Of the four types of discharge firing
A) results from an employee's poor performance-that is, from his or her failure to fulfill expectations.
B) for-cause dismissal-the result of employee theft, gross insubordination, release of proprietary information, and so on.
C) usually refers to the temporary unemployment experienced by hourly employees and implies that they are "subject to recall".
D) designates the permanent elimination of a job as a result of workforce reduction, plant closing, or departmental consolidation.

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Firing for cause, as described in option B, is the only type of discharge firing that is specifically linked to a specific act, such as theft or insubordination. Options A, C, and D each describe a different type of discharge firing that is not based on a specific act of wrongdoing. Option A describes discharge based on poor performance, option C describes temporary layoffs, and option D describes permanent job elimination.

Of the Four Types of Discharge Firing