LESSON 6
REDUNCANCY
In this lesson you will learn vocabulary related to the topic of redundancy. You will also learn how to deliver a presentation.
Revision from the last lesson:
Explain the following words in English and Polish:
| demote | termination | bring about | violate | reprisal |
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| Demote | to lower someone or something in rank or position / degradować /degradacja |
| Termination | the act of ending something, the end of a word, something that results, to come to an end of a contract period / wygaśnięcie, wypowiedzenie (umowy) |
| Bring about | to cause something to happen / doprowadzić do |
| Violate | to break or act against something / naruszyć, pogwałcić, łamać |
| Reprisal | activity against another person / odwet |
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Name the advantages and disadvantages of seniority-based promotion.
LESSON 6
REDUNDANCY. PRESENTATION SKILLS.
LEAD – IN ACTIVITY – speaking
- Have you ever given a presentation?
- Are you afraid of speaking in front of a big audience? Do you have a stage fright?
- What is the most important while giving a presentation?
Exercise 1 – signposting language
Read the text below and find the examples of signposting language.
Good morning everyone! Thank you very much for coming to my presentation. Let me introduce myself. I am Maria Rodrigez and I am a HR manager working for an international company. Today I would like to give you a general overview of the growing and really broad area of human resources. So I?ll be addressing three main points, and the first one is going to be ?what?. What we actually mean by the expression ?human resources?. The second point will be why we care about human resources and why we should be concerned with human resources. And finally, the last point is how we deal with HR in everyday life.
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Good morning everyone! Thank you very much for coming to my presentation. Let me introduce myself. I am Maria Rodrigez and I am a HR manager working for an international company. Today I would like to give you a general overview of the growing and really broad area of human resources. So I?ll be addressing three main points, and the first one is going to be ?what?. What we actually mean by the expression ?human resources?. The second point will be why we care about human resources and why we should be concerned with human resources. And finally, the last point is how we deal with HR in everyday life.
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Exercise 2 – signposting language
Order the expressions and put them in a proper box.
- I’d like to digress here for a moment and just mention that
- Where does that lead us
- Let me elaborate on that
- To start with…later…to finish up…
- To illustrate this point
- I’d like now to recap…
- Do you have any questions
- So much for…
- First of all, I’ll…
- Turning to…
| Introducing the subject |
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| Finishing one subject… |
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| …and starting another |
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| Analysing a point and giving recommendations |
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| Giving more details |
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| Giving an example |
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| Changing to a different topic |
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| Referring to something which is off the topic |
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| Referring back to an earlier point |
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| Ordering |
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| Summarising and concluding |
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| Dealing with questions |
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| Introducing the subject |
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| Finishing one subject… |
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| …and starting another |
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| Analysing a point and giving recommendations |
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| Giving more details |
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| Giving an example |
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| Changing to a different topic |
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| Referring to something which is off the topic |
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| Referring back to an earlier point |
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| Ordering |
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| Summarising and concluding |
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| Dealing with questions |
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GUESS: What does it mean to KISS your presentation?
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KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE
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Exercise 3 – VOCABULARY EXERCISE
Brainstorm the expressions with the word ?redundancy?.
You can write down your answers in the white input fields
If you can’t see the writings on these pictures below,
click them to enlarge.
ADD YOU OWN IDEAS:
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| [tooltip][phrase]to make sb redundant[/phrase][def]to make sb redundant zwonić kogoś[/def][/tooltip] |
[tooltip][phrase]to be made redundant[/phrase][def]to be made redundant być zwolnionym, zostać zwolnionym[/def][/tooltip] |
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| [tooltip][phrase]redundancy pay / payment[/phrase][def]redundancy pay / payment odprawa pięniężna[/def][/tooltip] |
[tooltip][phrase]collective redundancy[/phrase][def]collective redundancy zwolnienia grupowe[/def][/tooltip] |
[tooltip][phrase]individual redundancy[/phrase][def]individual redundancy zwolnienia indywidualne[/def][/tooltip] |
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| [tooltip][phrase]redundancy procedure[/phrase][def]redundancy procedure procedura zwolnienia[/def][/tooltip] |
[tooltip][phrase]redundancy process[/phrase][def]redundancy process proces zwoknienia[/def][/tooltip] |
[tooltip][phrase]redundancy selection[/phrase][def]redundancy selection selekcja pracowników do zwolnienia[/def][/tooltip] |
| [tooltip][phrase]statutory redundancy pay[/phrase][def]statutory redundancy pay odprawa ustawowa [/def][/tooltip] |
[tooltip][phrase]redundancy notice[/phrase][def]redundancy notice okres wypowiedzenia w przypadku zwolnienia[/def][/tooltip] |
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EXERCISE 4 – vocabulary exercise
Complete the sentences with the proper collocation.
