Ex. 4. A lawyer is giving advice to a client about an employment contract over the phone

Replace the underlined words and phrases with alternative words and phrases from Reading 3 B. There is more than one possibility for one of the answers.

- I’ve looked through the contract and it seems satisfactory in relation to (1) the period of warning that the contract is going to end. However, I think you should look for some adjustment on the (2) clause preventing you working in the same field for three years after you’ve left the company. Other than that, the terms relating to being (3) let go by the company if it fails and (4) being removed from the job, with the related (5) procedure for making a complaint and (6) changes being made to your work, are quite straightforward.

Listening 7. Listen to the lecture on the retirement and redundancy and answer the following questions.

1. What is redundancy and isn’t it an unfair dismissal?

2. What is retirement and how can an employee be retired fairly?

Ex. 5. Which type of dismissal may have occurred in the following situations?

1. An employee decides to leave her job because she is moved, without consultation, to a new position in the company which she regards as a reduction in her role. A new post covering broadly the same area as hers is offered to an outside applicant.
2. An employee is forced to leave his job because he has arrived at his place of work under the influence of alcohol on several occasions.
3. An employer has not gone through the appropriate procedures before forcing an employee to leave his job.

Ex. 6. Choose the correct prefix from the box to make the opposite of the adjectives below.

un-, non-, il-, ir-.

relevant, legal, lawful, restrictive, fair, statutory

Ex. 7. Below is an extract from a skeleton contract of employment for a full-time employee. The key word or phrase from each section has been removed. Complete the text using the words or phrases from the box.

commencing salary date of commencement duties and responsibilities

grievance holiday entitlement notice pension

position probationary service sickness pay terms and conditions

1. You have been appointed to the …………………….. of administrative assistant.
2. Your ………………………….. will be as detailed in the attached Job Description, but this Job Description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. There will be other occasional duties and requirements associated with your appointment.
3. The …………………………… of your continuous service with this company is 1 January 2010.
4. Your specific …………………………. are contained in the Employees’ Handbook issued by the company, as well as in existing collective agreements negotiated by the company.
5. Confirmation of your appointment will be subject to your satisfactory completion of 3 months’ ……………………………….
6. Your ………………….. is £20,000 per annum, paid monthly in arrears. Overtime is not payable.
7. Your ……………………….. entitlement is 30 days in any calendar year.
8. Your annual ……………………………. is 25 days which cannot be carried over.
9. The minimum period of …………………………………… to which you are entitled is 3 months.
10. Your position with regard to ……………………. is set out in the explanatory booklet attached.
11. If you have a …………………… relating to your employment, you should refer to the complaints procedure outlined in the booklet attached.

Ex. 8. Read the following text. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the box.

bound granting states plant benefits individual service provide to specify right confirmation automatically agreed contracts fiscal

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