Termination Management

Question 1

Define termination

Answer 1

Where the working relationship ends due to the employee leaving the business either voluntarily or involuntarily. This can determine the corporate culture of the business.

Question 2

What are the types of termination?

Answer 2

-Voluntary
resignation
retirement

-Involuntary
redundancy
dismissal

Question 3

Define resignation

Answer 3

is where the employee decides to leave the business.

Can be caused by job dissatisfaction or moving houses.

Question 4

Define retirement

Answer 4

is where an employee leaves the business with the plan to no longer be apart of the work force. This is a major change for an individual and should be addressed as so by the business.

Question 5

Define redundancy

Answer 5

This is where the employees job no longer exists and the people who held those jobs are retrenched. This can be from poor financial performance.

Question 6

Define dismissal

Answer 6

Is when an employee is forced to leave the business due to poor performance or serious breach of conduct. Can be in the form of summary dismissal.

Question 7

Define summary dismissal

Answer 7

Where an employer can dismiss an employee without any notice when they had a serious breach of conduct.
Eg- Theft

Question 8

Define on notice dismissal

Answer 8

Where an employer dismisses an employee after given warning of their performance. The employee is given time to improve but if they don’t they will be dismissed.

Question 9

Define unfair dismissal

Answer 9

When an employee is dismissed for a harsh or unreasonable manner. They are decided upon by the fair works commission.

Question 10

Define voluntary termination

Answer 10

When the employee decides to leave the business.

Question 11

Define involuntary termination

Answer 11

Where the business decides to terminate an employee