E-mail from Regional Manager to Branch Managers There is growing pressure in the state legislature for a bill mandating that employers provide paid sick leave for all fulltime employees. Although I recognize that people do get sick, sometimes too sick to come to work, I’m concerned about the possibility of employees abusing a sick leave policy. I can imagine people treating these days as additional vacation time and taking the days whether they’re sick or not, then getting sick later and looking for additional time off. I’m concerned about what that might cost us in terms of deadlines not met and overtime paid to other employees who pick up the slack.E-mail from Branch Manager #1 to Regional Manager and Branch Managers In national surveys, a substantial percentage of workers admit that they use sick leave when they are not sick. If we were forced to set a fixed number of sick days, I think we can count on people taking that number of days, sick or not. The likelihood is that they will be cautious about using the time off frivolously early in the year, but as they approach the end of the year, they will likely call in sick to use up the days they feel entitled to. This could leave us dealing with an absenteeism problem at the end of the calendar year.E-mail from Branch Manager #2 to Regional Manager and Branch Managers Would people be less likely to abuse a sick leave policy if they could roll over the days from one calendar year to another? The incentive to bank days in case of a prolonged illness or a serious injury might discourage them from taking the time just to avoid “losing” it. People do tend to see sick leave as an entitlement and feel that they are losing value if they don’t use the days. If we remove that loss factor, would it curtail abuse? Alternately, what about allowing workers to “trade in” unused sick days for additional vacation time? A one-to-one exchange is probably too generous, but we could work out an exchange rate. Data Insights (DI) Butler 2023-24 Click here for Details ]

1. Part 1. We are asked to check whether each of the statements can be supported by the text . 2. The regional manager is concerned about the cost of guaranteed sick leave. In the 1st email: "I’m concerned about what that might cost us in terms of deadlines not met and overtime paid to other employees who pick up the slack" . So, this statement can be supported by the text. 3. The company has an existing problem with absenteeism. The 2nd email does discuss a problem with absenteeism, however, this is only a possible worry. So, this statement isn't supported by the text. 4. The branch managers in this correspondence agree that if sick leave is guaranteed, employees are likely to take sick days even if they are not sick. Emails 2 and 3 are both from branch managers and both suggest that this is likely to happen. So, this statement can be supported by the text. 5. Part 2. We are asked again to check whether each of the statements can be supported by the text . 6. Allowing employees to roll over sick days from one year to the next will allow them to collect a cash settlement when they leave the job. This isn't mentioned anywhere in the 3 emails. So, this statement isn't supported by the text. 7. The branch managers in this correspondence believe that employees view sick leave as an entitlement. In email 3: "People do tend to see sick leave as an entitlement and feel that they are losing value if they don’t use the days". So, this statement can be supported by the text.

Hi I am confused about the below pointer being true, only Branch Manager #2 believed in that and not branch managers, hence it should be false The branch managers in this correspondence believe that employees view sick leave as an entitlement. In email 3: "People do tend to see sick leave as an entitlement and feel that they are losing value if they don’t use the days". So, this statement can be supported by the text.

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		The regional manager is concerned about the cost of guaranteed sick leave.
		The company has an existing problem with absenteeism.
		The branch managers in this correspondence agree that if sick leave is guaranteed, employees are likely to take sick days even if they are not sick.

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		Allowing employees to roll over sick days from one year to the next will allow them to collect a cash settlement when they leave the job.
		The branch managers in this correspondence believe that employees view sick leave as an entitlement.

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