Manage People Performance (BSBMGT502)
Assessment 1
- Explain provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009.
The major provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 these include:
- The request for flexible working hours.
- modern awards
- awareness of closing of jobs
- The widespread safety services.
- Explain the provisions of each of the following Acts:
- The Racial Discrimination Act 1975
The Racial Discrimination Act 1975, equality is promoted by this act before the law for all the people despite of their race, colour or nation. It is against the law to discriminate people.
Key provisions:
- This act prohibits the racial discrimination.
- It makes fresh provision in consideration racial roots and also the relationship between individuals of various racial categories.
- It is against the law by RDA to partialism against the individual in context to race, color or nation.
- Sex Discrimination Act 1984
The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 is a federal law which makes it against the law to discriminate on the basis of sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential to become to pregnant.
Key provisions:
- Encouragement in impartiality between the genders.
- At employment sector, educational sector or at any other provision, get rid of sexual harassment
- Disability Discrimination Act 1992
It is against the law to discriminate against a person in area of public life that includes education or using services.
Key provisions:
- People who have body dysfunction like physical, medical condition or any other injury is supported by the DDA.
- People with disabilities are conserved by the DDA.
- What is the purpose of the National Employment Standards?
The National Employment Standards (NES) is to be provided to all the Australian employees and is a set of 10 entitlements.
Since 1 January 2010, The NES have been applied to employees.
The entitlements of the NES are:
- Maximum weekly hours
- Requesting for flexible working arrangements
- Parental leave
- Annual leave
- Personal carers leave and compassionate leave
- Community service leave
- Long service leave
- Public holidays
- Notice of termination and redundancy pay
- Fair Work Information Statement
- Explain the use of modern awards in workplaces.
The minimum terms and conditions of employment which is on the top of the National Employment Standards (NES) are set by the modern award. On January 1, 2010, it came into existence.
It covers all the employers and employees in the Federal workplace relations system. These are industry and occupation based and is also applicable to the employers and the employees who perform work covered by the Award.
- Identify two examples of modern awards using the Fair Work Ombudsman website.
Book Industry Award 2020
Employee classification |
Minimum weekly rate (full-time employee) |
Minimum hourly rate |
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$ |
$ |
Editors |
|
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Level 1—upon commencement |
900.20 |
23.69 |
Level 1—after 6 months |
957.00 |
25.18 |
Level 2—Grade 1 |
1007.30 |
26.51 |
Level 2—Grade 2 |
1032.30 |
27.17 |
Level 2—Grade 3 |
1083.00 |
28.50 |
Level 2—Grade 4 |
1140.00 |
30.00 |
Level 3—Grade 1 |
1194.20 |
31.43 |
Level 3—Grade 2 |
1248.60 |
32.86 |
Level 3—Grade 3 |
1390.80 |
36.60 |
Publicists |
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Grade 1 |
972.10 |
25.58 |
Grade 2 |
1030.90 |
27.13 |
Grade 3 |
1101.50 |
28.99 |
Grade 4 |
1159.10 |
30.50 |
Grade 5 |
1297.20 |
34.14 |
Grade 6 |
1441.00 |
37.92 |
Grade 7 |
1584.60 |
41.70 |
Minimum wage rate:
Classification |
Minimum annual rate (full-time employee) |
Minimum hourly rate |
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$ |
$ |
Technical services assistant |
43,276 |
21.83 |
Technical services officer Level 1 |
44,985 |
22.69 |
Technical services officer Level 2 |
46,563 |
23.49 |
Technical services officer Level 3 |
49,580 |
25.01 |
Technical services officer Level 4 |
52,531 |
26.50 |
Technical services officer Level 5 |
53,742 |
27.11 |
Technical services officer Level 6 |
55,316 |
27.90 |
Technical services officer Level 7 |
58,340 |
29.43 |
Technical services officer Level 8 |
59,913 |
30.22 |
Technical services officer Level 9 |
64,646 |
32.61 |
Technical services officer Level 10 |
69,380 |
35.00 |
- Outline the purpose of an enterprise agreement and with which entity must the agreement be registered.
