What is employment-at-will?
A kind of employment wherein both the employee and the employer are free to unilaterally terminate the relationship at any time and for any legally permissible reason, or for no reason at all.
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Identify the following group of words: Read the directions carefully before completing the job application form
A) command B) question C) statement D) exclamation
Stella bought a new refrigerator from Sears and wrote a personal cheque for it for $1,800. Stella knew that there was only $500 in her bank account when she wrote the cheque, but she needed the refrigerator right now
Stella thought if she got a new job soon she would pay Sear the money she owed. Sears could A) successfully sue Stella for negligence B) successfully sue Stella for nuisance C) successfully sue Stella for trespass to goods D) successfully sue Stella for conversion E) not successfully sue Stella as she did plan to pay if she got a new job soon
Sam is a sales representative for the Incman Corporation. Sam has a terrible driving record and has had his driver's license revoked, but nevertheless he continues to drive the company car for his job. One day he drives too fast for conditions, goes through a red light, and strikes a pedestrian. The accident happened despite the fact that Sam's supervisor at Incman had repeatedly reprimanded him
and advised him to drive more cautiously. Incman: a. has no liability, because they did not authorize Sam to drive carelessly. b. has no liability, because Sam's actions were not a tort. c. is liable even though it did not authorize Sam to drive carelessly, because it employed an improper person as its agent. d. has no liability, because it has adequately supervised Sam as its agent.
Which of the following is an example of the planning function of the budgeting process?
A) A budget demands integrated input from different business units and functions. B) Employees are motivated to achieve the goals set by the budget. C) Budget figures are used to evaluate the performance of managers. D) The budget outlines a specific course of action for the coming period.