口語練習
Speaking: do you think the decision of the EAT was fair? Why/why not?
你認為勞工訴訟法庭的判決合理嗎?為什么?
參考詞匯和表達
respect the employee’s basic right at work 尊重員工在工作中的基本權利
protect the employee’s working time rights 保護員工在工作中的權利
prevent employers from denying staff their legal rights 防止雇主拒絕員工的合法權利
if employers break the law, cannot allow them to get away with it 如果雇主違法,不允許他們逃避懲罰
the employer is not acting within the law 雇主不按法律行事
the employer has breached its contractual obligations 雇主違反了合同義務
make other companies to think carefully about their own working environment促使其他公司謹慎考慮他們的工作環境。
寫作訓練
Writing: formulate a smoking policy for your office which is fair to both smokers and non-smokers. Write a 40-50 word memo informing all staff of the policy.
為你的辦公室制定一個關于吸煙的制度,做到對吸煙員工和不吸煙員工都公平。寫一個40-50字的備忘錄,將這一制度告知每個員工。
參考例文
Memo
To: all staff
From: Charles Dyer
Date: 7 July 2000
Re: Smoking policy
As there are only two smokers in this building, they have agreed to smoke outside. However they will need regular cigarette breaks. Please consider smokers when organizing meetings. You are advised to plan breaks at least every two hours.