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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 563
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 563 – PASSAGE – 2
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 563
READING PASSAGE – 2
TO ALL STAFF: WORKPLACE TRAINING
The recent merger between Atkinson Dowell and RVP Motors that led to the formation of ADR Motors has presented an excellent opportunity to assess the training provided by each of the former companies. As training manager, I have carried out this evaluation with the assistance of colleagues, and we have formulated a plan for a unified system of training.
One aim is to maximise the company’s competitiveness: over recent years both companies lost market share and we intend to reverse this trend within the next year. In addition, we will make strenuous efforts to improve staff satisfaction and reduce turnover, which in the case of Atkinson Dowell had reached an unacceptable level.
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Following consultation with staff representatives, we are now in the process of setting up a training programme to meet the needs and interests of all employees. Here is some background information.
We have carried out an audit of the company’s current job functions, the skills that they require and those already possessed by workers. We also invited all staff to fill in a survey, to identify the skills they wish to develop, both for their existing jobs and for the future. Over 50 per cent were returned, providing useful information about staff needs and interests.
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As well as assessing the needs of existing staff, we have analysed our recruitment process and induction for new staff. As a result, we are now revising the person specifications relating to each position, to ensure that essential and desirable characteristics accurately reflect up-to-date job specifications, given that the nature of certain positions has changed.
As our existing in-house training resources are very limited, the training will largely be supplied by external providers. We are in contact with a number of organisations, to find the most suitable training for different skills. We expect that, in most cases, employees will need to attend courses on premises provided by the training organisation.
Your department manager will discuss your training needs with you individually before the end of next month, and a detailed training programme will then be planned.
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Questions 15-20
Choose ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
15. ADR Motors has been formed as the result of a ……………………..
16. The company will try hard to lower the high ……………………..of staff.
17. The company has carried out a …………………….. exercise about training with representatives of its employees.
18. Employees were asked to complete a …………………….. about their training needs.
19. The company has examined the …………………….. programme arranged for newly-employed staff.
20. Most of the company’s training needs will be met by ……………………..training organisations.
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Read the text below and answer questions 21-27.
PRINCIPAL STATEMENT OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This statement is issued by Mather Electronics Ltd. It sets out your terms and conditions and forms part of your Contract of Employment. You will be notified in writing within one month of any change.
1. Your employment with us began on 1 April 2013.
2. You are employed as a Marketing Assistant. Your duties are as outlined in your job description.
3. Your normal place of work will be the Company’s Head Office. However, the Company reserves the right, after appropriate consultation with you, to change your base should the needs of the Company require this.
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4. Your working hours will be 37.5 hours per week, from 9 a.m. until 5.30 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive of one hour’s lunch break each day. If the Company requires you to work any hours in addition to this, on a temporary basis, overtime payments will be made in line with the Company Remuneration Policy.
5. The current annual salary for this post is £22,500. This will be reviewed annually. You are also eligible for bonuses based on team performance as outlined in the Company Remuneration Policy.
6. You will be paid at monthly intervals on the last working day of the month in arrears to a bank account of your choice.
7. The Company leave year runs from the 1 April to 31 March. You are entitled to 28 leave days inclusive of public holidays.
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8. You are obliged to give the Company four weeks’ notice to terminate your contract of employment. The Company is obliged to give you the statutory minimum amount of notice before terminating your contract.
9. This post is subject to the completion of a three-month probationary period. At the end of this period, if your performance is of a satisfactory standard, your appointment will be made permanent. During this period, one week’s notice may be given by either party to terminate this contract.
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10. Your line manager must be notified as soon as practically possible in the case of sickness causing you to be unavailable for work, and appropriate certification must be provided.
11. In the course of your employment, you may have access to confidential information in both paper and electronic form. On no account should this be divulged to any unauthorised person. Breaches of confidentiality will be dealt with through the Company Policy and Procedure on Disciplinary Action.
12. You are referred to the Employee Handbook, the contents of which, taken together with these provisions, form part of your Contract of Employment.
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Questions 21-27
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer.
Terms and conditions of employment
• Employer’s name: Mather Electronics Ltd
• Job title: 21………….
• Base: Mather’s
• Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, including a daily 23………….
• Annual salary: £22,500 plus 24…………. if any are given to team
• Leave: 28 days a year
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• Notice required to leave the company: four weeks
• Appointment will be made permanent after a 25…………. of three months
• Absence from work caused by 26…………. must be reported at the earliest possible opportunity
• Disciplinary action may be taken if 27…………. is released
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ANSWERS
15. MERGER
16. TURNOVER
17. CONSULTATION
18. SURVEY
19. INDUCTION
20. EXTERNAL
21. MARKETING ASSISTANT
22. HEAD OFFICE
23. LUNCH BREAK
24. BONUS(ES)
25. PROBATIONARY PERIOD
26. SICKNESS
27. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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