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• 1 Business Vocabulary

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• 1.Discriminated against 2.Sex discrimination 

  1.if people are treated differently from each other in an unfair way

   2.treatment of men and women differently, especially unfair treatment of women

• 1.Racial discrimination/racism:2.Racist 

  unfair treatment of someone because of their race
  someone who believes that other races are not as good as their own and therefore treats them unfairly

• Affirmative actionEqual opportunitiesPositive discrimination 

  (when help is given in education and employment to groups who were previously discriminated against)
  : when help is given in education and employment to groups who were previously discriminated against

   when help is given in education and employment to groups who were previously discriminated against 

• 1.Dignity at work policy 2.Bullying(bullies) 

  1.a set of rules to prevent employees being badly treated at work
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  2.to hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do

• 1.Sexual harassment
2.Health and safety issues

  1. offensive sexual attention, suggestions, or talk, especially from an employer or other person in authority. Sexual harassment is illegal in many countries. (verb: to harass)
  2.a set of rules intended to protect people from illness or injury caused by their work 

• Health and safety inspectors:

  the government sends the inspectors to make sure the factories and offices are safe places to work

• 1.Repetitive strain injury (RSI): 2. Dangerous machinery 

  1,a medical condition caused by repeated pressure or movements, usually leading to pain and weakness in the hand and arm

   
  2.a group of large machines or large machines in general which are not safe to work with
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• 1.Hazardous substances
2.Fire hazards
3.Heating and air-conditioning

  1.substances which have a dangerous and involving risk, especially to someone's health : 
  2.something that is dangerous and likely to cause fire 
  3.the system that keeps a building warm and the electrical system used for keeping
  he air in a building, room, or vehicle cool
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• 1.Head of marketing
2.Head of IT
3.Head/head up
4.Boss
5.Executive(exec)
6.Chairman/chairwoman/president

  1.the marketing director
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  2.IT director
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  3.to lead or manage a team, department, organization, etc
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  4. informally, the head of an activity, a department or an organization. :
  5. high –level manager, as in senior executive 
  6.: a person, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting. (Top position). This job is often combined with the position of chief executive officer (CEO)


• 1.CEO2.Chief operating officer(COO)3.Chief financial officer (CFO4.Vice-presidents (VPs)

  1.the main person responsible for managing a company, who is sometimes also the
  company's president or chairman of the board. 
  2.the person who is responsible for managing the usual activities of a company or
  organization.
  3.the most important financial manager in a company or organization, who is the head of the finance department 
  4.someone in charge of one of the main parts of an organization.