{"id":"res-hr-parental-leave-three-employees","audience":"hr","category":"research","technique":"grounding","title":"Work out paid parental leave for three employees from the policy","free":false,"task":"Three employees asked how many weeks of paid parental leave they'll get. You want one numbered line per employee, under 45 words total, in the form \"Name: N weeks (Sec. X)\", applying the 2027 policy update where it applies, and \"Ask benefits team\" when the policy doesn't cover the case. Use only the policy text, plain text, nothing else.","materialLabel":"The leave policy, its update, and the employees' situations (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"NORTHWIND LOGISTICS - PAID PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY\nSec. 1. Birth parents receive 12 weeks of paid leave.\nSec. 2. Non-birth parents (including adoptive parents) receive 6 weeks of paid leave.\nSec. 3. Employees must have 6 months of service at the time of the birth or placement.\n\nPOLICY UPDATE (for births or placements on or after Jan 1, 2027):\nSec. 2 is changed: non-birth parents receive 10 weeks of paid leave.\n\n-----\nEMPLOYEE QUESTIONS (HR inbox)\n1. Marisol - birth parent, 3 years of service, due date March 2027.\n2. Devon - non-birth parent, 2 years of service, baby due Feb 2027.\n3. Priya - foster parent, 1 year of service, placement expected Dec 2026.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":45},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the update","why":"The original 6 weeks comes first, and the AI may not apply the 2027 change.","fix":"Say: \"Apply the 2027 update for births on or after Jan 1, 2027.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Stretching the policy","why":"The AI treats foster placement like adoption and gives a number the policy doesn't support.","fix":"Add: \"If the policy doesn't cover a case, write Ask benefits team.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"No line shape","why":"The AI explains each case in a paragraph instead of a quick answer.","fix":"Show it: \"Format: Name: N weeks (Sec. X).\"","checks":["r0","r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for a total word limit and it often lands 10-20% over.","fix":"Cap each line: \"each line under 10 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Getting markdown back","why":"AI defaults to bold labels and headings, which show up as stray symbols in an HR inbox reply.","fix":"Ask for \"plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Applies the update","patterns":["update","2027","jan(uary)?\\.? 1"]},{"label":"Says what to do when it's not covered","patterns":["ask benefits","not covered","doesn't cover","(don't|do not) guess"]},{"label":"Gives the line shape","patterns":["name:","n weeks","\\(sec","format"]},{"label":"Sets a length limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","one (short )?sentence","word (limit|count)"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Policy updates often depend on dates, and edge cases aren't always covered. Tell the AI when the update applies and what to say when the policy is silent.","rubricLabels":["Marisol gets 12 weeks (Sec. 1)","Devon gets 10 weeks under the 2027 update to Sec. 2 (birth after Jan 1, 2027), not 6","Priya's line says Ask benefits team (foster placement isn't covered), and the output is only the 3 lines with no intro or explanation"]}