Flexible working - 6 Minute English
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
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The coronavirus pandemic might have changed our attitude to work and people are more comfortable with working from home than ever before. However, this trend started much earlier with new rules that allowed people some flexibility. In this programme, Neil and Georgina discuss whether the 9-to-5 shift in the office will soon be a thing of the past - and teach you vocabulary along the way.
This week's question:
According to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), workers from which country work the longest hours?
a) South Korea
b) Germany
c) Mexico
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
routine
the usual, fixed way of doing things
common sense
our judgement to make sensible decisions
match
work equally on both sides
inflexible
unwilling to change
bias
unfairness; treating one group of people more favourably than another
active
involved with (something)
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Hello this is 6 minutes English from bbc learning English
G : I'm Georgina
N : And I'm Neil
G : In this programme, we're going to be talking about the world of work.
N : ah yes, travelling to an office five days a week , sitting at a desk all day, and then going home.
G : Neil, It's not always like that. Office work doesn't have to be such a routine, the usual, fixed ways of doing things. It is much more flexible these days.
N : That true, during the pandemic, we've all had to have a more flexible approach to work.
G : Yes, we have. And it has, perhaps, changed our attitude to working flexibly. But even before coronavirus, there was an opportunity to work flexibly, and we'll be discussing as soon.
N : But there's one thing that can't be changed and that's setting a quiz question for me!
G : Ah yes. I hadn't forgotten. So Neil, I know you work very hard. But according to data from the Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development - the OECD - workers from which country work the longest hour. Is it
A) South Korea B) Germany C) Mexico
N : Well, as I'm not on the list, let's go for C) Mexico
G : OK, Neil, we'll find out if that's right on the end of the programme. But let's talk more about flexible working now. Different country have different laws about working flexibly, but here in the UK, in the last 14 years, employees - workers - have had the right to request flexible working.
N : But what does it mean to work flexibly? Sarah Jackson is a workplace consultant and visiting professor at Cranfield University School of Management. She spoke to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme about what it means exactly
[ Because of the pandemic, now everybody thinks flexibly working means working from home - it doesn't, it's about common sense, what does the job need in terms of when, where, how long, and what do you need and what does your family need - and how to do the two match? So flexibility really means having some choice and control over when, where, and how long you work, and agreeing that with your manager. ]
G : So flexible working is not just working from home - something we've got used to during the pandemic. It is aboutcommon sense - using our judgement to make sensible decisions.
N : So, requesting to work for two hours a day is not sensible - but being able to work from 12 until 8 instead of 9 to 5 might be. Of course, this depends on the needs of the business. And as Sarah said, you need to match your needs with that of the business. Match here means to work equally on both sides.
G : Getting the working conditions that suit you does require some negotiation with your manager. You need agreement from him or her - and that can be difficult if your manager is inflexible - not willing to change.
N : But of course, in the UK at least, an employee has the right to request flexible working, and this might be considered by the employer. This law is initially just for parents with a child younger than 6 years old or a disabled child less than 18.
G : But since 2014, everyone has the right to request flexible working. And that includes men.
N : Which is an important point, as Sarah Jackson explains. Fewer men seem to have their request for flexible working accepted - let's find out why
[ Men, when they do ask, are more likely to be turned down, so there's a real bias there is the system and the most important thing that needs to happen here, I think is for employers to really actively say to their men, ' we know you want to be active fathers' - because there's a whole generation of young men do want to be active fathers - ' please use the right to request flexible working, work flexibly if you can - because until men are enabled to be active fathers, we won't get equality at home and we certainly won't get equality in the workplace either. ]
G : OK, so men are more likely to have their request turn down or rejected, and Sarah said there is a bias in the system - unfairness, treating one group of people more favourably than another.
N : And this is unfair because it can prevent some men being active fathers - actually being involved being childcare. But having more active fathers can lead to equality or fairness at home and in the workplace.
G : It sound like something that needs to be looked at. But now Neil, let's get the answer to my question : According to the official data in which country do workers work the longest hours?
N : And I said Mexico.
G : Which is correct, well done! According to the OECE, the average Mexican spends 2,255 hours at work per year, the equivalent of around 43 hours per weeks. Germans, on the other hand, clock up the fewest hours.
N : Well, my working day is nearly over, so let's just recap some of the vocabulary we've discussed.
Routine - the usual, fixed way of doing things.
common sense - judgement to make sensible decisions
match - to work equally on both sides
someone is inflexible/they won't budge! - unwilling to change
bias - unfairness, treating one group of people more favourably than another
being active with something - being involved with it
G : Well, there is no flexibility in our 6 minutes so we're out of time. We have plenty more 6 minutes English programmes to enjoy on our website at bbclearningenglish.com . And check us out on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
N : Don's forget we have an app too, which you can download for free from the app store. We help you learn English on the move! Grammer, vocabulary, and interesting topics, we have them all!
G : Bye for now.
N : Goodbye.
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Thank you for sharing interesting topics. I haven’t even known that such laws (request flexible working hours) exist. It’s great to use it, if one has a little child (here you said even under 6 years). I know how it can be difficult to work and raise a child simultaneously. It’s of course a bias that men are often rejected to work flexibly.
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VOCABULARY IN “flexible working”
1. Consultant: someone who advises people on a particular subject
2. Common sense: our judgment to make sensible decisions
3. Negotiation: the process of discussing something with someone to reach an agreement with them, or the discussions themselves
4. Turn down, rejected: to refuse an offer or request
5. Bias: unfairness; treating one group of people more favorably than another
6. Equivalent: having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.
7. Budge: to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion
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My note while listening
Nowadays, office work doesn't have to follow a routine as it becomes much more flexible. The main topic discussed in this video is flexible working.
Different countries have different laws for working flexibly. For the past 14 years in the UK, employees or workers have had the right to request flexible working.
According to Sarah Jackson, flexibility is that you have a choice or control over when, where, and how long you work and you have an agreement with your manager. In particular, you need to match the needs of the business. In order to work flexibly, requires some negotiation with your manager but it can be difficult if your manager is inflexible.
What's more, Sarah Jackson claimed that men are more likely to have their requests turned down/ rejected because there is a bias In the system. This is unfair because it can prevent some men from being active fathers.
It's interesting how these aspects of work and life intertwined like the one in flexible work and gender equality at home and in the workplace
There was an unexpected distraction for Professor Robert Kelly when he was being interviewed live on BBC News about South Korea. But he managed to keep his composure and complete the interview successfully.
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Thanks. In my life I usually have an iflexible work day, however it becomes flexible when my employer needs It.
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In Colombia we work 48 to 50 hours a week, like 8.5 or 9 hours a day. But if you work in helth or in security you have to be willing to work 12 hours a day. Nevertheless, this year a new law was launched and by 2026 the average working week is going to be 42 hours. So, waiting for it!
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I hope people will have more freedom and flexibility in the future, without giving up wages and job security. Life is short and meant to be lived!
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