IV. Match the sentence halves

1. Her promotion to Sales Manager took	a) a ten-hour day.
2. Prizes are awarded	b) an important political dimension.
3. The bank has set aside	c) by an outside contractor.
4. The maintenance work is done	d) everyone by surprise.
5. The payment was made	e) extra provisions for bad loans.
6. The players are demanding	f) increased remuneration for the service.
7. The strikes had now taken on	g) on the Board's recommendation.
8. Their employees worked	h) to a very tight schedule.
9. These goods comply	i) with our safety requirements
10. They are producing	j) without deduction of tax.

V. Fill in prepositions, where necessary

1. Applicants … jobs will need to be interviewed and recommendations made … appointments.

2. Employees must attend … the core time each day, but the remaining hours can be absorbed … the flexbands.

3. … replying … a letter or writing … response … a telephone call you should always make sure you have covered all the points … issue.

4. No matter how automated production becomes, the roles … people are central … every business.

5. The calculations are complicated some­what … flexible working hours which give staff the opportunity to choose their own atten­dance times … certain limits.

6. The most expensive equipment is ineffective … the hands … careless or disgrun­tled workers.

7. The Personnel Department has an overall responsibility … carrying … the policies … the Board … Directors … relation … staffing.

8. The second dimension relates … the quality … the workforce and is evidenced … the workers' enthusiasm and motivation.

9. The whole framework … pay is obviously … concern … personnel, including salary scales, overtime and bonus payments where appropriate.

10. There has to be a system … priorities, … the more important customers receiving attention first.

VI. Fill in articles where necessary

1. Any employee who is dismissed unfairly may be entitled to … compensation where … industrial tribunal considers … dis­missal was wrongful or unfair.

2. If … number of new staff joins … firm it is expe­dient to make clear … firm's policy on this important subject.

3. In replying to … letter or writing in response to … telephone call you should always make sure you have covered all … points at issue.

4. In … UK, there is … legal requirement that every employee must receive … written statement setting out … terms and conditions of their employment.

5. … modern employment law accepts that … employee's job cannot be taken from him unfairly.

6. … calculations are complicated some­what by … flexible working hours which give staff … opportunity to choose their own atten­dance times within certain limits.

7. … statement will include … job title which could be relevant if … employee is subsequently dismissed for refusing some task for which he was not employed.

8. … whole framework of pay is obviously of concern to … personnel, including … salary scales, overtime and … bonus payments where appropriate.

9. There has to be … system of priorities, with … more important customers receiving attention first.

10. There is no merit in maintaining … backlog of unanswered mail, but with … suitable effort … backlog could be eliminated.