1 Перекладіть письмово текст з англійської на рідну мову

Status of the personnel department

Personnel managers sometimes complain of a cultural separation between themselves and managers in other departments, and that the importance of HRM is not properly understood. Negative perceptions of the role of a personnel department might arise from the latter's (inevitable) involvement in the implementation of redundancies, dismissal and grievance procedures, rejections of union requests for pay increases, and other disagreeable aspects of life at work. Widespread interest in quality assurance and quality management among business people has led a number of firms to 'market' the personnel function within their organisations. This can be done through:

- conducting surveys to discover the expectations of other departments (i.e., the personnel department's 'customers') vis-a-vis the personnel manager's role;

- educating line managers about what the personnel department can and cannot do;

- involving other departments when formulating personnel policies;

- training personnel staff to understand customer needs;

- communicating with customers on an on-going basis;

- relating the personnel function to the overall corporate strategy of the firm (see 3);

- making the services of the personnel department user friendly.

Practical devices for enhancing the status of a personnel department include the issue of professionally produced leaflets and brochures explaining each of its main activities, briefing sessions conducted by personnel staff in other departments by, for example, the inclusion of a prominent and attractive logo on all literature, memoranda, etc., arising from the personnel function. It is important moreover that the personnel department be seen to be efficient, as the personnel function is sometimes accused of having a vested interest in creating hierarchical and bureaucratic organisation structures and employee grading systems in view of the extensive opportunities for devising job evaluation schemes, staff development programmes, appraisal checklists, etc., that they create. All these duties enhance the role of the personnel department, possibly to the extreme annoyance of managers in other sections.

2 Read and translate these sentences.

1 In your place I’d try and get in touch with them right away.

2 How would you spend the week-end?

3 In his place I’d accept the job. It’s interesting.

4 In your place I’d get your younger son to start playing tennis.

3 Change conditional sentences of type I into sentences of type II

1 If you take this medicine it will do you good.

2 If she takes bus 27 she will get there in a quarter of an hour.

3 If you get to know them well you will grow fond of them.

4 If he goes out without his coat on he will catch a cold.

4 Choose the sentences in 1)Present Indefinite Passive; 2)Past Indefinite passive; 3)Future Indefinite Passive and translate them.

1 Their letter was received yesterday.

2 The offer will be discussed tomorrow

3 Where will the children be taken on Sunday?

4 Was the book translated into Russian last year?

5 The passengers were taken to the plane by a stewardess.

6 The price problem was settled by them yesterday.

7 By whom is the letter signed?

8 Their address must be found right away.

9 Are the goods to be shipped next week?

10 Can the goods be delivered next week?

11 The cable is to be sent to-day

5 Translate into Russian paying special attention to complex object.

1 I’ve never known him to talk with such authority.

2 He hated people argue like that.

3 I didn’t even try to make him change his mind.

4 Nobody noticed Michelle leave the house.

5 I want the matter to be settled quickly.

Модульна контрольна робота №3

з дисципліни „Англійська мова за професійним спрямуванням”

для студентів ІІ курсу факультету інноваційної економіки і кібернетики

напрям підготовки "Управління персоналом і економіка праці"

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