The company has recently introduced more flexible __________ to help working parents., childcare, crackdown, tribunal, While I __________ around the office yesterday, one of my new colleagues showed me the ropes., have hung, had hung, was hanging, The government is planning a __________ on companies that ignore workers’ rights., retirement, crackdown, perk, She’s taking __________ because her father is seriously ill., unfair dismissal, compassionate leave, voluntary redundancy, By this time next month, I __________ into my new job., will be settling, have settled, settle, The company offered subsidised travel as a __________ of the job., crackdown, absenteeism, perk, They __________ off their feet all week because of the tight deadline., have been rushed, had rushed, were rushing, I wish he would stop beating around the bush and __________., sugarcoat everything, get straight to the point, clear the air, When I arrived, they __________ the possibility of early retirement for over an hour., discuss, have discussed, had been discussing, More workers are quitting because of the __________ of the workforce., crèche, childcare, casualisation, She said the new manager was a slave driver, but I think she was just __________., pulling my leg, taking no notice, reading the room, The proposal slowly __________ after several meetings., embodied confidence, took shape, played tribute, We __________ on a new infrastructure project recently, but financial problems are slowing it down., worked, have been working, had worked, His rude comments really __________., laid siege to my time, defended my position, got on my nerves, They’re probably __________ voluntary redundancy because the company is making swingeing cuts., considering, consider, considered, The union representative warned that the new policy would __________ significant changes to working conditions., embody, cherish, entail, At the moment, several employees __________ to the tribunal over unfair dismissal claims., have reported, are reporting, report, We tried not to __________ the situation, but the company may actually close., sugarcoat, ignite, comprise, I __________ about quitting for months before I finally gave notice., think, have thought, had been thinking, The speech was meant to __________ and motivate young audiences., ignite passion, battle anxiety, dump their stuff, They told us not to panic and to __________ during the crisis., bottle up emotions, keep a cool head, surrender to fear, The company is __________ of several smaller international teams., conceiving, comprised, embodying, I’m not sure if I can make it — I __________ a tribunal hearing that morning., might be attending, attend, will attend, Her story really __________ the spirit of perseverance., drew, imparted, embodied, Since the new boss arrived, employees __________ with questions almost every day., bombarded, have been bombarding, have been bombarded, We should probably __________ and discuss what actually went wrong., clear the air, reinvent the wheel, indulge in junk food, By the time the meeting ended, they __________ their position quite successfully., defended, had been defending, defend, Moving abroad can __________ major lifestyle changes., report, entail, ignite, The museum exhibition really __________ local history to life., brought, conceived, imparted, He keeps __________ his emotions instead of talking openly., battling, laying siege to, bottling up, By the time I joined the company, they __________ on the project for nearly a year., had been working, were working, The speech paid tribute to the doctors who __________ strength and compassion during the crisis., embodied, comprised, We ____ now but we are watching TV instead, are supposed to be doing howerk, are suposed to do, She tried not to raise her voice and instead calmly __________ her position., defended, sugarcoated, We need to __________ and discuss this calmly before it wrecks our plans completely., clear the air, indulge in, A good mentor can __________ valuable experience to younger colleagues., impart, ignite, I was just __________ one of the clients when the Wi-Fi suddenly stopped working., emailed, emailing, They’ve been __________ us with emails ever since the project started., bombarded, bombarding, They should ____ if they came so lat, have been working late, be working, The tribunal decided the employee had suffered __________ dismissal., unfair, voluntary, compassionate, At first, the proposal seemed unrealistic, but gradually it began to __________., take shape, conceive, We __________ rushed off our feet recently because several employees quit at once., have been, have been being, I ____annoyed these days becuafe of heatwave, am being, am, have been, I wish they’d stop __________ and just explain the problem directly., beating around the bush, reading the room, laying siege to our time, The union has been trying to __________ unfair dismissal practices for years., combat, bombard, A good manager should know how to __________ and understand how employees are feeling., read between the lines, get back on track, He keeps __________ his emotions instead of talking openly., bottling up, laying siege to.

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