外语系

纺织商务英语

Textile Business English

Module Five

Working together

Task 2

Company policy

1. To know what company culture is.2.To get information about company policy. 3.To understand the importance of the company culture and policy is.

Learning Objectives

Lead-in—Group discussion

1.What aspects make for company culture?

2. Do you think company culture will change or always remain the same? Why or why not?

3. Do you think each company should have a stated set of cultural values? Why or why not?

4. What do you think are the core values in a company culture?

Useful expressions and patterns

1. Could you make some coffee, please? 2. Could you do the photocopying, please? 3. She doesn’t have to wear formal clothes at t

he office. 4. She has to write weekly reports. 5. You shouldn’t work so hard. 6. Why don’t you ask for help? 7. I can’t stop thinking abut work. 8. You mustn’t make personal phone calls at w

ork. 9. It’s rather urgent. 10. I’m very busy right now. Can I do it later?

Listening

Dialogue

Notes to the dialogue 1.Organization for Economic Cooperation

and Development 经济合作发展组织 2. workforce n. 劳动力 3. retirement n. 退休 4. cashiers n. 出纳

Look at these statements. Do you think they are true (T) or false (F)?

The number of women in work has increased.

The number of men in work has decreased. Most women with children do not go out to

work. It is difficult for women to find work. Men and women usually do the same job. The number of part-time jobs is increasing.

Passage Reading 1

Reading and Analyzing

Brainstorming Question Read the three different companies, and

discuss the following question based on the passage above.

Which companies would you like to work for? Why?

Read these texts about three different companies.

At the 600 group, a British-owned manufacturer of lathes, managers have their own dining room and car park. It does not matter ‘two hoots’, says Anthony Sweeten, the Managing Director, that workers and managers lunch and park separately. Workers used to be rewarded for 25 years’ service with an invitation to lunch in the executive dining room. But they never accepted. This shows, says Mr. Sweeten, that his employees are not interested in integrating with management. They find management issues boring. ‘They don’t want to be responsible for too much. They want management to manage.’ Many workers at the 600 group say that managers ask for their ideas but do not listen to their suggestions. So they have stopped making them.

Read these texts about three different companies.

Bosch is a German car-component company with a factory in Wales.Workers talk enthusiastically about the products they make. One worker says that in previous jobs he used to change out of work clothes as soon as his shift was over. Now he enjoys walking through town in his Bosch overalls. Bosch workers and managers clock in and out together, wear the same overalls, share all facilities. Workers are described as team members. There are few complaints from the shop floor that managers ignore their suggestions. The problem at Bosch is dealing with the number of ideas. In place of the division between the shop floor and the offices, divisions have opened on the shop floor itself. Shifts compete to better each other’s output. Some shifts have even been accused of holding up uninteresting tasks to slow down their competitors on later shifts.

Read these texts about three different companies

At First Direct everyone uses first names.

Staff organize themselves into teams; good performance means gold stars. Part of the First Direct culture is that all staff, whether chief executive or chief receptionist, sit together; well, not all at the same desk but almost. To stress the one-level egalitarian structure, the bank is situated in a one-level warehouse. Upstairs has no meaning; there is no executive floor or even washroom. The Chief Executive Officer keeps a careful eye on customer service: the staff all sit together, but Little Brother is certainly watching them. On his way home, he does not relax; he plays taped recordings on his car cassette of his staff on the telephone.

New Words and Expressions 1. lathe n. 机床，车床 2. It does not matter ‘two hoots’ 无关紧要 3. managing director=general manager 总经理 4. integrate with 使与……结合 5. component n. 组件 6. enthusiastically adv. 热心地，狂热地 7. overalls n. 工作服 8. facilities n. 设施 9. egalitarian n. 平等主义 10. company culture: a company’s way of doing thi

ngs

Group Discussion Match a word in the text with these definitions: 600 group a. a machine used to shape wood or metal b. a canteen for senior employees c. the people who make and carry out decisions in the company Bosch d. past or former e. working clothes f. to record the time you start and finish work g. assembly line workers in a factory First Direct the workers or employees of an organization an organization in which all people are equal a building to store raw materials or finished goods

Passage reading 2TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MPLOYMENT

These terms and conditions should be read before you sign your contract.

SALARY Your starting salary is $14,000. This is reviewed an

nually. HOURS The normal hours of work are eight hours a day, M

onday to Friday. A shift system is in operation. The shifts are

A 06:00—14:00 B 14:00—22:00 C 22:00—6:00

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLOYMENT

There are three shift groups and the following system is in operation.

Week one: Group one Shift A Group two Shift B Group three Shift C

Week two: Group one Shift B Group two Shift C Group three Shift A

Week three: Group one Shift C Group two Shift A Group three Shift B

For your first shift, week commencing 8/6, you will be in Group 3 and Week 3 will be in operation. On the first morning report to your line manager John Knight.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLOYMENT HEALTH AND SAFETY

Please read the safety regulations attached. If you have any questions, contact the Health and Safety Officer, whose name is at the top of the regulations sheet. If you have any health problems, please inform the Senior Nurse, Jane Thomas. If you cannot work because of illness, please telephone the factory before your shift is due to start.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLOYMENT

ANNUAL LEAVE During your first year of employment you are allowed

twenty days’ leave. This should be arranged with your line manager.

OVERTIME If you work more than forty hours a week, you will be paid

at the current overtime rate. Your line manager will keep a record of the overtime you work. If you work on public holidays, you will be paid at the current rates. If you prefer, time can be taken instead of extra pay for public holidays and overtime.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PLOYMENT

CLOTHING The Supplies Department provides overall.

Inform Supplies of your size two days before you need them. You can also order any other special equipment you need for your job from Supplies.

Exercises Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. This employee will start work at A 06:00 B 14:00 C 22:00 2. Employees consult their line manager about A health problems B their annual holidays C a salary review 3. If employees work on public holidays, the company will give them A only extra money B only days off C extra money or days off 4. The company provide A special clothing B no special clothing C a uniform

Reference

For more topic-related information , pleaserefer to the following websites:

http://www.companyculture.com/http://management.about.com/cs/generalmanagement/

a/companyculture.htmhttp://www.sy-sling.com.cn/en/gswh.html