BEST IELTS General Reading Test 95

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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 95

GENERAL READING TEST 95 – PASSAGE – 2

GENERAL READING TEST – 95

READING PASSAGE – 2

Questions 15 – 21

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?

In boxes 15 – 21 on your answer sheet write:

TRUE – if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE – if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN – if there is no information on this

15. Some stress at work can lead to improved motivation.

16. Half of all illnesses related to people’s workplace originate in stress.

17. Hayworth Industries have a local GP who will advise people on work-related stress.

18. Exercise is a good way to make your stress disappear.

19. People shouldn’t start doing anything new outside the workplace if they feel stressed, as it will overwhelm them.

20. Hayworth Industries have stress workshops at lunchtimes, where staff can get advice on work-related stress.

21. Some staff at Hayworth Industries will know how to help colleagues with stress.

Hayworth Industries – Beat Stress

Here at Hayworth Industries, we’re exceedingly proud of our workforce and everyone’s work ethic and dedication to the company. We do recognise, however, that people sometimes expect too much of themselves. Some pressure at work can act as motivation, but when it becomes excessive, it can eventually lead to work-related stress. According to the government, last year 428,000 people reported work-related stress at a level they believed was making them ill. That’s forty per cent of all work-related illness.

– If you have a stress-related problem, physical activity can get you in the right state of mind. Exercise won’t make your stress vanish, but it will reduce some of the emotional intensity that you’re feeling, clearing your thoughts and enabling you to deal with your problems more calmly.

– A good support network of colleagues, friends and family can ease your work troubles and help you see things in a different way. Talking things through with a friend or colleague will also help you find solutions to your problems.

– Set aside time for yourself. The extra hours in the workplace mean that people aren’t spending enough time doing things that they really enjoy.

– Good time management means quality work rather than quantity. Working smarter means prioritising your work, concentrating on the tasks that will make a real difference to your work. Leave the least important tasks to last.

– It’s important to avoid unhealthy stress management. Don’t rely on alcohol, smoking and caffeine as your ways of coping. Men more than women are likely to do this. It might provide temporary relief, but it won’t make the problems disappear.

– Learn to recognise the physical effects of stress and do something about it before it makes you really ill and beware of work stress spilling over into other areas of your life.

– Setting yourself goals and challenges, whether at work or outside, such as learning a new language or a new sport, helps to build confidence. That in turn will help you deal with stress. By continuing to learn, you become more emotionally resilient as a person. It arms you with knowledge and makes you want to do things rather than be passive.

– Whatever the source of your stress, speak to your line manager at Hayworth’s. They all have training in assisting our workforce with any stress-related problems.

Questions 22 – 27

Complete each sentence with the correct ending (A – I) below.

Write the correct letter (A – I) in boxes 22 – 27 on your answer sheet.

22. How much leave an employee is entitled to

23. A worker should consult his contract to see if he

24. An employer who is given a leave request

25. When employees are entitled to take a public holiday

26. A worker who is working on a public holiday

27. Leave taken by a worker for looking after a sick son or daughter

A. is based on where the worker lives in Australia.

B. is permitted to carry over leave days into the next statutory leave year.

C. is dependent on whether the worker is employed full-time or part-time.

D. is not affected by whether the worker is on maternity leave or not.

E. is obliged to make the request for leave in writing.

F. is not necessarily entitled to a better rate of pay.

G. is allowed to refuse it if he gives the right amount of notice.

H. is part of the worker’s personal leave balance.

I. is always paid a preferential rate.

Australian Leave Entitlements

Employees can take leave or holiday for many reasons, including to go on a vacation, take advantage of a national holiday, because they are sick, or to take care of sick family members.

Annual Leave

Annual leave begins to build up as soon as a worker starts their job. An employer must

usually tell their staff the dates of their statutory leave year as soon as they start working,

e.g. it might run from 1 January to 31 December. Workers must take their statutory leave during this time. The leave year and leave entitlement is not affected by maternity, paternity or adoption leave; the employee still builds up holiday over these periods. If a worker does not take all his/her leave days owed to him/her in his/her leave year, he/she may be able to carry the leave over to the next year. How much leave a worker can carry over should be in the worker’s contract. The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as the amount of leave a worker wants to take (e.g. 2 days’ notice for 1 day’s leave), unless the contract says something different. An employer can turn down a leave request, but they must give as much notice as the amount of leave requested.

Public Holidays

Public holidays can be different depending on the state or territory you work in. It’s important to know when public holidays are, because employees can get different entitlements on these days. An employee is entitled to public holidays depending on where they are based for work, not where they are working on the day of the public holiday. Employees get paid at least their base pay rate for all hours worked on a public holiday. Whether extra pay is due to a worker depends on the worker’s contract, but this is not guaranteed. Employees don’t have to work on a public holiday; however, an employer can ask an employee to work on a public holiday, if the request is reasonable. An employee may refuse a request to work if they have reasonable grounds.

Sick and Carer’s Leave

Sick and carer’s leave (also known as personal leave or personal/carer’s leave) lets an employee take time off to help them deal with personal illness, caring responsibilities and family emergencies. Sick leave can be used when an employee is ill or injured. An employee may have to take time off to care for an immediate family or household member who is sick or injured or help during a family emergency. This is known as carer’s leave, but it comes out of the employee’s personal leave balance.

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