💼Work and money

1 exercícios

Exercícios de IELTS

Follow-up discussion on work. - Do you think people are working longer hours than in the past? - Why do some jobs pay far more than others? - Should companies be responsible for their employees' wellbeing?
Speaking Part 3Band alvo 8

Vocabulário útil

job securitynoun
how safe a job is from being lost
Job security has fallen sharply in the last two decades.
work-life balancenoun
the division between work and personal time
Long commutes destroy work-life balance more than long hours do.
the workforcenoun
all the people available to work
Older workers are staying in the workforce far longer than before.
self-employedadjective
working for yourself rather than an employer
A growing share of graduates are self-employed within five years.
redundantadjective
no longer needed, so dismissed from a job
Whole departments were made redundant when the process was automated.
disposable incomenoun
money left after essential costs
Rising rents have eaten into disposable income across the country.
living wagenoun
pay high enough to cover basic needs
Campaigners argue the minimum wage is well below a living wage.
career progressionnoun
moving upward through jobs
Remote workers sometimes report slower career progression.

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