People and workplaces
English for business
1. Employees and management
Note
Workforce, work-force and work force are all possible
Vocabulary
People who work for a company are on its payroll
They are its employees, personnel, staff, workers or workforce
o People carrying out the work of company, rather than the company
Hierarchy
o Management
o Labour
White-collar workers
Manual/blue-collar workers
2. Management and administration
Different sites in different places
Head office of headquarters (HQ)
o Some managers have their own offices
o Most employees work in open-plan-offices
Administration > informally: admin
o Administrative/support staff
Technical support
3. Labour
Note
BrE: labour – AmE: labor
BrE: trade unions – AmE: labor unions
Vocabulary
Labour = to talk about everyone, expect the management, who works for a company
o -costs = what companies have to pay for labour, rather than materials
o -dispute = a disagreement between management and labour
o -leader = someone in charge of an organization that represents workers
o -relations = the relationship between management and employees in general
o -shortage = a period when there are not enough people available to work
o -unrest = a period of disagreement between management and employees
English for business
1. Employees and management
Note
Workforce, work-force and work force are all possible
Vocabulary
People who work for a company are on its payroll
They are its employees, personnel, staff, workers or workforce
o People carrying out the work of company, rather than the company
Hierarchy
o Management
o Labour
White-collar workers
Manual/blue-collar workers
2. Management and administration
Different sites in different places
Head office of headquarters (HQ)
o Some managers have their own offices
o Most employees work in open-plan-offices
Administration > informally: admin
o Administrative/support staff
Technical support
3. Labour
Note
BrE: labour – AmE: labor
BrE: trade unions – AmE: labor unions
Vocabulary
Labour = to talk about everyone, expect the management, who works for a company
o -costs = what companies have to pay for labour, rather than materials
o -dispute = a disagreement between management and labour
o -leader = someone in charge of an organization that represents workers
o -relations = the relationship between management and employees in general
o -shortage = a period when there are not enough people available to work
o -unrest = a period of disagreement between management and employees
