To trim staff
by 18 per cent in 20 months
To reduce staff by 20 per
cent in 18 months.
To train production staff
with 20 years of service.
3.
What does "early retirement"
mean?
re-location to another area
of the company
non-renewal of short-term
contracts
end of employment before
the legally stipulated age
4.
"Downsizing" means ...
reducing the number of staff
in a company
negotiating a dismissal with
the CEO of the company
increasing the number of
workers in a company
5.
Who is usually in charge of
this kind of negotiations?
the CEO of the company.
the Personnel manager.
the Unions.
6.
What will happen to the
company work force,
according to John?
They will be left with staff
under 10 years of service.
They will be left with
untrained middle-aged people.
They will be left with
untrainable
50-year olds.
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