production workers without cause. The manager of the department approaches you and asks for your advice regarding the minimum amount of working notice or severance in lieu that should be provided. Assume both workers have been with the company for 24 months, and it is a non-unionized environment. What advice would you provide if you were going to use recent court cases to inform your answer?

• A) There is no need to provide notice, given that they have been employed with the organization for only 24 months.
• B) Two months should be a minimum.
• C) Four months should be a minimum.
• D) Recent court cases have awarded one week per year of employment to a maximum of two months.

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