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1. Negotiation between one or more trade unions and one or more employers or an employers’ organization on the incomes and working conditions of the employees.

 

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2. An association of employees formed to improve their incomes and working conditions by collective bargaining with the employer or employer organizations.

 

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3. A negotiated agreement, which is not enforceable at law, between an employer and employees' representatives, covering rates of pay or terms and conditions of employment, or both.
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4. A written agreement between an employer and an employee, that, taken together with the rights of each under statute and common law, determines the employment relations between them.

 

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Explain in your own words what an accident at work is.

Answer the questions.

Examples of accidents: Occupational poisoning – професійне отруєння

Gassing – отруєння газом

Shock hazard – удар струму

 

1. Must your injury at your workplace be covered by workers compensation?

2. What are the employer’s responsibilities if an employee is injured at his job?

 

 

Work in pairs. Choose any concept from the list below and ask your partner to guess which one you have chosen. Your partner should ask you questions and your answer must be just “Yes” or “No”. There will be no more than 20 questions.

 

- gender and pregnancy discrimination;

- religious discrimination;

- national origin discrimination;

- disability discrimination;

- age discrimination;

- race discrimination.

 

 

IV. WRITING

Using the previous information make a report. You are suggested to choose one of the proposed themes or prefer your own.

Basic work conditions.

Termination of employment.

Nondiscrimination and social guarantees.

Wages and vacations.

Distinguishing between employment agreements and employment contracts.

Hiring employees.

The prospects.

 

V. OVER TO YOU

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Below is an extract from a labour contract which contains two parts.

A) Entitle each section choosing the title from the box.

B) Fill in all gaps according to the context.

C) Translate this extract from English into Ukrainian.

 

o Labour Insurance, Welfare and Benefits; o Work Conditions and Labour Protection; o Labour Discipline; o Terms of Contract and Probation Period; o Compensation; o Other Matters; o Termination of, Changes to, Renewal and Dissolution of Labour Contract; o Liabilities for Breach of This Labour Contract; o Job Post and Job Duties.

LABOuR CONTRACT

 

Law firm (hereinafter referred to as "Party A")

 

and

 

Name of Employee:__________ Identification Card No.: ___________

(hereinafter referred to as "Party B")

 

hereby execute this Contract in accordance with the applicable provisions of

"The Labour Law Code" and other laws and regulations

on the basis of equality, voluntariness and consensus.

 

 

Section 1. __________________________________________

 

1. The term of this Contract shall be __ years __ months, from____

to___, during this: there shall be a probation period of

___ years ___ months, from___to_____.

 

2. This Contract shall take effect on the day Party B actually

commences work for Party A.

 

3. During probation period, Party A shall perform all

obligations on Party B, and shall decide whether to formally hire Party B based on Party B's work performance and capabilities. The

probation period shall end upon notice from Party A of Party B's

formal hiring, and Party B shall become Party an employee.

 

Section 2._____________________________________________

 

1. Party A shall implement a 40-hour work week schedule. Due to

business needs, management, sales and service departments, etc.,

shall implement an irregular work system or comprehensive work

hour system.

 

2. In the event that Party A needs Party B to work overtime due to

business needs, Party A may provide make up breaks or compensation.

In the event that the provisions of this Contract contravene applicable

laws and regulations Party A may sue Party B.

 

This Contract shall be in duplicate copies, with one copy for each of the

parties, and shall take effect upon affixation thereto of the signatures and

seals of the parties.

 

Party A (Seal)

Law firm

 

 

Signature of Authorized Representative: Date:____________

 

Party B's signature: Date:__________

 

 

Unit 5 Environmental Law Section 1 The Nature of Environmental Law

I. WARMING-UP

1. Answer the following questions:

1. What is meant by environment?

1. What is the main task of environmental law?

2. Match the following English words and expressions with their Ukrainian equivalents:

 

	Conservation	a	відродження
	Environmental law	b	поліпшення
	Revival	c	рослинний світ
	Amelioration	d	охорона навколишнього середовища
	vegetation and wildlife	e	екологічне право

3. Match the words and their transcription read and translate the words. Pay attention to the pronunciation:

alter acid rains layer consequences depths wastes authorities viable liability

Read the text to understand what information on еnvironmental law is of primary importance or new for you.

TEXT 1

j.

 

II. COMPREHENSION

A. Give the definitions for the following terms and expressions or explain in other words.

1. Conservation

2. Environmental law

3. The natural resources

4. The environmental right of ownership

B. Answer the following questions using the information from the text:

7. How do you understand the term conservation?

8. What consequences harmful to the environment do you know?

9. What is the meaning of the term “environment”?

10. What is the aim of the environmental law?

11. What is the subject of the environmental law?

12. What objects of the environmental law do you know?

13. What are the main principles of the environmental law?

14. What are the sources of the environmental law?

15. What does the environmental right of ownership regulate?

2. Complete the following sentences according to the information from the text:

1. The … demand rational use.

2. The discharge of dust and gas into the atmosphere returns to the Earth …

3. … is a body of (international or national) law that comprises those substantive, procedural and institutional rules which have their primary objective ….

4. The aim of the environmental law is ….

5. The …are the objects of legal protection in the environmental law.

6. The citizens of Ukraine have ….

7. The property law on the natural resources is divided into ….

1. Match the following legal terms with their definitions:

1. right of possession	a) buying, selling, changing or gifting of environmental subjects
2. right of use	b) environmental protection
3. right of disposal	c) the features and products of the natural world and those of human civilization
4. conservation	d) to be an owner of some natural object
5. the living andworking environment	e) human right of satisfying his/her living needs

III. VOCABULARY STUDY

1. Complete the following sentences by translating the words and expressions in brackets:

1. (Екологічне право) is a body of international/national law that comprises those substantive, procedural and institutional rules. 2. (Шкідливі наслідки) affected the formation and continuous development of environmental law. 3. The rational using of (природних ресурсів) is one of the principles of the environmental law. 4. The land, (атмосферне повітря, надра, рослинний та тваринний світ), waters, forests, (заповідники) are the objects of legal protection in the environmental law. 5. The citizens of Ukraine have a human right to a (здорове) environment.

 

Complete the sentences with the words of the active vocabulary.

1. … and … are among the objects of the environmental law.

2. … any action rendering the environment dirty.

3. The planet faces a diverse and growing range of … challenges.

4. A wide variety of synthetic and numerous industrial materials … the biosphere.

5. The discharge of dust and gas into the atmosphere destroys … of the Earth.

 

Complete the words using definitions

any action making the surroundings dirty	a…r
products of the nature	c..s..v…..
to dirty something	p…u…n
Scrap	…li…t..n
Improvement	..s..r..s
protection of environment	w….s

 

IV. GRAMMAR FOCUS