Vocabulary&Reading

Contracts

1 Do the General Knowledge Quiz.

1 Contract is a

a formal agreement.

b verbal agreement.

c written exchange of promises.

2 Labour Code is a

a volume of ancient manuscripts.

b system of letters to communicate messages.

c set of principles and rules of work.

3 Remuneration is a

a system of numbers.

b system of compensations an benefits.

c reward or payment.

4 Fringe benefit is a

a bonus given in addition to a regular salary.

b hair style.

c payment to the poor.

5 Notice is

a representation of numbers and quantities.

b notification of intention to end a contract of employment.

c observation, special attention.

2 Read the contract. Pay attention to its structure.

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT I. General conditions of employment • Working hours – full-time 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. to 2.00 Saturday • Holidays – as indicated in the Labour Code and other state regulations; to be arranged by the department manager • Notice two weeks’ notice is required during one month’s trial period one month’s notice is required after the trial period both parties can terminate this contract on day the trial period expires without previous notice in all cases a notice in writing is required II. Responsibilities • contracts with customers • collecting information • managing in day to day engineering operations • planning the works • leading the team • resolving the problems III. Remuneration • A monthly salary of 2000 will be paid during the trial period. • Next, a monthly salary of 10.000 will be paid, plus incentive bonus, which will be 0,2% of the department income over 2.000.000. IV. Fringe benefits • Company car, also for private use – within a limit of 200 km/month • Free medical care.

3 Find in the text the synonyms of the following words:

employee’s tasks

payment

supervision

probation

benefit

to end

work regulation laws

4 Make up a contract that would be ideal for you. Try to be realistic. Discuss your contract with your partner.

Check yourself

Translate the text into Russian using a dictionary if necessary.

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