Armando,a manager at a top engineering company,believes he can hire a few employees by promising them job security and later terminating them if business slows down.On what grounds could such a termination be considered a wrongful discharge?
A) Desperate times call for desperate measures.
B) The terminations deviate from the promise of job security in the work agreement.
C) The company overpaid the terminated employees.
D) The company has policies for handling misbehavior.
E) The company is under financial constraints and,at times,has to layoff employees.

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If Armando promised job security to the employees and then terminated them when business slowed down, he would be deviating from the promise of job security in the work agreement. This would be considered a breach of contract and could lead to a wrongful discharge lawsuit.

Armando,a Manager at a Top Engineering Company,believes He Can Hire