For establishment of a fair working wage, an Enterprise Agreement is negotiated between employers, employees.
A broad range of matters is included in an enterprise agreement, e.g., hours of work, meal breaks, overtime.
For the purposes of the Fair Work Act 2009,An enterprise agreement is made at the enterprise level between employer(s) and their employees. Terms and conditions of employment are provided for those employees to whom it applies.
- Outline terms and conditions that must be included in an enterprise agreement.
- Maximum weekly hours;
- Parental leave;
- Flexible work;
- Annual leave;
- Personal/careers/compassionate leave;
- Community service leave;
- Public holidays;
- Termination/redundancy;
- Long service leave; and
- Provision of Fair Work statements to new employees.
- Explain the process of performance management and its purpose.
Performance management is a process of communication through which managers and employees can work together for planning, monitor and review the work objectives of the employees.
The purpose of performance managementis the improvement of the performance. Performance is improved when good work is done by the individual that aligns with the business objective. improves when individuals do good work that aligns to the business objectives. Individuals do good work when they know what is expected, and receive helpful feedback and critical resources.
- Explain two types of performance management systems that can be used at work.
360-Degree Appraisal:
Get feedback from employees about the other employees. Technological Performance Appraisal: Evaluating employees’ technical proficiency.
360-degree feedback is a modern method which helps the organization in determining how employees are performing at the workplace,It is also known as multi-rater feedback.
General Performance Appraisal:
A performance appraisal is a periodic process that assess the job performance and productivity of an employee.
Performance appraisals are a part of career development and it is consisted of review of the performance of the employees.
- In what form must an employer provide an employee with notice of termination.
A written request is submitted to the employer by the employees, a letter with a reason for termination must be provided by the employer.
One week notice must be given by the employees to the employer.
- Under the Fair Work Act, what amount of notice must be given to employees who have worked for a company for less than one year.
Under the Fair Work Act, one-week notice must be given to employees who have worked for a company for less than one year.
- List two types of employees to whom notice of termination would not need to be provided.
- Casual Workers.
- Workers who are employed for a specified period of time.
- Under what circumstances is an employee entitled to redundancy pay?
When job of a worker is considered as an unnecessary or unwanted, then they are entitled to redundancy pay.
The weeks of pay is calculated at the ordinary hours of work in which they would have worked for those weeks. The rates are outlined below.
Period of continuous service. |
Weeks of pay. |
At least one year but under two years |
Four |
At least two years but under three years |
Six |
At least three years but under four years |
Seven |
At least four years but under five years |
Eight |
At least seven years but under eight years |
13 |
At least eight years but under nine years |
14 |
At least nine years but under 10 years |
16 |
At least 10 years |
12 |
- Explain at least three circumstances that can constitute unfair dismissal.
There are many situations where the employee is terminated for an alleged “redundancy”, but after investigation, it seems that the redundancy was not genuine.
Terminated because employee exercised a workplace rightIt is against the law to terminate an employee because they haveexercised a workplace right.
Terminated due to discriminationIt is against the law to terminate an employee on the basis of discrimination that includes, employee’s race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, marital status nationality or social origin.
- Which circumstances must apply for the Fair Work Commission to determine that an employee has been unfairly dismissed?
The dismissal may be considered unfair if: the dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
- Conduct/Misconduct.
- Capability/Performance.
- Redundancy
- Statutory illegality or breach of a statutory restriction.
- Some Other Substantial Reason (SOSR)
- Outline five ways of that staff can develop skills at work
- Be A Mentor and get one.
- For new challenges, Raise Your Hand.
- Read and Look for Problems to Solve.
- Make Friends (Network) In Other Departments.
- Find The Learning Opportunities Internally.
- As a manager, list three types of information that could provide to staff to help them to develop their knowledge base.
It is the natural tendency of the employees to socialise themselves. For encouraging knowledge sharing, encourage employees.
Encourage dialogue and collaborationToday every employee wants to feel that their voice is heard within the organisation. They do-not want to stand on side lines as they are active users of mobile and social technology.
