Termination Management
Questions & Exam Practice
Key Concepts Check In
- Define termination management.
- Identify the four main methods of termination.
- Define ‘entitlement considerations’.
- Define ‘transition considerations’.
- Identify two entitlement considerations that may apply when an employee resigns.
- Identify two transition considerations a business may provide during redundancy.
- Outline two common reasons a business might implement redundancy.
Deep Dive
- Explain why it is important that a business is effective with its termination management.
- Analyse how poorly managed termination may negatively impact workplace morale.
- Distinguish between redundancy and dismissal.
- Discuss the importance of transition considerations during redundancy.
- Explain why a structured performance management process should occur before dismissal for poor performance.
- Compare resignation and retirement as methods of termination. (4 marks)
- Compare entitlement considerations and transition considerations. In your response, refer to at least one method of termination. (6 marks)
Content in Action
- A restaurant employee decides to leave their job after accepting a position at another business.
- Identify the method of termination that has occurred. (1 mark)
- Explain one entitlement consideration and one transition consideration the business may implement. (4 marks)
- Morris Andrews is a furniture design and manufacturing business. The business has had some poor financial results. To overcome this, the CEO and majority owner, Morris Andrews, has decided to invest in new machinery to automate many manufacturing processes. He has also asked his human resources manager to find a way to reduce the number of employees.
Justify one termination method that Morris Andrews should implement in this situation. Describe one entitlement consideration and one transition consideration that is relevant for the chosen termination method. (6 marks) - A supervisor repeatedly fails to follow company procedures despite several warnings and additional training. Management decides to terminate the employee’s employment.
Examine why it is important that the business follows a structured process before dismissing the employee. (4 marks)