A Sign of the Times

Multiple Choice

A Sign of the Times
Aurora hated this.After hearing of the threat for a long time, her company had finally decided that it must 'right size,' and this meant coming up with a plan for reducing the current size of the work force at her manufacturing plant.The job was left to her and, as much as she hated doing this part of her job, it was necessary for the survival of the company and was not just an effort to inflate their stock price.She also appreciated that her company was willing to try many different routes to decrease their labour costs, which was consistent with the positive way the company had treated their employees in the past.
-Refer to A Sign of the Times (Scenario) .Another method to reduce labour-costs would be ________, which is temporary involuntary termination that could last a few days or extend to years.

A) dismissal
B) lay-off
C) early retirements
D) reduced workweeks
E) transfers