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Question 3 Simon Anthony Samy is a Senior Operation Manager in Park Lane Son. Bhd. Five years ago, he employed one lady, Ruby, to be his secretary in the company. Recently, due to a number of reasons, he feels that he no longer requires the service of the secretary. Simon comes to see you to ask your advice on what circumstances can be used to terminate the secretary's employment. He said that he can think of several i.e.: a. Redundancy: Simon no longer requires such a position as the company can employ part- time secretarial services at a cheaper cost. He can also delegate Ruby's current work to other executives in his department and he is sure Ruby's workload can be equally shared by the other staff. b. Poor performance. Lately Simon noticed that Ruby has not been performing as well as before. She forgot to schedule a few meetings, was late in submitting reports and the reports often contain errors. Simon did not wish to argue with her at those times, so he just let the matter be. C. Retirement: She is 58; although her employment contract does not have any provision on retirement age, can the company ask her to leave when she turns 60?Advice Simon on the legality and feasibility of each of the circumstances that he proposed above based on the general principles of labor laws and industrial relations. To wrap up your arguments, advise Simon whether he may or may not actually terminate Ruby's employment as secretary in the company. (15 Marks)