Name: Making someone redundant - 50 - English at work has to give someone the sack
Uploaded: 2020-07-01T17:35:12.000Z
Duration: 5 min 44 s
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Past simple

We met some new contacts and we won an award.

Best plastic innovation off the year for our imperial lemon.

Welcome back to the offices of tiptop Trading, where everyone's catching up on yesterday's good news.

But today it's bad news that everyone's going to hear following Paul chat with the big boss, Mr Socrates, But how bad is it?

I hope you can continue to be a great employee.

It's obviously got something on his mind.

Dinis, could I have a word with you in my office, please?

I wanted to see what you're doing tonight.

His offer to fix something on my computer at home.

Paul says he needs to move the furniture around and he has to let me go.

But where is he letting you go to and what fun?

Know Anna, If someone says they're moving the furniture, they really mean they're restructuring or changing the business.

And if they say they have to let you go, it means they're sacking you.

Or, in other words, ending your job sacking you.

I just don't want to move the furniture around, he says It's because of the tough economic situation.

Now, Denise, when did Paul say you had to go?

Period is an amount of time an employer must give an employee if they plan to terminate their employment.

I never thought I would be facing redundancy.

Yes, if someone says they're facing redundancy, it's another way of saying they're losing their job.

I think Denise needs a shoulder to cry on.

Yes, Dinis G wants my shoulder to cry on.

You know, Denise, you've got to think positively.

And let's face it, you didn't like working here anyway.

I don't think Tom's attempts to cheer Dinis up are going to work.

Losing your job can be a traumatic experience.

Let's hear the phrase is Paul used to break the news to Dinis.

And here are some other expressions you may hear in connection with losing your job.

Facing redundancy, getting the sack, terminating your employment, leaving the company right.

Well, I might as well stop clearing out my desk.

Anna, Could I have a word in my office, please?

It's my turn to get the chop You but not need my stapler after all.

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