- •Future Trends in the Workplace
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- •Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
- •Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right.
- •Fill in the gaps using the word-combinations from the text.
- •Complete the sentences (1-10) with suitable endings (a-h).
- •Time management
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- •Try to remember the main idea of the text and put the sentences into the correct order.
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- •Complete the sentences (1-10) with suitable endings (a-h).
- •Making Sure Your Employees Succeed
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- •Choose the best alternative to complete the sentences.
- •Tips for Successful Career Planning: An Activity for Job-Seekers of All Ages
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- •Match the words from the left column with their definitions from the right.
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- •Choose the best alternative to complete the sentences.
Look through the sentences and decide which of them are True (t) or False (f).
A Challenger research found that 23 percent of companies are already offering a new kind of a compact workweek, consisting of four 10-hour days, partly as a response to rising costs on fuel.
Because of the growing cost of employer-paid health insurance, more and more organizations will implement wellness programs.
In the nearest future employers will be allowed to cultivate unhealthy habits like smoking and drinking.
Companies see the benefits of training programmes for retaining workers.
Several European and Asian countries stepped up employment of highly skilled, highly educated foreign students because they hope to build a more capable and talented workforce.
In an effort to improve employee collaboration, productivity and efficiency, employers will make cubicles for the staff without open spaces for communication.
Employees will work via wireless laptops and move around as freely as their work allows.
If you get your work done and it meets quality expectations, it doesn’t matter if you made it at your desk or somewhere else.
The move to hiring temporary and contract employees, freelancers and consultants leads to losses for companies but to benefits for workers.
Companies save a lot of money by hiring freelancers.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.
Some societal and business trends like _______ are having a great and inevitable impact on the workplace.
the rapid advances in technology, the aging population of baby boomers, the increasing cost of healthcare and energy;
the evolution in marketing, the small business activity, the rising number of under-age parents;
The desire among employees for _______ four-day workweeks will become the new benchmark for corporations in America.
rather working at home;
a better work-life balance;
Some companies are finding out that today’s workers can easily_______ in four 8-hour days.
execute their work;
get a new job found;
Other programs, such as _______ will help workers keep in shape.
gyms right in the office, company-funded fitness classes and the choice of healthy food;
non-smoking police, extra hours for a free gym and food bonuses;
It is difficult to get a job that _______ for a growing number of Americans.
requires electronic know-how;
demands advanced and creative technological knowledge;
Organizations will organise complete programmes_______.
with accurate coursework centered around aims of an average employee;
with precise course concentrated around their company culture and benefits;
The expansion of the global economy will lead to a worldwide talent pool _______.
where firms will energetically employ the best available workers;
where the companies will aggressively hire the most available employees;
To enlarge employee interaction and teamwork, companies_______.
will stop using isolating cubes and redesign their workspaces to feature common areas, conference rooms and tables opposing to individual desks;
maximize time during the break;
Network technology corporation Cisco_______ to its Japanese offices.
added wireless laptops and virtual bedrooms;
set up wireless networking capabilities, quiet rooms, etc.;
Trying to cut real estate costs, become more environmentally friendly and attract the growing number of workers seeking better work-life balance _______.
more and more companies will adopt a “work more for higher salary” policy;
more and more companies will adopt a policy that allows one to work whenever they want.