Legal English Challenge 2023 – Day 4

Read the short text about employment agreements, then select the correct option from the list to complete (1) ….. to (10) ….. .

An employment agreement is a contract which creates the relationship of employer and employee who provides labour in return for ___1___ (a fixed amount per pay period usually for intellectual work) or ___2____ (an amount paid by the hour typically for physical work).

A clearly drafted employment agreement can set out the obligations and expectations of the ___3___ (a person or organisation that employs people) and the ___4___ (someone who gets paid to work for a person or company) in a way to minimize future employment disputes. 

The terms of employment include the employee’s job responsibilities, work days, hours, dress code, ___5___ (a period of paid time off granted to employees by their employer), ___6___ (paid time off from work that employees can use to stay home to address their health needs), ___7___ (job-protected leave from employment to care for a child following its birth or adoption) and ___8___ (a sum of money to support the person’s retirement from work in the form of periodic payments). They also include supplementary benefits such as ___9___ (different forms of fringe benefits above the employee’s gross salary) and ___10___ (an amount that covers the whole or a part of a person’s medical expenses). 

Now, press the START button to select the correct option from the list to complete (1) ….. to (10) ….. .