【學(xué)習(xí)筆記】懂你英語 商務(wù)英語 Level 5 Unit 1 Part 4（IV）詞匯 Workplace Misconduct

All offices should aim to make sure their employees are treated fairly and equally.

Here are some common forms of?misconduct?that are either?unethical?or illegal in an office.

bullying? ? n. 恃強欺弱的行為

Bullying is the act of treating people in a mean and threatening way.

Office?bullies?target people who they can push around.

In most cases, office bullying is done by someone with authority, such as a manager or senior employee.

sexual?harassment? ? 性騷擾

Sexual harassment is when someone behaves sexually in a way that makes people uncomfortable.

It includes sexual jokes or comments about a person's appearance.

Sometimes people won't report sexual harassment because they're afraid of being?retaliated?against.

【選擇】-What is an example of office bullying?? ? -a manager harassing an employee

【選擇】-Why might someone not? report that they have been sexualharassed?? -they are afraid of being retaliated against

【填空】An office bully may use their power to embarrassor insult other employees.

【填空】He was fired after being accused of sexual harassment.

【填空】While many people have experienced workplace bullying, many offices don't have policies to prevent it.

【填空】More often than not, workplace bullying won't be reported and the victim will just leave the job.

【填空】【跟讀】If someone is being sexually harassed, they won't feel safe at work.

【填空】Many companies have a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment.

discrimination?? n. 歧視；區(qū)別岩齿，辨別太颤；識別力

Discrimination happens when someone is treated differently from others in unfair way.

People are often discriminated against because of their age, race, or sex.

If someone has been refused a job because of the skin color, they have been discriminated against. 【朗讀】

retaliation? ? n. 報復(fù)；反擊盹沈；回敬

Retaliation refers to acting against someone who has upset you.

In the office, retaliation can occur when an employee has?offended?their manager.

If they have reported their manager, their manager may try to punish them.

They may give the employee extra work to do, or become?overly?critical?of the employee's work.

【選擇】-How could an employee be retaliated against?? ? -They may be given more work to do.

【選擇】-When someone is treated unfairly because of their gender or race.? ?-discrimination

【填空】Discrimination against someone's gender is also known as?sexism.

【填空】He felt he was fired in retaliation for complaining his manager, so he sued the company.

【填空】She thought her manager was retaliating against her by not giving her a promotion.

【填空】Most countries have laws to protect against workplace discrimination.

【填空】It is illegal to discriminate against someone's age when hiring them.

【填空】If an employee is unfairly treated because she is a woman, she is being discriminated against.

【跟讀】Retaliation can occur when an employee has?offended?their manager.