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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。
Vocabulary 生字
Redundancy
Noun名詞裁員;因職位過剩而被解僱
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)
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
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。