The Creative Director at Image First Promotion Company Got Word

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The Creative Director at Image First Promotion Company got word yesterday that the firm lost the Hottie Potatee account.As its second best customer,the Director must quickly perform damage control and unfortunately dismiss two creative writers and one web development content provider.As he prepares to call each of them to his office and perform the dismissals,he decides to make one final call to the company HR manager to make certain that he is doing and saying the right things.The HR manager will disagree with which of the following statements?

• A)He will offer each employee a three-month severance package,as long as they agree to sign a non-compete agreement for that time period.
• B)He will be consistent in his remarks to the three employees.
• C)He will create a story that their jobs are being eliminated due to new technology since revealing that the firm lost a major account could tarnish the image of the firm.
• D)Assure each employee that they can count on him for future job references and that he will be honest with anyone inquiring as to why they were dismisseD.According to Figure 11.8 in Chapter 11,"How to Avoid Wrongful-Discharge Lawsuits," it is important to provide an honest,business reason that the employee is being terminated.Failure to do so may have negative consequences for the company.

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