Учебно-методическое пособие для студентов минск 2010 ббк утверждено на заседании

Speaking

1. Read the text and make the decisions on the questions below.

The common law has previously maintained the right of an employer to fire an employee under something called the employment-at-will doctrine. But lately this doctrine has come under attack because of recent legal rulings. Employers can still fire people, but they may incur some expensive consequences if employees sue. California employees have won jury verdicts of $10 million and more.

In recent years, state courts in some 46 states have made it legal for employees to sue their employers for wrongful discharge. This has resulted in backlog of some 25,000 such cases. Such companies, in response, are forcing employees to sign statements saying that they can be fired at any time. Fired employees tend to sue anyway.

A different approach to such problems is to go to arbitration. In Montana, one cannot fire an employee without “just cause,” and liability awards are limited. The state also requires employers to go to outside arbitration when cases arise of alleged wrongful discharge.

In the past, more than 50 percent of all discharge cases taken to arbitration are decided against the employer (80 percent in California). Corporate personnel manuals are getting more detailed to protect against legal action. For example, the Del E. Webb Corporation stuck the word permanent from employee descriptions.

NAS Insurance Services, Inc., in California, offers insurance for companies sued for wrongful discharge. It has been estimated that only 2 out of every 1,000 employees is fired unjustly, but that amounts to some 55,000 workers a year.

1. 
   What are the implications for the personnel department of new legal rulings against firing for unjust cause?
   
2. 
   If you were an employer, would you put more effort into screening and training employees, given these rulings? Who may benefit?
   
3. 
   The trend in handling wrongful discharge cases has been to call in an arbitrator such as the ones that Montana demands. What benefits do you see from arbitration versus suing employers?
   

Writing

Resume
1. Study some useful phrases to use in your resume

Sample action words

I was responsible for

initiating planning negotiating achieving implementing reviewing

managed planned organized coordinated supervised trained

wrote produced scheduled operated conducted administered

budgeted designed directed developed established implemented

improved increased investigated sold served handled

Describing abilities:

creative accurate efficient energetic systematic

proficient well-organised perfectionist motivated methodical

comprehensive/first-hand knowledge of (have) a proven track record in... well versed in... perform well under pressure willing to take the initiative

Read the following resume and write your own (also see Writing File pp. 217-220).

Toni M. Student

PRESENT ADDRESS: 1 College and Main Box 000, Capital University Columbus, Ohio 614) 236-0000		PERMANENT ADDRESS: 555 Sanskrit Street Marysville, Ohio 43040 43209 (513) 555-5555 tstudent@columbus.rr.com
OBJECTIVE	An entry-level position in the field of marketing or sales
EDUCATION	CAPITAL UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio Bachelor of Arts, May 2005 Major: Business Management Concentration: Marketing GPA: 3.37/4.00
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE	MARKET RESEARCH INTERN, Fall 2004 CARDINAL REALITY SERVICES, INC., Columbus, Ohio • Developed a demographic survey to gain marketing information on current Cardinal Apartment residents nationally • Classified survey results according to AMA occupational standards, apartment style preferences, and household income • Tabulated resident profile information using Excel ACCOUNTING CLERK, Christmas Break, 2001-2004 WESTRECO INCORPORATED, Marysville, Ohio • Prepared payroll for part-time employees using Excel • Prepared purchase orders and paid invoices
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE	RESIDENT ASSISTANT, Academic Year 2004-2005 CAPITAL UNIVERSITY, Columbus, Ohio • Directly supervise 25 residents
HONORS/ ACTIVITIES	Phi Beta, fine arts honorary fraternity Delta Xi Delta, local social and service sorority Umpire, Ohio High School Athletic Association, 2001-Present

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