Langues appliquées - Anglais : Economie, gestion, droit, AES - 4e - 233

employment law in the us and the uk

3. In the UK any right to paid time off for .......... depends on the terms of the worker's
contract.
4. An employee's inability to adapt to technological changes may be satisfactory grounds for
a .......... although an employer should offer training to the employee beforehand.
5. An American employer does not have to give .......... to an employee he or she wishes to
terminate.
6. An employee is typically given a .......... when they are being made redundant.
7. In the UK, full-time employees regularly working five days a week are entitled to 28 days
of paid .......... each year.
8. The firm announced that regrettably there would have to be some .......... on account of
the unfavourable economic climate.
9. People who lose their jobs or are treated unfairly after .......... can take their case to an
employment tribunal.
10. According to UK legislation, there are no statutory .......... in the event of non-economic
dismissals.
(B) Fill in the blanks with the words from the list below
arrangement / assessment / attendance / beliefs / claim / decision / grievance / held / involved
/ leave / requirement / staff / team / time off / underlying
A Religious Discrimination Claim
The employment tribunal .......... (1) in Gareddu v London Underground Ltd .......... (2) an
employee asking for a long period of .......... (3) for religious reasons. Mr Gareddu is a Roman
Catholic from Sardinia who goes back to his homeland in August every year to attend a series
of religious events with his family. His employer, London Underground, had previously allowed
him to take five weeks' annual .......... (4) during the summer. After a change of management, he
was told that he would not be able to continue with the .......... (5). Unfairness to other ..........
(6) in his small .......... (7) was cited as the reason. Mr Gareddu raised a .........., (8) which was
rejected. The employment tribunal rejected Mr Gareddu's subsequent religious discrimination
.........., (9) agreeing with the employer's .......... (10) that .......... (11) at the festivals was not
a .......... (12) of his religion.
The employment tribunal .......... (13) that his presence in Sardinia for five weeks related more
to his family arrangements, rather than any .......... (14) religious .......... (15).
e EXERCISE 3

Grammar

Tenses / Phrasal verbs
Replace the verb in italics with a phrasal verb from the list below, using the correct tense in
the active or passive voice (a modal auxiliary will be required in some cases)
set out / close down / work out / take on / lay off / allow for / turn down / draw up / shrug off /
bring up
1. The unions voted to take strike action after being informed that up to a hundred workers
(make redundant).
2. The managers asked their lawyer whether the confidentiality agreement between themselves
and the new employee (draft) by the end of the week.

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