Test Your Knowledge
1) An employee says “I quit” in the heat of a tense situation, do you….
a) Accept their outburst and ask them to hand in their keys
b) Yell back at them and tell them to pull their head in
c) Ask them to take a step back, think about their decision overnight and come back the next day and confirm or withdraw their decision
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2) An employee is caught on CCTV taking money without authority from the till, do you…
a) Dismiss them immediately
b) Invite them to a meeting outlining the allegations and giving them the opportunity to respond to the allegations
c) Call them into your office, confront them and then dismiss them regardless of their response
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3) You employed a new person four weeks ago and they are useless. They signed an employment agreement the day after starting work with you and it contained a 90 day trial clause. You feel bad but decide to terminate their employment. Do you….
a) Talk to them about their performance and let them know their ongoing employment is in jeopardy? If no improvement give them notice?
b) Tell them it isn’t working out and give them notice under the 90 day trial provision?
c) Wait till 89 days is up to get your money’s worth and then give notice under the 90 day trial provision?
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4) An employee resigns giving four weeks’ notice. You don’t want them to work out their notice as you are pretty annoyed that they are leaving and you think they may be disruptive and waste time. Do you…..
a) Tell him to go now and he is not required to work out his notice but you will pay him in lieu?
b) Tell him to go now and he is not required to work out his notice and you won’t be paying him either?
c) Communicate with the employee and see if they are interested in being paid wages without having to work out their notice? If they don’t agree then find them some work to do?
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