課件大二下復(fù)習(xí)unit

1、Unit 5Case study1. BackgroundGVM merged with another company 18 months agoworkforce cut by 15%open-plan offices introducedproposed that salary payments and staff recruitment should be done by outside companies instead of the HR Departmentredundancies in the departmentjob security worries low moraleH

2、R Department overworked and stressed high absenteeismseveral resignationsConsultants findingsstress among HR staff caused by redundancies last yearrumors of further redundancies; possibility of strike action2. Listening-interview with six members of staff at GVMHeavy workloadsfewer people to do more

3、 paperwork; lots of meetings to attendtoo much time spent on admin; too much control, stressful being monitored continuouslySpace problemsnot enough space / privacy; open-plan not popular; one area overcrowded with no windownoisy environmentThe new HR Directordifficult to talk to wont listen, quick

4、to criticize, never praises3. Task part IGroup workYou are members of the group of consultants studying the problems in HR Department. Work in small groups to discuss these questions:Which problems do you think are the most serious?What should the management do to solve the problems?(Try to expressions from the Useful Language box on page 47)4. Task part IIGroup workProduce an action plan to reduce stress in the HR mendations5. WritingWrite the report as if you were leader of the Stress Management Team of consultants, in