Day: February 17, 2026

Alex Manufacturing Ltd. uses many temporary employees.

Which ONE of the following controls would BEST ensure that employees are only paid for work they have performed?

Select ONE answer:

1. Temporary staff records should be maintained for each member of temporary staff
2. Temporary staff pay should be authorised by the human resources manager
3. Temporary staff should complete work schedules, authorised by their supervisor
4. Temporary staff should be paid by direct transfers to their bank accounts

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct – It is the temporary staff’s work schedules that document the hours worked. As such they require control to ensure that it is only the hours authorised that are subsequently paid.
4. Not correct

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