Which of the following aspects of staffing process is/are NOT properly stated?

(A) Managers need to design activities to serve employees' short-term interests only.

(B) Compensation is decided in the form of direct financial payments, which may be time-based or performance-based.

(C) Orientation implies the introduction of new employees to existing employees.

(D) Placement is the process of choosing from among the pool of prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) and (D) only

The correct answer is option 1- (A) and (D) only

(A) Managers need to design activities to serve employees' short-term interests only- IT IS NOT TRUE as manager need to serve long term interest. It becomes necessary for all organisations to address career related issues and promotional avenues for their employees. Managers need to design activities to serve employees’ long-term interests also. They must encourage employees to grow and realise their full potential. Promotions are an integral part of people’s career. They refer to being placed in positions of increased responsibility. They usually mean more pay, responsibility and job satisfaction.

(B) Compensation is decided in the form of direct financial payments, which may be time-based or performance-based- IT IS TRUE. Compensation refers to all forms of pay or rewards going to employees. It may be in the form of direct financial payments like wages, salaries, incentives, commissions and bonuses and indirect payments like employer paid insurance and vacations.  Direct financial payments are of two types : time based or performance based. A time based plan means salary and wages are paid either daily, weekly or monthly or annually. Performance based plans means salary/wages are paid according to piecework. 

(C) Orientation implies the introduction of new employees to existing employees- IT IS TRUE. Joining a job marks the beginning of socialisation of the employee at the workplace. The employee is given a brief presentation about the company and is introduced to his superiors, subordinates and the colleagues. He is taken around the workplace and given the charge of the job for which he has been selected. This process of familiarisation is very crucial and may have a lasting impact on his decision to stay and on his job performance. Orientation is, thus, introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarising him with the rules and policies of the organisation. 

(D) Placement is the process of choosing from among the pool of prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment- IT IS NOT TRUE as selection is the process of choosing from among the pool of the prospective job candidates developed at the stage of recruitment. Placement refers to the employee occupying the position or post for which the person has been selected.