In what way do the trade unions use their funds?
(to obtain the best possible working conditions for the members; to organise medical schemes; insurance and legal aid; to use (part of their) funds; the money collected from the members; to pay a weekly sum of money to the members; to be out on official strike)
What is called an official strike?
(to be recognised by the union; strike pay; to be compared with the workers' normal wages; to draw a pay; a “wild cat” strike)
Do management and unions always cooperate?
(the relationship between management and unions; to be ambitious; to get personal power; to have a grievance; to make somebody angry or annoyed; to create trouble in the works; to help put pressure on the management; in connection with something; a claim for a general wage increase; to be underpaid; to be reluctant; to increase wages; to be forced to do something; to introduce a profit-sharing scheme; to share directly in the results of harder work or better organization)
What difficulties and problems do good employee-management relations present?
(to be prepared to take a cut in wages; to have a bad year; to solve problems; to have good relations with the employees; to be a comparatively small 'family' firm)
In what way do the management regulate the going-on activities?
(to clock in; to punch a mark on the worker's time card; to correspond with something; to cheat the system; to be a very serious offence; to consult somebody about something; an operative; to ignore the rules)
What does the work of a Personnel Manager entail?
(the chief responsibilities; to employ and dismiss staff; to look after somebody / something; to improve the employees' welfare and conditions of work)
Task 2
Give the English equivalents for the following word combinations:
| · цеховой староста (профорг) | · юридическая помощь |
| · профсоюз конторских работников (работников административных органов) | · ввести систему оплаты труда, предусматривающую участие рабочих и служащих в прибыли |
| · поднять вопрос | · увольнять сотрудников |
| · попытка обмануть систему (учета рабочего времени) считается очень серьезным нарушением | · предприятие, которое принимает на работу только членов профсоюза |
| · иметь вычеты из зарплаты | · условия быта сотрудников |
| · конторские служащие, работники канцелярии | · смириться с уменьшением заработной платы |
| · ситуация, при которой сотрудник подлежит увольнению | · собирать членские взносы (на территории предприятия) |
| · отмечать время прихода на работу | · платить за сверхурочные (полторы ставки) |
| · платить взносы | · система медицинского обеспечения |
| · нести ответственность за забастовку | · требовать повышения заработной платы |
LISTENING
Exercise 1
Listen to the following conversation between Ted Fielding and Ian Hampden. All the remarks are mixed up. Put them in the order they appear in the Unit. Supply the remarks with the names of their authors.
| A … | Have you spoken to the man who was late? |
| B … | Oh dear, what's it all about, Ted? |
| C … | Mr. Hampden, we've got trouble in the press room this morning. |
| D … | Not yet. I thought I'd have a word with you first. |
| E … | But the point is the man was clocked in at eight o'clock. Symes, who stands by the time clock, swears he saw nothing irregular. |
| F … | But that's a straightforward affair. He simply gets his pay docked. That's why we have a clocking-in system. |
| G … | Is Symes reliable? |
| H … | One of the press operatives arrived an hour and a half late. |
| I … | Yes, he is. That's why we chose him for the job. |
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. |
Exercise 2
Listen to the following extract from the conversation between Ian Hampden and Smith. Fill in the spaces in the sentences below with the words actually used.
| Ian: | Ah, Smith. Come in, will you. Please sit down. I understand your card … … … eight o'clock this morning and that you arrived … … …. |
| Smith: | That's right. |
| Ian: | You mean you knew … … was punched by someone else … … …? |
| Smith: | Yes. |
| Ian: | I suppose you know we … … … for this? What … … … is that you are asking … … … services … … … . |
| Smith: | No, I'm not asking that. |
| Ian: | Then … … … . |
| Smith: | I cleaned … … … last night out of … … . |
| Ian: | Well, that doesn't … … … . |
| Smith: | I … … … for it, shouldn't I? |
| Ian: | But … … … surely... |
| Smith: | Overtime? If … … … I want … … - time and a half, that's … …, isn't it? |
| Ian: | But this is … … … . It has nothing to do … … … . Have you discussed this … … … ? |
| Smith: | There's … … … . If I work an hour … … … I take … … … from my day's work. |
| Ian: | Well, I'm not going to argue about … … … . As I see it, you've … … … . Naturally an hour and a half win … … … your pay this week. And I must warn you that if … … … it will be … … … . |
| Smith: | Just you try … … . You'll have … … … on your hands. |
| Ian: | I'm sorry, but those are … … . If … … … you must … … … ; you know that … … . |
Exercise 3