Chapter 7 Unit 3 Flashcards
The manager guaranteed that outsourcing wouldn’t mean job losses.
Oursourcing , subcontracting work to Another company, has always been a part of doing business.
Outsource, ourltsourcing: if a company outsources, it pays to have part of its work done by another company.
He works for a law firm.
He has just started working for an accountancy firm.
Firm: a company or business
Wealthy nations routinely…
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Preponderantly large numbers of workers in this area are hired by foreign companies.
A preponderance of outsourcing work comes from the US.
The preponderance of evidence suggests that he is guilty.
As a preponderance of corporations conduct business in english,…
Preponderance, preponderant, preponderantly:
the largest part of greatest amount., the largest amount
I ate most of it and gave the remainder to the dog.
Remainder: the part of sth that is peft
A looming shortage of skilled workers.
The looming crisis
Looming: (of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry
Outsourcing has long been a source of controversy, with opponents pointing to the loss of jobs and damage to the economy in the home country.
Controversy, controversial, controversially
a lot of disagreement affecting many people.
He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.
Proponent: a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action.
Proponents viewing the savings in labor costs as a boon to business.
Guide dogs are a great boon to the partially sighted.
Boon: sth that is very helpful and improves the quality of life.
The large number of temporary contracts resulted in a high turnover of staff.
They have had a lot of turnover at the factory recently.
Turnover: the rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new people.
Large supermarkets have high turnovers.
The business has as annual turnovee of $50.000
Turnover: the amount of business that a company does in a period of time.
As the night shift leave, the day shift arrive..
Are you on the night shift or the day shift?
Shift: a group of workers who do a job for a period of time.
We timed our trip to coincide with my cousin’s wedding.
Coincide: to happen at or neear the same time.
Peope hold opposing views on the issue of outsourcing.
Opponent:sb who disagrees and speak out.
Oppose, opposing, opposition