Centralise informationFor opening communication, In addition to open communication, a centralised repository where that knowledge can live is important, so employees can access it when they need to.
Assessment 2
- Meet with the Managing Director (your assessor).
In the meeting,
We discussed:
Overall strategic goals and objectives of the Boutique Build Australia Pty Ltd:
- To make sure that all the financial operations and performance indicators support the strategic policies.
- Identification of new and expansion of existing source of revenue.
- Achieving profits by at least 10% per year.
Building of high-quality residents for meeting the needs of customers
- Increase in sales of home in Sydney market by 10% per year over the next three years.
- Establishing presence in Queensland and building at least 100 new homes in Brisbane.
Operational objectives of the Boutique Build Australia Pty Ltd:
2019 |
Priorities |
Key performance indicator |
June |
Employment of at least 3 permanent site staff |
Site staff in place |
July |
Commencing recruiting for the positions in Brisbane and Sunshine Coast |
Establishing key staff for Brisbane and Sunshine Coast |
August |
Developing and implementation of work-life balance programs |
Increment in employee satisfaction as measured by surveys. |
Oct |
Commencing promotions in the Brisbane and Sunshine Coast market
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Presence in Brisbane established |
November |
Review of staff performance |
Review of all staff performance by using new performance review system |
2020 |
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|
Jan |
Developing and implementation of the strategies for increasing the number of women in the workplace |
To increase number of females by at least 4 by mid-2017 |
March |
Commencing the design of environmentally friendly homes |
Designs completed |
May |
Commencement of marketing environmentally homes |
Building of at least 4 environmentally friendly homes by the end of 2017 |
November |
Review of Staff performance |
Conducting staff performance reviews |
2021 |
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Feb |
Reviewing other potential markets |
Exploring potential markets |
Sept |
Analysing workforce diversity |
Continuous increase in number of women in workforce |
Nov |
Review of Staff performance |
Conducting review of all staff performance reviews |
Resources that are available with the Boutique Build Australia Pty Ltd:
Human resources |
Managing Director Operations Manager Marketing and Sales Manager Sales Consultants Office manager Human Resources Manager Construction Manager Site Manager Production Draftsperson Six Carpenters and a range of contract staff
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Other valuable resources |
Plenty of funds Good strategic plans Good organisational policies Updated technology Updated physical resources and equipment
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- Develop an action plan
Strategies
|
Actions
|
Priority
|
Time Frames
|
Responsibility
|
Performance Indicators
|
Employment of at least 3 permanent site staff |
Starting fresh recruitment schemes |
High |
2years |
Directors |
Site staff in place |
Increment in the number of women in workforce |
Developing and implementing the strategies for increasing number of women in the workplace |
Medium |
Yearly |
Departmental heads |
Number of women in workforce continuing to increase |
Commencement of marketing environmentally homes |
Building at least 4 environmentally friendly homes by the end of 2017 |
Medium |
Yearly |
Departmental heads |
Number of houses in the area |
Exploring potential markets |
Reviewing and searching the potential markets |
High |
Half-yearly |
Marketing managers |
Market website traffic |
- Write a risk management plan
Risk |
Consequences |
Severity Rating |
Likelihood Rating |
Treatment/control methods |
Person responsible |
The world recession and the domino effect |
All the plans made regarding the policies, will be of no use. |
2 |
5 |
Changing and updating of plans and policies |
Line managers |
Over committing resources |
Waste of resources will lead to exploitation and reduction. |
3 |
4 |
Increase in savings percentage |
Finance manager |
Adverse changes in market conditions |
Human resources of the organization will decrease |
4 |
3 |
Better employment and recruitment schemes |
Staffing panel |
Changes to Acts and other relevant legislation |
All the plans made regarding the policies, will be of no use. |
5 |
5 |
Use of resources wisely. |
Resource manager |
- Send an email to your assessor.
