Marlene Had 22 Years of Employment as an Accounts Manager

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Essay

Marlene had 22 years of employment as an accounts manager with a medium-sized manufacturing firm when her employer was placed into receivership and the assets of the firm were sold.As a result,her contract of employment was terminated.Marlene completed an application for employment with Makit Inc. ,which had purchased the assets from the receiver.Makit accepted Marlene's application and she commenced employment immediately.All of Marlene's employment records were transferred from the defunct files of her former employer.She was given the responsibility of supervising a department of 15 employees,and within six months was awarded a substantial wage increase commensurate with other employees at Makit with long standing.Shortly thereafter,Makit began to experience declining sales as the result of an economic downturn and,after 18 months of employment,Marlene's services were terminated.Discuss the issues presented by this situation.What responsibilities rest with Marlene?

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Definitions:

Germination

The process by which a plant grows from a seed or similar structure, marking the beginning of its life cycle.

Coleoptile

Of monocots, a rigid sheath that protects the plumule (embryonic shoot) as it grows up to the soil surface.

Radicle

The first part of a seedling to emerge during the germination process, which develops into the primary root.

Phototropism

Directional response to light.