Employment Law I vocabulary related to Employment Law

Employment Law I

• vocabulary related to Employment Law?

Crossword • pair-work – prepare the explanations, if necessary use the Internet – change turns - explain your words • Class check: part-time job X full-time job, temporary job X permanent job, probation period, sick leave, maternity leave

Explain the differences • • wages - income - salary bonus - perks training - skills - qualifications apprentice - trainee - intern

• money someone gets from working or from income investing money • an amount of money that you earn for working, usually according to how many wages hours or days you work • a fixed amount of money you earn each month or year from your job salary

• an extra amount of money added to your wages / salary as a reward bonus • an advantage you get from the company in addition to the money you earn, e. g. a company car / phone; benefits perks

• particular abilities required in a job skills • a kind of course improving specific skills needed for a job training • e. g. a degree or a diploma you get when you successfully finish a course of study qualifications

• someone who is learning a particular job or skill from a skilled employer apprentice • someone who is training for a particular profession or job trainee • a student or a recent graduate who works in a job to get experience, often for low or no pay intern

Reading, ex. 2 1 c 2 d 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 b 7 c

Definitions, ex. 3 1 c 2 a 3 e 4 d 5 b

Translate pracovní smlouva an employment contract, a contract of employment dohoda o provedení práce an agreement to complete a job dohoda o pracovní činnosti an agreement to work

An employment contract 1. John … 2. Prior to concluding the Contract of Employment, the employee has been acquainted with his/her duties and responsibilities 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 the appointment. 3. The date of commencement of your continuous service with the university is 1 June 2015. 4. The place of work is Faculty of Law, Veveří 70, 611 80 Brno. 5. The length of the probationary period is set to 3 months. 6. The salary is specified in the employee’s pay sheet. 7. The employee’s holiday entitlement is 25 days which cannot be carried over. 8. The statutory period of notice is 2 months as set forth by Czech Labour Code.

Translate – do you know the key words? (1) Pracovní smlouva musí obsahovat a) druh práce, který má zaměstnanec pro zaměstnavatele vykonávat, b) místo nebo místa výkonu práce, ve kterých má být práce podle písmene a) vykonávána, c) den nástupu do práce. (2) Pracovní smlouva musí být uzavřena písemně. (3) Nenastoupí-li zaměstnanec ve sjednaný den do práce, aniž mu v tom bránila překážka v práci, nebo se zaměstnavatel do týdne nedozví o této překážce, může zaměstnavatel od pracovní smlouvy odstoupit. (4) Od pracovní smlouvy je možné odstoupit, jen dokud zaměstnanec nenastoupil do práce. Pro odstoupení od pracovní smlouvy se vyžaduje dodržení písemné formy, jinak se k němu nepřihlíží. (5) Každá smluvní strana musí obdržet jedno vyhotovení pracovní smlouvy.

IMPROVE THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION 1) identify incorrect parts (1) The employment contract must contain a) the type of work the employee for the employer to perform, b) the place or places of work where the work is to be referred to in subparagraph a) is carried out, c) the date of commencement of employment. (2) The contract must be in writing. (3) If the employee does not start on the agreed date to work without being prevented from impediment to work or employer know within a week of the hazard, the employer may terminate the employment contract. (4) From an employment contract can withdraw only as long as the employee failed to start work. To withdraw from the labor contract requires compliance with the written form, otherwise it will not be considered. (5) Each party must receive a copy of the employment contract.

IMPROVE THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION 1) identify incorrect parts (1) The employment contract must contain a) the type of work the employee for the employer to perform, b) the place or places of work where the work is to be referred to in subparagraph a) is carried out, c) the date of commencement of employment. (2) The contract must be in writing. (3) If the employee does not start on the agreed date to work without being prevented from obstacle to work or employer know within a week of the hazard, the employer may terminate the employment contract. (4) From an employment contract can withdraw only as long as the employee failed to start work. To withdraw from the labor contract requires compliance with the written form, otherwise it will not be considered. (5) Each party must receive a copy of the employment contract.

IMPROVE THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION 2) correct highlighted parts (1) The employment contract must contain a) the type of work the employee for the employer to perform, b) the place or places of work where the work is to be referred to in subparagraph a) is carried out, c) the date of commencement of employment. (2) The contract must be in writing. (3) If the employee does not start on the agreed date to work without being prevented from obstacle to work or employer know within a week of the hazard, the employer may terminate the employment contract. (4) From an employment contract can withdraw only as long as the employee failed to start work. To withdraw from the labor contract requires compliance with the written form, otherwise it will not be considered. (5) Each party must receive a copy of the employment contract.

IMPROVE THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION 3) improve formality, consistency (1) The employment contract must contain a) the type of work the employee is to perform for the employer, b) the place or places of work where the employee will perform the work persuant to a), c) the date of commencement of employment. (2) The contract must be in writing. (3) If the employee does not start to work on the agreeed date without being prevented to work by an obstacle, or if the employer is not informed of such an obstacle within a week, the employer may terminate the employment contract. (4) It is possible to withdraw from an employment contract only as long as the employee failed to start work. Withdrawing from the labor contract is required in the written form, otherwise it will not be considered. (5) Each party must receive a copy of the employment contract.

IMPROVE THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION 3) improve formality/precision, consistency (1) The employment contract must contain a) the type of work the employee is to perform for the employer, b) the place or places of work where the employee will perform the work persuant to a), c) the date of commencement of employment. (2) The contract must be in writing. (3) If the employee does not start to work on the agreeed date without being prevented to work by an obstacle, or if the employer is not informed of such an obstacle within a week, the employer may terminate the employment contract. (4) It is possible to withdraw from an employment contract only as long as the employee failed to start work. Withdrawing from the labor contract is required in the written form, otherwise it will not be considered. (5) Each party must receive a copy of the employment contract.

IMPROVE THE GOOGLE TRANSLATION 3) improve formality/precision, consistency (1) The employment contract must contain a) the type of work the employee is to perform for the employer, b) the place or places of work where the employee will perform the work persuant to a), c) the date of commencement of employment. (2) The contract must be concluded in writing. (3) If the employee does not start to work on the agreeed date without being prevented to work by an obstacle, or if the employer is not informed of such an obstacle within a week, the employer may terminate the employment contract. (4) It is possible to withdraw from an employment contract only as long as the employee failed to start to work. Withdrawing from the employment contract is required in the written form, otherwise it will not be considered. (5) Each contracting party must receive one copy of the employment contract.

Group Work – Writing, ex. 5 Exam Practice You are working for a law firm and you have received the following email to answer. Write a reply using all the prompts. The length must be 120 - 180 words. • thank for the email • not enough information about John Green, e. g. where from? • more options (use some information from the extracts in Czech) Make a plan: • offer meeting him personally • one paragraph = one idea • follow the intructions Keep the formal style Check the language