题目

In the context of 'best practice' employment protection law, in which of the following circumstances is dismissal of an employee automatically considered unfair?

A

Selection for redundancy on the basis of age

B

Misconduct

C

Marriage to an employee of a key competitor

D

Incompetence

Rationale: This constitutes unfair selection for redundancy (on the basis of recent age discrimination legislation): redundancy is potentially fair grounds for dismissal as long as the basis of selection is fair. Options B and D are potentially fair grounds: there should be a reasonable attempt at performance or disciplinary management (warnings, training etc). You may have hesitated over C, but this is an example of 'substantial reasons' that would be considered by a tribunal.Ways in: You could narrow the options by considering that there must be some way for companies to dismiss incompetent or deliberately obstructive employees.

多做几道

The stationery and printing company S Co, has recently upgraded its computers and printers so that more production has become automated. Many middle managers will now be made redundant. This is known as:

A

Downsizing

B

Delayering

C

Outsourcing

A recent trend in organisation and management is the rise in 'virtual organisation' and 'virtual teamworking'.

To which of the following environmental (PEST) factors is this most directly attributed?

A

Economic

B

Socio-cultural

C

Technological

D

Political

____is an analysis of statistics on birth and death rates, age structures of people and ethnic groups within a community.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

A

Ergonomics

B

Economics

C

Psychographics

D

Demographics

Which of the following is not a legitimate method of influencing government policy in the interests of a business?

A

Employing lobbyists to put the organisation's case to ministers or civil servants

B

Giving lawmakers non-executive directorships

C

Offering financial incentives to public officials to use their influence on the organisation's behalf

D

Attempting to influence public opinion, to put pressure on the legislative agenda

What is an acronym used to describe the key elements of an organisation's external environment?

A

SWOT

B

SMART

C

PEST