Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

If an employee is no longer needed, he or she can be made _____ .

• A. Resigned
• B. Redundant
• C. Employer
• D. Retiring

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Redundant

Option B is the correct answer as ‘redundant’ implies something or someone no longer needed. Option A cannot be used as ‘resigned’ means a person who has already given ‘resignation’ and stated his intention to voluntarily leave a job or office. Option C cannot be used as ‘employer’ means someone who is giving people jobs in his or her company. Option D cannot be used as ‘retiring’ means someone who would soon go into retirement as he/she has arrived at the age when he/she would leave his/her job and cease to work, as typically happens on reaching the normal age for leaving service.