Thu, Jun 18· 6月18日

2 stories · 6 new vocabulary words

The Guardian
education·
18 Jun, 18:17

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中文導讀

培訓機構 City & Guilds 近日宣佈撤回裁員計劃,同時取消將職位外判至 Greece 嘅安排。原本 City & Guilds 旗下嘅 PeopleCert 計劃透過裁減約 400 個職位,以節省 2,200 萬英鎊開支。今次決定對受影響員工嚟講係好消息,亦反映企業喺重組過程中,面對勞工權益同營運成本之間嘅壓力,對喺英國職場打滾嘅港人嚟講,關注呢類企業架構變動相當重要。

City & Guilds scraps mass redundancies and offshoring UK jobs to Greece
A

Vocabulary 生字

Redundancy

Noun名詞

裁員;因職位過剩而被解僱

EN

The company announced several redundancies due to a decline in sales.

由於銷售額下降,公司宣佈了幾項裁員計劃。

Offshoring

Noun名詞

離岸外包(將業務轉移至海外以節省成本)

EN

Many businesses consider offshoring to reduce their operational costs.

許多企業考慮透過離岸外包來降低營運成本。

Savings

Noun名詞

節省的金額;存款

EN

We managed to make significant savings by switching to a cheaper energy provider.

我們透過轉用更便宜的能源供應商,成功節省了一筆可觀的開支。

The Guardian
education·
18 Jun, 16:30

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中文導讀

英國教育大臣 Bridget Phillipson 近日指出,政府向私立學校學費徵收 VAT 嘅政策並未引發學生大規模轉校潮。根據最新入學數據顯示,公立學校嘅入學申請數字並無因為呢項稅務變動而出現異常增長。對於唔少移英港人家庭嚟講,呢個消息反映私校市場需求依然穩定,亦顯示家長對私校教育嘅負擔能力與選擇未有因為稅務政策而出現劇烈轉變,值得持續關注。

VAT on private school fees has not caused pupil exodus, says Bridget Phillipson
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Vocabulary 生字

Exodus

Noun名詞

大批人同時離開或遷出某地

EN

The sudden closure of the factory led to an exodus of workers from the town.

工廠突然倒閉,導致大批工人離開呢個城鎮。

Admissions

Noun名詞

入學申請或獲准進入機構嘅權利

EN

Please check the requirements on the website before you submit your university admissions application.

喺你遞交大學入學申請之前,請先查閱網站上嘅要求。

Sector

Noun名詞

行業、領域或社會嘅一部分

EN

Many people are looking for better job opportunities in the technology sector.

好多人正喺科技領域尋找更好嘅工作機會。