Day34 It is no longer cost-effective for the Perks Company to continue offering its employees a generous package of benefits and incentives year after year

The following is part of a business plan being discussed at a board meeting of the Perks Company：

“It is no longer cost-effective for the Perks Company to continue offering its employees a generous package of benefits and incentives year after year.In periods when national unemployment rates are low，Perks may need to offer such a package in order to attract and keep good employees，but since national unemployment rates are now high，Perks does not need to offer the same benefits and incentives.The money thus saved could be better used to replace the existing plant machinery with more technologically sophisticated equipment，or even to build an additional plant.”

Discuss how well reasoned you find this argument.In your discussion be sure to analyze the line of reasoning and the use of evidence in the argument.For example，you may need to consider what questionable assumptions underlie the thinking and what alternative explanations or counterexamples might weaken the conclusion.You can also discuss what sort of evidence would strengthen or refute the argument，what changes in the argument would make it more logically sound，and what，if anything，would help you better evaluate its conclusion.

文勇五问：

（1）本题中，事实是什么？结论是什么？“National unemployment rates are now high，”是事实，“The money thus saved could be better used to replace the existing plant machinery with more technologically sophisticated equipment，or even to build an additional plant.”是结论，值得反驳吗？

（2）全国的失业率一定代表公司所在行业的失业率吗？有没有可能目前全国的失业率高，但是公司所在的行业中，人才的竞争依然强烈呢？

（3）失业率较低的时候，公司为吸引并留住人才提供丰厚的福利奖金，就一定代表在失业率高的时候，公司就应该缩减福利奖金吗？这两者间有什么必然的逻辑联系吗？高的福利奖金除了文中所提及的作用，还有什么好处？在高失业率的时候，保持好的员工激励措施，可能会有哪些正面的结果？你能具体地说一说吗？例如：提高员工的归属感，使员工更积极地为公司工作。

（4）现在的情形一定意味着以后的情形吗？如果不一定，是不是会再次改变政策，出现政策的变动？政策随意变动，会有什么负面影响？你能具体说一说吗？例如：政策的随意性会导致公司公信力下降，可能会导致公司的政策执行力下降，不利于公司的长远发展。

（5）文中是否提供了足够信息可以判断，把激励员工的钱一部分用来购买更精密复杂的仪器或者新建一个分厂更划算？至少需要再提供哪些方面的信息，才足以帮助你判断？例如：提供数据证明购买机器或建分厂可以得到的利益会高于激励员工所得到的利益。

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