To: Assessor |
From: Human Resource Manager |
Date: 02nd October, 2021 |
Subject: Human Resources and Risk Management Plan |
Respected sir,
The main motive of writing this mail is to inform you that for the smooth working of the organisation, the formulation of Human Resource and Risk Management Plan has been formulated by the company to have an overview of all the needs, strategies, actions, risks, consequences and responsibilities of the organisation.
I have attached both the reports including, Human Resources Plan Risk Management Plan
Kindly go through the report ones and share your views.
Thank you
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- Meet with the team to discuss the work plan and allocate tasks
In the meeting,
The main points we discussed were:
Purpose of the meeting
The main aim of the meeting was to discuss the work plan, allocating the tasks and confirming the performance standards.
Work plan
- Building high quality residents so that to meet the needs of the customer
- Building deeper customer relationship
- Improvement in marketing and advertising
- Continuous improvement in quality of the services.
- Maintenance of effective communication channel
- Targeting identified growth markets with planned, market appropriate campaigns employing a variety of promotional strategies and advertising mediums
Strategic Business Plan objectives
Strategic Objectives
- Continuous improvement in quality of the services.
- Attracting engaging and development of the best staff
- Building high quality residents so that to meet the needs of the customer
Action plan
Strategies
|
Actions
|
Priority
|
Time Frames
|
Responsibility
|
Performance Indicators
|
Employ at least 3 permanent site staff |
Start fresh recruitment schemes |
High |
2years |
Directors |
Site staff in place |
Increase the number of women in workforce |
Develop and implement strategies for increasing number of women in the workplace |
Medium |
Yearly |
Departmental heads |
Number of women in workforce continuing to increase |
Commence marketing environmentally homes |
Build at least 4 environmentally friendly homes by the end of 2017 |
Medium |
Yearly |
Departmental heads |
Number of houses in the area |
Explore potential markets |
Review and search about all the potential markets |
High |
Half-yearly |
Marketing managers |
Market website traffic |
Themes of code of conduct
- Economy and efficiency
- Boutique Build Australia resources should be used by the staff.
- Wastage should be avoided by the staff or it should be minimized.
- Security and protection of Boutique Build Australia property should be maintained by the staff.
- Breach of the code
- This code of conduct is designed for the promotion and enhancement of the ethical practice to the staff. if there is breach of this code by any of the staff member then Boutique Build Australia may take an action against them.
- Legislation
® Privacy Act 1988
® Copyright Act 1968
® Freedom of Information Act 1982
® Work Health and Safety Act 2011
® Disability Discrimination Act – Education Standards 2005
Assessment 3
- Develop performance management policy and procedures
Performance Management Policy and Procedures |
Purpose
The purpose of an effective performance management system is to have clear understanding of the work by the employees, and how they are performing in relation to the expectations.
Scope/to whom it applies
This policy applies to all the human resources of the organisation, including, Managing Director Operations Manager Marketing and Sales Manager Sales Consultants Office manager Human Resources Manager Construction Manager Site Manager Production Draftsperson Six Carpenters and a range of contract staff
Number of times it is reviewed Every half-year, Performance management policies and procedures are reviewed.
Summary of purpose of performance reviews
Its purpose is, To provide each person adequate feedback about his or her performance. And serving as a basis for modifying the behaviour Outline your agenda for the meeting.One-way conversation is not titled as a performance review meeting. Discussion about career for these meetings are saved by the employees.
For covering the highlights of the performance, use the meeting. Discuss the ongoing challenges and also the ways to solve those issues.
Templates used to record performance
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- Develop training presentation
- Send an email to your assessor.
To: Managing director |
From: Human Resource Manager |
Date: 03rd October, 2021 |
Subject: Arrangement for a training session |
Respected sir/madam,
This mail is written with the purpose to inform that there is formulation of the organisational performance management policies. So, to discuss it with rest of the staff and team members, I request you to arrange a training session for them This training session will be helpful for them to learn about the new policies and procedures.
Thank you
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- Conduct the training session.
After the formulation of the presentation, a training session was conducted for overviewing the information about the performance of the management.
After the session, Questions that are asked from the audience:
- Reason behind doing this?
- What are the goals?
- How much time do we have?
