Match the phrases on the left with an appropriate explanation on the right. Fill in the grid below.

1.	pension	A	management of money or property for someone; organization which supervises the financial affairs
2.	pension scheme	B	to become entitled to a pension, to have fulfilled the necessary conditions, and to have the right to receive a pension
3.	fund	C	in this case weekly or monthly payments into the Trust Fund by employer and employee
4.	a trust	D	one of many equal parts into which a company’s capital is divided
5.	articles (of the Pension Fund Trust)	E	to receive some asset, usually money, to balance some loss
6.	contribution	F	account into which money is paid for some purpose
7.	to qualify for a pension	G	unnecessary (about an employee’s job), leading to dismissal, premature retirement or transfer to another department
8.	to be compensated	H	annual income which an employee receives during retirement
9.	share	I	basic salary without commission or extra payment for special work, overtime, etc.
10.	redundant	J	legally registered rules of the Trust, which deal with the qualifications for membership and a full pension
11.	a deed	K	the money is paid by the company and the employee into a fund during the latter’s working life, so that the employee can receive a continuing income from the fund, after he has retired from the company

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.

POST-LISTENING

Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.

a) Why ought Bob Hardiman to be saved from redundancy?

b) Does Bob Hardiman qualify for a pension and is he entitled to the full one?

c) What is H.G.’s point of view concerning Bob Hardiman’s pension?

d) What do the articles of the pension fund read?

2. Recount the situation as if you were Bob Hardiman.

3. Suppose you are Peter Wiles. Why are you so upset about Ambrose Harper’s health?

4. Render the situation as if you were Ian Hampden.

5. Analyse the situation in Harper & Grant Ltd. as if you were a likely competitor willing to take over the company.

6. Act out a conversation which could have taken place in this situation between

a. Peter Wiles and Bob Hardiman;

b. Hector Grant and William Buckhurst;

c. Peter Wiles and John Martin;

d. a TV commentator on social issues and Bob Hardiman;

e. Ambrose Harper, Peter Wiles and Ian Hampden.

Unit 12

A Labour Dispute

Phrase list

Listen to the tape and practise the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations, quote the sentences in which they are used in the unit. Consult a dictionary and translate them into Russian.

to have a closed shop

office staff

clerical union

to pay a subscription

to collect union dues (on the premises)

shop steward

medical schemes

legal aid

to introduce a profit-sharing scheme

to take a cut in wages

to clock in

Trying to cheat the system is a very serious offence.

to dismiss staff / a case of dismissal

the employees’ welfare

straightforward affair

to get one’s pay docked

to punch the card for some time

to affect the issue

to pay overtime (time and a half)

to have smth (a walk-out) on one’s hands

to bring something up

to press a wage claim

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