Câu 71: SHRM-SCP: SHRM Senior Certified Professional

The HR director at a midsize financial services company is processing the retirement of the company’s chief operating officer (COO) because the position is being made redundant. The COO is going to receive a pension from the company, but company policy requires the pension to be reduced due to early retirement. The COO is leaving the company on good terms and asks the HR director to be exempted from the pension reduction. The COO explains that the company’s former president, whose position was similarly made redundant five years ago, was granted an exemption from the pension reduction. The HR director knows that the exemption was intended as a one-time exception to the policy and the former president was instructed not to tell anyone. The HR director discusses the COO’s request with the company’s CEO, who oversees the administration of the pension plan. The CEO tells the HR director that the pension fund is not financially healthy due to a recent economic downturn. Granting the COO’s request would harm the pensions of employees who leave in the future. The CEO and HR director decide to deny the COO’s request. Before learning about the decision, the COO contacts the HR director repeatedly to discuss the issue over dinner that the COO offers to pay for. How should the HR director respond?

1. A. Offer to meet with the COO during work hours to discuss the issue in private. — đáp án hiện tại
2. B. Explain the HR director is not solely responsible for making the decision about the COO’s pension.
3. C. Suggest the COO invite the CEO to the dinner as well.
4. D. Agree to the dinner invitation but state that the COO and HR director will split the bill.