You Are the Director of HR for a Medium-Sized Service

question 46

Multiple Choice

You are the director of HR for a medium-sized service firm.The CEO is troubled by the level of absenteeism in the company.Most of the absences seem to be due to many habitual offenders,who simply can't seem to get themselves to work every day.In your meeting with the CEO,she pulls out sample absenteeism policies used by a company a friend of hers runs.These policies are heavily discipline-oriented and very strict.You examine the policies and advise the CEO that _____.

• A)these types of policies can be extremely effective in almost every organization.
• B)these types of polices are much more effective than programs that reward attendance
• C)these types of policies are very effective for habitual offenders
• D)these types of policies are not very effective for habitual offenders
• E)it would be best just to fire the habitual offenders as they are obviously unable to self-manage their attendance

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