Iris Bloom accepted a management position at the Sustainable Plant Life Corporation. In order to give her an appreciation of the different functional areas of her new company, she is required to spend six weeks in each of five different functional areas of the company, including production, research and development, accounting, marketing, and the HR management department. This type of training is known as contingency employment.

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This type of training is not known as contingency employment. It is known as job rotation or cross-training. Contingency employment refers to hiring temporary or contract workers to fill in when regular employees are absent or when a company has a short-term need for additional staff.

Iris Bloom Accepted a Management Position at the Sustainable Plant