MHA 702 TEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Individual Terminations
-Discharge and Termination are different although both result in separation from an
organization.
-before a termination is undertaken, managers should work with HR
Discharge
- Commonly referred to as being fired.
-Usually occurs after employees break organizational rules or violate organizational
polices.
-Most managers dread firing someone.
Dismissal
- occurs for reasons related to performance.
- individual is not considered to be at fault.
- because no rules were broken, this is treated as a layoff.
Constructive Discharge
-A termination of employment brought about by making the employee's working
conditions so intolerable that the employee reasonably feels compelled to leave.
- Significant risk in doing this, by former employee exposing company for forcing them
to resign.
Reduction in force
, -Organizations occasionally elect to reduce the number of their employees
-Reasons for reducing employee counts:
§Excess growth
§New technology that requires fewer employees
§Reengineering
§Mergers, acquisitions and other changes
§Layoffs and terminations.
Layoffs
§Selection for layoff is most often accomplished by seniority, although this is not an
absolute requirement unless a contract governs selection for layoff
§Seniority is the fairest and safest means of determining who leaves and who remains
§Seniority can be determined by time in the organization, time in a specific department,
time within a particular task or job class or time within a department
Unemployment Compensation
§An employee who is discharged for cause is technically not eligible for unemployment
compensation
§One who is dismissed for reasons related to performance or laid off for lack of work or
economic reasons is considered eligible for unemployment
§Any discharged employee is free to apply for unemployment
§Many claims are given favorable determinations even though an organization
considers them to be ineligible
§Discharged employees claiming hardship are frequently granted unemployment
compensation benefits
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
Individual Terminations
-Discharge and Termination are different although both result in separation from an
organization.
-before a termination is undertaken, managers should work with HR
Discharge
- Commonly referred to as being fired.
-Usually occurs after employees break organizational rules or violate organizational
polices.
-Most managers dread firing someone.
Dismissal
- occurs for reasons related to performance.
- individual is not considered to be at fault.
- because no rules were broken, this is treated as a layoff.
Constructive Discharge
-A termination of employment brought about by making the employee's working
conditions so intolerable that the employee reasonably feels compelled to leave.
- Significant risk in doing this, by former employee exposing company for forcing them
to resign.
Reduction in force
, -Organizations occasionally elect to reduce the number of their employees
-Reasons for reducing employee counts:
§Excess growth
§New technology that requires fewer employees
§Reengineering
§Mergers, acquisitions and other changes
§Layoffs and terminations.
Layoffs
§Selection for layoff is most often accomplished by seniority, although this is not an
absolute requirement unless a contract governs selection for layoff
§Seniority is the fairest and safest means of determining who leaves and who remains
§Seniority can be determined by time in the organization, time in a specific department,
time within a particular task or job class or time within a department
Unemployment Compensation
§An employee who is discharged for cause is technically not eligible for unemployment
compensation
§One who is dismissed for reasons related to performance or laid off for lack of work or
economic reasons is considered eligible for unemployment
§Any discharged employee is free to apply for unemployment
§Many claims are given favorable determinations even though an organization
considers them to be ineligible
§Discharged employees claiming hardship are frequently granted unemployment
compensation benefits
