3.5 Labour law

Activity 1 Read new words with their translation.

concern[kən'sɜːn]	стосуватися, відноситися
inequality[ˌɪniː'kwɒlɪtɪ]	нерівність; різниця
bargaining	ділові переговори
precedent	судовий прецедент
restriction	обмеження; перешкода
mediate	бути сполучною ланкою
employer	роботодавець
employee	службовець, працівник, робітник
distinction	відмінність
relate	розповідати; мати відношення, стосуватися (to)
enacting	ухвалювальний; який вводить у дію, який надає чинності
acceptable	прийнятний
enforce	проводити в життя (закон)
tripartite[traɪ'pɑːtaɪt]	що складається з трьох частин

Activity 2 Read and translate the text.

Labour law

Labour law concerns the inequality of bargaining power between employers and workers.

Labour law is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, working people and their organizations. As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees. In Canada, employment laws related to unionized workplaces are differentiated from those relating to particular individuals. In most countries however, no such distinction is made. However, there are two broad categories of labour law. First, collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union. Second, individual labour law concerns employees' rights at work and through the contract for work. The labour movement has been instrumental in the enacting of laws protecting labour rights in the 19th and 20th centuries. Labour rights have been integral to the social and economic development since the Industrial Revolution. Employment standards are social norms (in some cases also technical standards) for the minimum socially acceptable conditions under which employees or contractors will work. Government agencies (such as the former U.S. Employment Standards Administration) enforce employment standards codified by labour law (legislative, regulatory, or judicial).

Activity 3 Answer the questions.

1. What does labour law concern?

2. What is labour law?

3. Does it mediate many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees?

4. How many categories of labour law are there? What are they?

5. What do you know about labour rights?

6. What are employment standards?

7. Who enforces employment standards codified by labour law?

Activity 4 Match the jobs to the responsibilities, then make complete sentences.

jobs		responsibilities
mechanic*		*prepare meals in a restaurant
farmer*		*plays songs on the radio
chef*		*repairs cars
nurse*		*designs buildings
disk jockey *		*grows crops and raises animals
architect*		*fixes leaking taps
plumber*		*looks after patients in a hospital

Activity 5 Which jobs in our country do you think are.

very exiting?

very boing?

very dity?

very well paid?

very glamorous?

very dangerous?

Activity 6 Which of the jobs do you think these words go with?

regular working hours; uniform; alone; away from home; inside; out-side; dangerous; dity