Four-day working week - Business English reading
Would it be nice to work just four days in a week? Do you think lawyers could work this way?
Read the article about the attempt to introduce such a system in Iceland and check the glossary and the flashcards below.
Here you can find the article:
GLOSSARY
overwhelming - very great or very large // difficult to fight against (przytłaczający)
["Trials of a four-day week in Iceland were an "overwhelming success"]
to lead to sth - to cause that sth happens or exists (prowadzić do czegoś)
["...and led to many workers moving to shorter hours,"]
to amount to sth - to become or add up to a particular amount (wynosić, równać się)
["which amounts to about 1% of Iceland's working population."]
service provider - sb who provides services (usługodawca)
["including preschools, offices, social service providers, and hospitals."]
association - a group of people united in an organization because of their common interests (stowarzyszenie, związek, towarzystwo)
["researchers from UK think tank Autonomy and the Association for Sustainable Democracy (Alda) in Iceland said."]
to gain the right to sth - to obtain the right to sth (uzyskać do czegoś prawo)
["now 86% of Iceland's workforce have either moved to shorter hours for the same pay, or will gain the right to"]
public sector - businesses and industries that are owned or controlled by the government (sektor publiczny)
["It shows that the public sector is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks"]
burnout - the state of having no energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard (wypalenie)
["Workers reported feeling less stressed and at risk of burnout"]
consumer goods - products that people buy for their own use (dobra konsumpcyjne)
["And consumer goods giant Unilever is giving staff in New Zealand a chance to cut their hours by 20%."]
to commission - to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone (zlecić)
["In May, a report commissioned by the 4 Day Week campaign"]