- How do we document this process?
Assessment 4
- Prepare for the meeting with Jamie
In the meeting, I talked to Jamie about her STAR model and provided her the feedback.
The STAR method, is away of responding to a behavioural-based interview question by discussing about the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation.
Situation: describe the situation or the task that needs to be accomplished. Specific event needs to be described. The situation can be from a previous job or any other relevant event.
Task: What goal were you working toward?
Action: Describing the actions that were taken to address the situation with an appropriate amount of detail. What specific steps needs to be taken?
In the case study,
Task: Jamie has been delivering training and education to staff. Jamie is given a task of developing a new health and safety manual for staff.
Result: So, as a result some coaching and mentoring has been provided to her regarding her expected performance and actual performance for the improvement.
- Meet with Jamie (your assessor) at the meeting with Jamie, provide positive feedback on Jamie’s performance to date and then using the STAR model of feedback to outline the areas where improvement is required as per the script you have developed.
Talk through the five tips you have identified to improve writing style.
During the meeting, it is required to demonstrate effective communication skills that includes :
- Speak clearly and it should be concise
- Use non-verbal communication
- Ask questions for identifying the required information
- Respond to questions
Tips to improve the writing skills:
- Find a Writing
- Brush up the basics.
- Dissect WritingThat You Admire.
- Imitate WritersYou Admire.
- Remember That Outlines Are Your Friend.
- Prepare for the meeting with Jamie
To: Jamie |
From: Human resource manager |
Date: 05th October, 2021 |
Subject: Information about the performance review |
Respected Jamie,
The main purpose of writing this mail is draw your attention that it is been six months since you are working with the organisation. We want to review your performance. Therefore, it has been decided to have a meeting for reviewing the performance and evaluate the areas where there is a need of improvement. It is a request for you to join the meeting to have an overview of your performance.
Thank you
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- Send an email to Jamie (your assessor).
To: Jamie |
From: Human resource manager |
Date: 05th October, 2021 |
Subject: Invitation for the meeting |
Respected Jamie,
The main aim of writing this mail is to get your attention that it is been six months since you are working with the organisation. We want to review your performance. Therefore, it is been decided to have a short meeting for reviewing the performance. I kindly request you to join the meeting on 07th October, 2021 at 11:00 AM in the HR office.
Thank you
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- Conduct the meeting with Jamie
Summary of purpose of performance reviews
The purpose is,
To provide each person with adequate feedback about his or her performance and to serve the basis for modifying or changing behaviour towards effective working habits
Areas of improvement agreed:
- Dependability
- Adaptability
- Writing skills
- Use of equipment
- Project planning
Effective communication skills identified
Listening
Listening is one of the most important aspect. Successful listening is not only understanding the information that is spoken or written, but also understanding the feeling of the speaker while communicating.
Straight talking
Conversation which is neglected the most, is the basis of communication. For building the trust and detect problems, friendly conversation is more than enough.
Non-verbal communication
Nonverbal messages are sent when we talk about things that matter to us
- Document the performance review agreement
Performance Agreement
Employee: Jamie
Role: Development coordinator
Date: 06th October, 2021
Performance Guidance |
Overall rating |
Comments |
Work product |
Can do better |
She is good at her work as she is a good coordinator. However she can seek more training for better coordination. |
Dependability |
Needs improvement |
She is somehow dependent on others for some of her decisions so, she is not completely independent. |
Cooperativeness |
Meet the expectations |
She is a good coordinator and cooperate with her co-workers. |
Adaptability |
Can improve more
|
She is not so fast to adapt the new changes, so she needs some training and mentoring. |
Communication |
Meet the expectations |
She is good at communicating with her co-workers and transfer the messages. |
Decision-making |
Meet the expectations |
She is good at decision-making. |
Service to clients |
Can do better
|
She deals with customers very conveniently, but it would be better if she will use some customer service strategies also. |
Use of equipment |
Needs improvement |
She is not so adaptable that is why she is also not so good at adapting the way to use the new installed equipment. |
Project planning |
Needs improvement |
She always needs help of others to plan anything. |
Work group management |
Meet the expectations |
She manages the diversity and different cultures in her group in a very good way. |
Development agreement
Areas for development |
Actions |
Writing skills |
Some writing tips and training shall be provided to her.
