Part 1 Hiring and firing
Categorize the following verbs talking about hiring and firing.
hire/ recruit/ give notice/ dismiss/ walk out/ sack/ fire/ lay off/ resign
thereistake voluntary redundancy/ employ/ take someone on/ make redundant
1. Give a job: take someone on/ recruit/ employ
2. Take someone’s job away: dismiss/ sack/ fire/ lay off[下岗]/ make redundant
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3. Leave a job: give notice/ walk out/ resign/ take voluntary redundancy/
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Part 2 Employment ca studies
Listen to five speakers describing what happened to them at work. Match the speakers to actions A-G
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G
C
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国际商用机器B
Part 3 Employment issues
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions about employment.
(1) Do you think it is unethical to lie about you qualifications in you CV?
你认为对自己简历中的学历情况撒谎是一件不道德的事情吗？
Many people will respond that it is unethical. However, it is also a cultural issue since people from some countries would take the attitude that if it gets you the job then it is acceptable. It may also be the ca that an applicant doesn’t have the right qualifications but is still able to do the job well.
(2) When a member of staff has a problem at work, how important is it for the manager to
discuss the problem before making a final decision?
当一位员工在工作中出现问题时，经理在做出最终决定前与这位员工讨论这个问题有多么重要？
Personally, I believe it is very important for the manager to talk to the staff member in question about the problem and also to anyone involved such as colleagues of the person. In this ca, the staff member can feel that the final decision is fair for him or her since the manager has already known the overall information.
(3)How can good communication between managers and staff avoid potential problems at word?
经理与员工之间良好的交流如何可以避免工作中出现潜在的问题？
Good communication can avoid problems before they get out of control. Staff problems can be caud by problems at home or difficulties with other members of the team. By re
gularly talking to staff, a manager might be able to predict issues even before they ari and take corresponding actions.
(4)If someone gives their notice, what do you think is a reasonable period? One week? Tow months? What will it depend upon?
你认为递交辞职申请提前多长时间比较合理？一周？两个月？到底取决于什么因素？
This will often depend on the level of the post. Senior managers may often have three or six months as a notice period whereas the basic employee may only have as little as a week in which to find a new job.
(5)What is important to find out before you take a new member of staff on?
雇佣新员工前需要了解哪些信息？
We need to know his or her qualifications, references, personality, how they work with others, reasons for leaving the other job, etc.
(6)What are reasonable grounds for firing someone? How much warning should they be given in such situations?
辞退员工的合理理由是什么？这种情况下应该给多少次警告呢？
Many companies have a policy of one verbal warning, a written warning and finally the employee is fired.
The reasonable grounds for firing someone might be various. Sexual harassment, lateness for work or being caught using the Internet for personal u are likely to be grounds for sacking.
okay是什么意思xual harassment noun [uncountable]
xual remarks, looks, or touching done to someone who does not want it, especially from someone they work with性骚扰
ground noun
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grounds [plural] a good reason for doing, believing, or saying something［用复数词形］理由
grounds for (doing) something
雅虎中文Mental cruelty can be grounds for divorce.
精神虐待可以成为离婚的理由。
There are strong grounds for believing his statement.
我们有十足理由相信他的说法。
have grounds to do something
Did the police have reasonable grounds to arrest him?
警方逮捕他有合适理由吗？
on moral/legal/medical etc grounds
由于道德／法律／卫生原因
The proposal was rejected on environmental grounds.
由于环境原因，这份提议被驳回。函授成绩查询
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on (the) grounds of something
Flying was ruled out on grounds of cost.
由于价格因素，我们排除搭乘航班的可能性。
'You're under arrest.' 'On what grounds?‘
“你被捕了。” “什么理由？”
bimmeron the grounds that
We oppo the bill, on the grounds that it discriminates against women.
polaris我们反对这项法案的理由是它歧视妇女。
(7)Is it ever right to work out of job without giving any notice?
没有递交辞呈就直接离职的做法是否正确？
If a company has not been honest with the staff member in question, then it is appropriate to leave the company without giving any notice.
