Tips: For main proposal questions, focus on the opening and the final summary.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Closing the office every Friday throughout the year.: The speakers never talk about making it permanent. They only mention July and August and a pilot. Staggering days off is suggested so the office remains open five days.
• Switching to permanent remote work during the summer.: Remote work is not proposed; the alternatives concern arranging existing staff’s working days and hours.
• Reducing staff hours to avoid summer overtime costs.: The discussion considers longer daily hours, a ten-hour cap and HR approval, not reducing total staff hours to avoid overtime.

Correct Answer: Improve morale by easing summer childcare and commuting challenges.

Why this is correct: They could improve morale by easing summer childcare and commuting challenges.

Tips: Connect the exact proposal to the condition or reason stated for it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Reduce company electricity costs.: Electricity savings are not the benefit stated.
• Provide an extra day for professional development.: Personal development courses are not the rationale given.
• Align with a new national policy.: A national policy change is not cited.

Correct Answer: That client coverage will suffer if phones go unanswered on Fridays.

Why this is correct: Phones and urgent requests still need coverage; the office cannot be unavailable every Friday during summer.

Tips: Connect the exact proposal to the condition or reason stated for it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That employees will lose income due to fewer paid hours.: Reduced paid income is not the concern raised.
• That the building lease does not allow reduced operating days.: A lease restriction is not cited.
• That summer heat makes longer daily shifts uncomfortable.: Summer heat discomfort is not the concern stated.

Correct Answer: Staggering days off so the office stays open five days a week.

Why this is correct: Stagger days off, with some staff taking Fridays and others Mondays, so the office remains open all five days.

Tips: Connect the exact proposal to the condition or reason stated for it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Ask clients to use email instead of phone.: Switching all clients to email is not proposed.
• Redirecting all Friday calls to an automated answering service.: An automated Friday answering service is not proposed.
• Hiring temporary staff to cover Fridays during the summer.: Temporary Friday hires are not proposed.

Correct Answer: Weekly hours above forty-four could have cost implications under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act.

Why this is correct: Hours above forty-four in a week are said to have cost implications under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, prompting a need for HR confirmation.

Tips: Connect the exact proposal to the condition or reason stated for it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The Canada Labour Code prohibits four-day weeks for federally regulated workers.: A federal prohibition on four-day weeks is not cited.
• The collective bargaining agreement does not permit schedule changes.: A collective-agreement ban is not cited.
• Workers' compensation does not cover injuries during extended shifts.: Loss of workers’ compensation for extended shifts is not claimed.

Correct Answer: That daily hours are capped at ten and HR confirms compliance.

Why this is correct: Daily hours should be capped at ten, with HR confirming compliance before the pilot starts.

Tips: Connect the exact proposal to the condition or reason stated for it.

Why the other options are wrong:

• That senior management guarantees no layoffs during the trial.: A no-layoff guarantee is not required.
• That the pilot runs for a full year before any review.: A full-year trial is not required.
• That all team members must participate to ensure fairness.: Compulsory participation contradicts the later optional proposal.

Correct Answer: Optional rather than mandatory for staff.

Why this is correct: The proposal is to make the compressed work week optional rather than mandatory because some staff prefer their regular hours. A response calls this reasonable, but the source does not establish explicit agreement from all three speakers.

Tips: Distinguish what is proposed from a claim that everyone has agreed.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Mandatory for all employees to simplify scheduling.: Mandatory participation is expressly contrasted with the optional proposal.
• Limited to employees without client-facing responsibilities.: The proposal does not limit eligibility to staff without client-facing duties.
• Available only to employees with children under twelve.: Children under twelve are not an eligibility requirement.

Correct Answer: Gather more information and reconvene.

Why this is correct: The group will gather more information and reconvene.

Tips: Listen to the closing remark for the next action actually stated.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Implement the schedule immediately without more information.: Immediate implementation without more information is not announced.
• Send a final recommendation without further checks.: Sending a recommendation without more checks is not announced.
• Cancel the compressed-week proposal.: Cancellation is not the closing action.