IELTS Work and Careers

Work and Careers

Read the small essay I have written then match the vocabulary in bold to the meanings.

Employers are always seeking ways to enhance their employees' productivity, and subsiding healthy pursuits may be one way of achieving this. There are arguments on both sides, however, which we will discuss here.
On the one hand, it might be said that if workers are fitter and less stressed, their working time will be more efficient, leading to higher levels of output and service. Furthermore, the work/life balance of the staff will hopefully be improved, because their leisure time will be more fulfilling.

This may even be more motivating than pay increments, perks, or financial rewards such as bonuses or incentives which may be hard to attain. Finally, feeling healthier may lead to better job satisfaction which is in itself a motivating factor. Conversely, the problem with such leisure-based subsides is that their efficacy is virtually impossible to quantify. For example, with target-related payments, employees can at least see whether the objective are reached or not.

It might also be said that, if this budget was spent on (for instance) on the job training or day release programmes, the employees would achieve better career progression and have better job prospects. These matters are all easier to measure, especially in performance reviews and appraisals, and may even help to reduce the risk of redundancy if the company restructures, downsizes or outsources its workforce.

Overall, it seems that, while health-related subsides are superficially attractive, the lack of measurability is a substantial drawback. Spending funds ongoing training would appear to be a better use of company or Human Resources budgets.

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any form of money payment (salary, commission, pension etc)

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to subsidise

output

work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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to pay part of the cost of something, usually in order to help people

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to subsidise

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work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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money given in addition to salary, usually in return for achieving targets​

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output

work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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the amount of work or goods produced

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work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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pay rises/increases

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to subsidise

output

work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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to give them positive reasons for working hard

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to subsidise

output

work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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reward from an employer which are not financial (eg free lunches, a car etc)

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work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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the ability to work hard but also enjoy a good quality family and social life

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work/life balance

to motivate people

pay increments

perks

financial rewards

bonuses

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any reward that makes people work harder

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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enjoyment of a job for non-financial reasons

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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dependent on hitting a target

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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training while working, not by leaving work to go to college etc

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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training throughout your time in a job, not just at the start

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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programmes of training or education when employees can spend entire days out of work

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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the ability to advance your career

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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the possibility of promotion or higher level work in future

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job prospects

day release programmes

on the job training

job satisfaction

career progression

ongoing training

target-related

incentives

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to assess the dimensions of something

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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not addressing deep or important issues

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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meeting at which employer gives feedback to a worker on their work over a fixed period

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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a situation where a worker loses their job because of changes in the company (not because of personal mistakes)

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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to change the organisation of a company, usually in order to make it more

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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to make an organisation smaller and employ fewer people

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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to stop doing work inside the company and send it to other companies or other countries, usually to save money

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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the total number of people working in an organisation, company or country

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure

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the department in a company which manages recruitment, employment and training

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Human Resources

superficial

the workforce

performance reviews/appraisals

to outsource

redundancy

to downsize

to restructure