Question

The employment-at-will doctrine implies that a person may leave an organization at will despite an existing contract. has become more influential in recent years. allows employers to discharge people at will without sufficient reasons for the discharge. states that in the absence of a specific contract, either party could sever the employment. has more legal consequences in voluntary turnover than in involuntary turnover.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is d): "states that in the absence of a specific contract, either party could sever the employment"

Explanation:

The Employment-at-will doctrine provides for easy severing of ties between the employer and employee in as much as there is no written agreement between them. In essence, it means that an employer can terminate an appointment of an employee without recourse to any notice as no any agreement or documentations there was between them from the beginning while the employee can also terminate his/her own agreement with the employer without any written notice as there was no documentation in the beginning between the two.

Answer 2

Answer:

C) states that in the absence of a specific contract, either party could sever the employment.

Explanation:

Employment at will refers to an employment contract specifying that a job is for an indeterminate period of time and that either employer or employee will end the job. At will employment simply reflect that an employee can leave a job anytime they want for any reason, and employers can fire an employee without warning or justification for any reason.

The employment-at-will doctrine states that in the absence of a specific contract, either party could sever the employment.