7. Contract. Different clauses of a contract.

Commonly, the term “contract” is used by English lawyers to convey (выразить) the idea of the responsibility which arises (возникает) from the voluntary [‘волентери] engagement (добровольное обязательство) of one person to another. A contract gives rise to certain rights and obligations (обязанности). Written contracts are not always more binding (обязательный) than oral contracts. In order to make a valid (действительный) contract one must observe (соблюдать) certain necessary conditions.

Contract should be consist of 10 main parts. They are subject of contract, price and total amount, delivery dates, penalty (штраф), type of payment, guarantee, packing and marking, export licence, force majeure and insurance.

Contracts can be legal and illegal, hull (потерявший законную силу) and void (it is not legally binding contract), voidable (оспаримый) (it is mean the contract has a capable of being legally annulled [э‘налд] and made void), invalid (недействительный) (made orally or in writing but not under seal (узаконенный)). “Under seal” means having legal force, effective. When the thing agreed upon has been done, as in case (как например в) of an article sold and delivered and payment made on the spot (выполнена на месте), it is called an executed contract. Executory contracts, on the contrary (наоборот), are those where something remains (осталось) to be done.

8. Building an extension.

The Company is expanding, and the present factory is rapidly becoming too small to cope with the increase in production. Some months ago it was decided that the Company would have to build an extension to the present factory. An architect, Mr. Norman Phillipson, was called in, and given the job. He drew up the plans on Paint Store and the firm applied for an I.D.C. (Industrial Development Certificate), which is granted, given, by the Board of Trade. Paint Store will be protected by the fireproof wall of the main factory. The County Planning Authority will also have to approve the plans.

Mr. Grant is the Chairman in charge of the meeting. Also attending are Peter Wiles, Production Manager; John Martin, Sales Manager; William Buckhurst, the Company Secretary. Also present is Ian Hampden, who is the Personnel Manager; he is in charge of all personnel, the employees, employed by the Company. Mr. Phillipson has now proposed that we rebuild the present Managers' garage as a Paint Store. This would be a great saving in time. It's on the other side of the delivery bay, and would halve the time taken to unload and store the stuff.

Cars can be placed on parking place as well as all else's.

9. Job hunting

The main objective of the personnel function is to recruit and maintain an efficient workforce. The selection of effective personnel is essential if a business is to grow and prosper.

Before selecting an employee, the following points need to be considered:

1) position description which consists of a job description (including the main tasks and responsibilities of the position) and the job specification (defining the education, work experience, skills, and abilities the individual must have in order to perform the job effectively)

2) sources of employees that very depending on your aim. This could be a job(employment) agency, a firm of headhunters or an advertisement.

3) The application form should fit the needs of the company and confirm to the law. Its purpose is to furnish the personnel manager with enough information about applicants so that a judgement as to their qualifications for a job can be made.

4) Job interview aims at discussing items on the application which need to be clarified.

Some words about headhunters, they are specialist consultants who search for high-level, often board-level, executives and try to persuade them to leave their current job in order to go to work in another company. Managers found in this way are headhunted in a process of headhunting.

Executives may be persuaded to move company by the promise of a golden hello: a large sum of money or some other financial enticement offered by the company they move to.