HUMAN RESOURCES

general vocabulary
Unit Nouns 0000 2
Starting in the top-left corner, separate the letters below into 15 different words. You will find the words by
reading from left to right and from right to left, following the directions of the arrows. When you have
done this, use the words to complete sentences 1 - 15 below. There is one word you will not need. The first
one has been done as an example.
c o u r s e d i s s a t i s f a c t i o
e s i t r e p x e n o i t a l a c s e n
f e e d b a c k f r i c t i o n m i s c
a l p e c n a m r o f r e p t c u d n o
c e m e n t q u a l i t y r a n g e r a
e t r e n i a t e r n o i t a c i f i t
c h n i q u e t e m p w e i g h t i n g End
1. The poor quality of the service led to many complaints.
2. The agreement has to go to the board for ______________.
3. We have had a ______________ working in the office this week to clear the backlog of letters.
4. His overall _______________ has improved considerably since he went on a management training
course.
5. The salary _______________ for this sort of job is between £17,000 and £19,000.
6. We hired Mr Smith because of his financial _______________.
7. Although the work itself was interesting, there was a lot of _______________ with the organisation
and its rules.
8. When he disobeyed the orders he was given, he was dismissed for gross _______________ .
9. There is a lot of _______________ between the sales and accounts staff which we need to resolve
as soon as possible.
10. The company sent her on a management _______________ to help her develop her managerial
skills.
11. She has finished university and is now looking for a _______________ with a design agency.
12. Although he is a freelance worker, we don't want him to work for anyone else, so we pay him a
__________ of £2,000.
13. London is an expensive city, so people working for our company there receive a £2,000 London
_______________ in addition to their salary.
14. The management received a lot of _______________ on how popular the new pay scheme was
proving.
15. The union has threatened an ______________ in strike action.
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