EMPLOYMENT LAW PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW 41. EMPLOYMENT LAW

 

A Employment law Our Employment Law Department is a specialist team. We advise on relevant law, employment policy and procedure, and the formation of employment contracts. We assist in the negotiation and settlement disputes, and take or defend proceedings before an Employment Tribunal or in a civil court. The main statutory rights of employees include entitlement to: ·      A national minimum wage ·      Equal pay for like work, that is, broadly similar work; ·      A written statement of employment particulars. B Contract of employment It is usual practice for employers and employees to enter into a written agreement which sets out their respective obligations and rights, and which constitutes a contract of employment, either at the commencement of employment or shortly before. Clauses in the contract generally deal with pay, deductions, hours of work, time off and leave, place of work, absence, confidentiality, restrictions on the actions of an employee once employment is ended (known as a restrictive convenient), giving notice, the grievance procedures in the event of job loss, and variation of contract (meaning parties may agree to vary terms of the contract but terms cannot be unilaterally varied, that is, by one party without agreement).   EXERCISES 41.1 Make word combinations from A opposite using words from the box. Then use appropriate word combinations to complete the definitions below employment bargaining fixed tribunal collective relations sick trade employment union particulars time labour pay off term   1. ______________ _____________ - salary paid when an employee cannot work because of illness 2. ______________ _____________ -restricted period of employment set out in contract 3. ______________ _____________ -organisation which represents the workers, who are its members, in discussions of pay and working conditions with their employer. 41.2 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 B opposite. There is more than one possibility for one of the answers. I’ve looked through the contract and it seems satisfactory in relation (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. 41.3 Which type of dismissal may have occurred in the following situations? Look at B opposite to help you. 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. 41.4 Choose the correct prefix from the box to make the opposite of the adjective below. un non- il ir

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