Remember to use the collocations in a correct grammar form.
| follow … procedures |
carry out the … procedure |
claim redundancy pay |
be entitled to |
be made redundant |
- If your employer 20 or more employees in one establishment within a 90 day period, this is a collective redundancy.
- You do not have from your employer, they should automatically pay it to you.
- Some employees receive redundancy payments.
- If your employer is making less than 20 employees redundant in one establishment they must certain .
- If an employer uses redundancy to cover up the real reason for ending your employment, or if they the redundancy properly, it may amount to unfair dismissal.
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- If your employer is making 20 or more employees redundant in one establishment within a 90 day period, this is a collective redundancy.
- You do not have to claim redundancy pay from your employer, they should automatically pay it to you.
- Some employees are not entitled to receive redundancy payments.
- If your employer is making less than 20 employees redundant in one establishment they must follow certain procedures.
- If an employer uses redundancy to cover up the real reason for ending your employment, or if they do not carry out the redundancy procedure properly, it may amount to unfair dismissal.
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Exercise 5 – Improving your presentation skills
TOPIC: REDUNDANCY
Look at the slides below and prepare your own presentation. Use the expressions from exercise 2 (signposting language).
Click the slide to enlarge.
Read the text which will help you to make the presentation.
If you are going to be made redundant from your job, you should be treated fairly by your employer and there are certain steps they would be expected to follow. You may also be entitled to a redundancy payment.
What is redundancy?
Redundancy is a form of dismissal from your job, caused by your employer needing to reduce the workforce. Reasons include:
- new technology or a new system has made your job unnecessary
- the job you were hired for no longer exists
- the need to cut costs means staff numbers must be reduced
- the business is closing down or moving
Collective redundancies
If your employer is making 20 or more employees redundant in one [tooltip][phrase]establishment[/phrase][def]establishment
firma, instytucja[/def][/tooltip] within a 90 day period, this is a collective redundancy.
If your employer is thinking about making collective redundancies, they have a duty to consult with the representatives of employees that could be [tooltip][phrase]affected[/phrase][def]affect
oddziaływać, wpływać, dotknąć[/def][/tooltip]. The representatives would be the employees? trade union official. If there is no [tooltip][phrase]trade union[/phrase][def]trade union
związek zawodowy[/def][/tooltip] official, the employer must make arrangements for the employees to elect their own representatives.
If your employer fails to consult the representatives then a claim may be made to an Employment Tribunal for a protective award (a monetary award of up to 90 days pay).
Collective redundancies generally occur when there are:
Closures
The business or building that you work in closes, meaning your employer no longer needs as many employees.
Reorganisation or reallocation of work
Your business is going through a reorganisation or reallocation of work which does not result in a direct reduction of employees. This could be because your employer is taking on new recruits for the new work or some employees are being redeployed on new contracts with different terms and conditions, whilst others are made redundant.
Individual redundancies
If your employer is making less than 20 employees redundant in one establishment they must follow certain procedures:
- your employer should select the employees fairly
- you should be warned and consulted about the redundancy
- your employer should take reasonable steps to redeploy affected employees
- you should get any redundancy pay you are due, and be given the correct amount of notice
- your employer should consider any alternatives to redundancy
If an employer uses redundancy to cover up the real reason for ending your employment, or if they do not carry out the redundancy procedure properly, it may amount to unfair dismissal. The rights to redundancy payments and collective consultation are claimed separately from [tooltip][phrase]unfair dismissal[/phrase][def]unfair dismissal
nieuzasadnione zwolnienie[/def][/tooltip].