2020-03-12
7 分钟Hi there, this is Harry, and welcome back to a podcast where I try to help you to understand the english language so that you're able to communicate with people in a more comfortable and more professional way, if that's what you choose.
So we look at expressions and grammar, phrasal verbs, idioms, and ways in which you can communicate at a much higher level.
Okay, so what do I have for you now?
Well, in this particular podcast, we're going to take a look at some colocations, and these are connected with work.
So different colocations connected with work.
So let me look at the first one.
Flexible working hours.
Flexible working hours.
Well, we all like and would like to enjoy having flexible working hours.
And what this literally means is that the beginning and the end of your day are flexible.
You can start at eight and finish at four, or start at nine and finish at five, or start at ten and finish at six.
So as long as you get your 8 hours or 9 hours, whatever your boss requires, then there is flexibility at the beginning and the end of the day so that you can fit it in with your, the rest of your life, kids to school, or you're not perhaps an early morning person, and therefore 10:00 suits you better.
So we like to enjoy flexible working hours.
The minimum wage.
Well, in Europe now, we have this aspect known as the minimum wage, where employers are expected to pay the minimum wage per hour for employees.
And the minimum wage is set by different countries.
It could be eight euro an hour, nine euro, ten euro, eight pounds sterling, depending on which jurisdiction you're in, they set and establish what the minimum wage is going to be.
So whatever number of hours you get, it's multiplied by the amount of the minimum wage.
And that is what you can expect to achieve in your weekly or monthly salary.
Minimum wage is really important for those people on low incomes and those people on jobs that are not so professional.