f tL I Full-time Employment Contract A contract of employment comes into existence as soon as a job offer is accepted whether that offer is oral or in writing. However, it is easier for both parties if the offer of employment is in writing to prevent disputes at a later date. Below is an extract from a skeleton contract of employment for a full-time employee. The key word/phrase from each section has been, removed. Complete the text'using the words/phrases from the box. SECTION -3 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. administrative assistant. position of 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 The company is 1 January 2002. 4 Your specific . of your continuous service with this . are contained in the Employees' Handbook issued by the company, as well as in existing collective agreements negotiated by this company. Confirmation of your appointment will be subject to your satisfactory completion of 3 months'_:_ t W Your, . is £20,000 per annum, paid monthly in arrears. Overtime is not payable. I M Your. entitlement is 30 days in any calendar year. §M Your annual. . is 25 days which cannot be carried over. |$ The minimum period of. .are entitled is 3 months. j.0} Your position with regard to. to which you , is set out in the explanatory booklet attached. ■£ If you have a_ . relating to your employment, you should refer to the complaints procedure outlined in the booklet attached. Contract t^ALy;" There are no fixed rules for combining nouns. Here are the pptions: Saxon genitive, for example employees' handbook prepositional phrase, for example confirmation of your appointment COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Read about collective bargaining (which is usually carried out by trade unions on behalf of the employees) and summarize its purpose. What are synonyms for the following words and phrases (try to find some before reading, and then find the synonyms used in the text): . duty_; salary __; trade union representatives _______; provisions__; process for ___; contract dealing wiih workers' complaints___ was breached_._; unbiased i Collective bargaining contracts govern the rights and obligations of employers and employees in many private and public sector employment relations. Under. j collective bargaining, representatives of the employees bargain with a single employer or a group of employers for an agreement on wages, hours, and working $ conditions for the employees. The agreement worked out by the representatives of the employees, usually union officials, is generally subject to a ratification vote 7 by the employees. Terms usually found in collective bargaining contracts are: ii] identification of ? the workbclonging exclusively to designated classes of employees, [2J y/age and benefits clauses, \3] promotion and lay-off1 clauses, which are generally tied in i part to seniority, [4] a management's rights clause, and j5J a grievance procedure by which persons contending the-contract was violated or that they were j disciplined or discharged without "just cause" may ultimately have their cases decided by impartial labor arbitrators, - V i.'Vv £ '.!.'.'-V.'.. '_R.A.Anderson,' I Jcft,-'D J.Tvromey; Business Law as E 13 5 H J£ 0 Ck. — « °.l US? I S- 8 s -'__ C) Social security system covers various kinds of financial support. Which types are made with the following letters? 1) C__L_ B__£___ 2) H__S__G .EN___T 3) ST„„U___Y M.T_R_I_Y P__ 4) 1N__M_ SU__OR. 5) W„DOW__ PA..N.'S S_PP„T 6) D__TH BE_^_I_ 7) FU__R__PA_M___ 8) COU___L .AX B_N_F__ 9) DI__B____Y LIV___AL„W____ 10) S__T_T_R_ S_C_ _AY. 11) RE__ND___Y P___EN„ 12) UN___LO__E_T C_M„„N__T__N___EF__ Employment law Complete the words into the text below. express term waive his right . unfair dismissal fixed tet minimum continuous employment redundancy payment indefinite period reasonable notice maximum statutory i A contract for j,. or a particular piece of work normally ends, automatically on the expiration of the time or completion of the work If,";' 3 as is more usual, employment is for an 2l, either party may, end it by giving notice to the other, and the length of notice required is, 5 frequently an 3. .in the contract. Even in a fixed period contiact, ~ there may be a term entitling one or both parties to terminate earlier by * 7 notice. If there is no prior agreement on the notice period, _ ^ must be given. 9 The statutory periods of notice are set out in the Employment* Protection (^Consolidation) Act. After two years' employment the worker ii is entitled to at least two weeks and, thenceforth, at least one week's notice for each year of -fc*,, _ „ ' up to a maximum statutory^ 13 entitlement of 12 weeks. V The employer has a corresponding right to at least one week's notice from ri is the worker after\continuous employment of one month, but there is no \- sliding, scale,, thereafter, however long the employment, one week is the 17 ., si^utory notice which the worker need give. \ It should be noted again that these periods are §v .....: y minima. The 19 individual contract of employment can expressly or impliedly provide for longer periods of notice, but never less. On the other hand at any time, for u example on leaving or dismissal, either party can 3< to notice. 1 It should be emphasized that, even if proper notice is" given, an employee i 23 may still be entitled to 4o,_ or statutory compensation for | <»■