9.4 Extending skills


making effective contributions to a seminar


A Group the words in the blue box according to their stress pattern.


B Study items A–E on this page, which relate to an employee who is frequently late for work.


1 What does each item show?


2 What is the relevance of each item to the issue of fair dismissal?


3 What mistakes could an employer make in this case which might lead to a claim of unfair or wrongful dismissal?


C Work in pairs.


Student A: Think of good ways to take part in a seminar.


Student B: Think of bad ways to take part in a seminar.


D You are going to hear some students in a seminar. They have been asked to talk about either unfair


dismissal or wrongful dismissal. 1


Listen to the four extracts. Say whether each contribution and is good or poor.


2 Give reasons for your opinion.


3 Add some more information to the good contributions.


E Work in a group of three or four.


1 Discuss your information for the topics in Lesson 3, Exercise F. Agree on the best explanation.


2 Discuss how best to present this information. 3 Present your topic to the whole class.


F Study the case of Wise Group v Mitchell on the opposite page.


1 What verdict did the Employment Tribunal reach?


2 On what basis did the Employment Tribunal assess the level of damages that Mitchell should be awarded as a result of her wrongful dismissal?


3 Why was the appeal by the employer allowed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the higher court)?


4 What level of damages did the Employment Appeal Tribunal decide that Mitchell should receive?


5 Do you think the verdict in this case was fair? dismissal 74 written warning E D verbal warning B


Terms and conditions of service Section 1 Hours of the working week Section 2 Part-time employees and fixed-term contracts Section 3 Annual leave and public holidays Section 4 Sickness leave Section 5 Maternity leave


C A


appeal dishonesty genuine justify legitimate procedure redundancy redress retirement statutory substantial summarize


Job description Job title Sales administration assistant Responsible to Sales manager Location Cambridge Duties and responsibilities


1. Process orders from domestic and overseas customers


2. Deal with enquiries from customers via telephone and e-mail


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