HOW TO TALK ABOUT EMPLOYEMENT
Working with words: Job benefits and employment procedures
Learning objectives in this class:
Talking about job benefits and employment procedures
Describing personal experiences using present perfect
Delegating work to others
Discussing progress on projects
Starting point
1) What benefits do employees have in companies, apart from their salary? Think about
holidays, training, extra money, etc.
2) Which jobs or industries have the best benefits in your country?
3) Think of one benefit which you don't have, but would like.
1 Read the text. Are these sentences true or false?
1) A majority of senior managers prefer health benefits to more money.
2) Most young employees would like a higher salary.
3) At DST International, all employees have gym memberships.
4) Most employees at Major Players are not interested in pension schemes.
Choosing your own benefits
What benefits are most popular with
employees? A recent study shows that it
depends on the age and position of the
person in the company. For example, 63
% of senior managers are more interested
in private healthcare than a higher salary.
However, a majority of employees under
35 would prefer more money to extra
days of paid holiday. More and more
companies are operating flexible systems
where staff choose their own benefits. At
DST International, each full-time member
of staff receives £800 a year, which they
can spend on a number of things. These
include private healthcare, childcare vouchers to help pay for their children's pre-school
costs, or gym memberships for those who love sport. Jack Gratton, the Managing Director
of Major Players, says most people in his company are young, and they are not interested
in pension schemes. Employees usually stay only for three years, so penSions are a waste
of money. What his staff often prefer is mobile phones, gym memberships, and extra paid
holiday.
Match 1-10 to a-j to give the names of ten job benefits. Some of these benefits are in the
text in 1.
maternity car
flexible healthcare
paid membership
private holiday
gym leave
company hours
Mobile bonus
annual scheme
subsidized childcare
pension phone
Audio 23 Listen to three people describing their job benefits and check your answers to
2.
Audio 23 Listen again. Which benefits are useful or not useful for Anna, Mark, and
Valerie?
Work with a partner. Look at the benefits in 2 again. Which benefits are
these people describing?
