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Select skill:

Read the passages and choose the correct answer:

Questions below refer to the following chart and email.

 

State St. Branch Employee Data – 2005

 

Name

Position

Average Monthly Earnings

Leave Paid/Used

Illness - Vacation

 

Renee Jeffers

Manager

$2,380.00

5/2 – 10/10

Ed Phillips

Asst. Manager

$1,925.00

3/1 – 5/3

Will Nickerson

Sales clerk (FT)

$1,625.00

3/0 – 5/5

Clive Tyson

Sales clerk (PT)

$850.00

1/1 – 0/3

Allison Monroe

Sales clerk (FT)

$1,775.00

3/2 – 5/5

Naomi Blythe

Sales clerk (FT)

$1,580.00

3/5 – 5/0

Josh Addison

Stock boy (PT)

$430.00

1/0 – 0/5

 

Special Note: The two employees working less than full-time hours had the option of taking off up to five days without pay; remaining official leave will be converted to payment form (based on average earnings per day) and a check forwarded to the appropriate staff member no later than 1/15/06.

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To: jeffers003@netmail.com

Subject: ‘05 Staff Data

 

Renee,

 

I've reviewed the ‘05 data chart you forwarded to me and have a few questions about it. I'd like to know the average hours worked per month by each part-time employee. I'm considering a raise in die hourly pay for those positions. Also, there's no mention of whether the part-time clerk accepted your offer of full-time work, so update me on that before anything else. The full-time staff's sales commission rate will go up 0.5% this year, but there will be no increase of official illness or vacation leave. The managerial positions' commission rate will rise by one percentage point and one additional day of vacation leave will be added. Lastly, any staff whose sales in ‘06 exceed by 10% the figure during the same month in ‘05 can select an item of their choice from the store's regular stock, but not from among imported merchandise.

 

Jess Shaw


1. What is the main purpose of the email?
A. To assign new job responsibilities
B. To review personnel benefits issues
C. To reward workers' accomplishments
D. To discuss the branch's hiring needs
Explain:


2. Who will receive a 1 % rise in their commission rate?
A. Full-time workers
B. Store managers
C. Part-time employees
D. Each of the clerks
Explain:


3. What does Mr. Shaw request further information about?
A. Why imported items did not sell well
B. Why official sick days will not be increased in ‘05
C. If any staff exceeded their previous year's sales
D. If an employee will begin working full-time
Explain:


4. The word “appropriate” in passage 1 is closest in meaning to
A. vibrant
B. competent
C. sufficient
D. relevant
Explain:


5. Which employee is NOT entitled to paid vacation leave?
A. Clive Tyson
B. Ed Phillips
C. Allison Monroe
D. Naomi Blythe
Explain:
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