Tips provided to improve the writing skills:
6. Find a Writing Partner. 7. Brush up the basics. 8. Dissect Writing That You Admire. 9. Imitate Writers You Admire. 10. Remember That Outlines Are Your Friend.
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Employer Signature:
Employee Signature:
- Send an email to Jamie (your assessor).
To: Jamie |
From: Human Resource Manager |
Date: 6th October, 2021 |
Subject: Documented performance review |
Respected Jamie,
This mail is written with the purpose to show you the review of your performance. The template has been formed. Kindly go through it once, there is a need to improve the performance.
Thank you
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Assessment 5
- Prepare for meeting
Termination Procedure |
Termination of employment, can be a stressful event for the employer to face. Employees may have different rights, depending on the reason for the termination.
Procedure: Issue the last paycheck Outstanding wages, expenses should be paid to the employee when he/she is terminated. Retrieve business propertyMake sure that you get back all the business property, before the employee leaves the business. Remove the employee’s access from the account of the company. Update your payrollUpdating your payroll is an important part.
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- Send an email to Janice (your assessor).
To: Janice |
From: |
Date: 06th October, 2021 |
Subject: Invitation for a meeting |
Respected Janice,
The main motive of writing this mail is to invite you for the meeting to discuss about the work and also about your performance. The meeting will be held tomorrow, i.e., on 07th October, 2021, in the conference hall at 11:00 AM, the committee members will also be present there. Kindly reach on time there.
Thank you |
- Conduct the meeting
In the meeting,
Purpose
The purpose is to discuss the work of Janice.
Problem
Janice is a new Administration Assistant at Boutique Build Australia and has been with the company for 3 months. Janice’s work is of high standard, but she is always late for work.
She is not punctual and this situation is affecting the calls of the clients, as Janice is not there to answer the call.
Janice’s office time starts at 9:00 AM and finish time is 5.30pm including 30 minutes for lunch.
Janice has arrived at following time at work last week
- Monday: 9.05 am
- Tuesday: 9.25 am
- Wednesday: 9.20 am
- Thursday: 9.10 am
- Friday: 9.30 pm
Impacts:
Client’s calls are affected because of the situation, as Janice is not there to answer the phone.
Customers are not satisfied.
Bad productivity.
Decrease in sales targets.
Poor relationship with others.
Co-workers are not happy.
Bad impression on new recruitments.
- Send an email to Janice (your assessor).
To: Janice |
From: |
Date: 06th October, 2021 |
Subject: Overview of the meeting |
Respected Janice, The main motive of writing this mail is to inform you that because of your punctuality problem, the committee has decided to take required action which is to be followed by you in order to improve your performance.
Actions identified were: 1. Setting milestones. 2. Plan and prioritize. 3. Planning your meetings well. 4. Better Communication 5. Conquering difficult tasks first. 6. Don't lose focus
Thank you
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- Prepare and provide a termination letter
ABC Street
Main Bridge
Brisbane, Australia
Date: 07th October, 2021
Subject: Termination from the job
Dear Janice,
The email is sent to inform you that there is no improvement in the desired areas because of your consent. Therefore, it is decided by the company to terminate you.
I am very sorry to tell you that the position of administration assistant is no longer yours.
Your last paycheck will be given to you as soon as possible.
You will be paid for the two weeks as you have been working in boutique build Australia less than 1 year. You can collect it from the administrative office whenever you need.
Thank you
Yours sincerely
- Send an email to your assessor.
To: Janice |
From: |
Date: 08th October, 2021 |
Subject: Regarding the termination letter |
Respected Janice,
The email is sent to inform you that there is no improvement in the desired areas because of your consent. Therefore, the company has decided to terminate you. I am very sorry to tell you that the position of administration assistant is no longer yours. Please sign the termination letter that has been posted.
Thank you
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