september #3. higher education discrimination

September #3

Higher Education

Discrimination

It occurs when an It occurs when an employer offers a employer offers a

financial financial incentive for incentive for employees to employees to

leave a company leave a company voluntarily, in voluntarily, in order to avoid order to avoid

having to select having to select people for people for

redundancy. redundancy. 

It’s an It’s an increase in increase in the amount the amount of money of money

you are paid you are paid for doing for doing your job.your job.

When When an employer an employer decides to decides to stop hiring stop hiring

employees for employees for all non-all non-

essential essential positions.positions.

It is pay and It is pay and benefits an benefits an employee employee receives receives

when he or when he or she is fired she is fired

from a from a company.company.

In an attempt to address one In an attempt to address one of its most serious financial of its most serious financial

crises to date, the University crises to date, the University of São Paulo (USP) is of São Paulo (USP) is

considering the considering the implementation of a program implementation of a program of of voluntary redundanciesvoluntary redundancies. It . It has also proposed a 0% has also proposed a 0% wage wage increase increase for its academic and for its academic and administrative staff in 2014, administrative staff in 2014,

as well as announced a as well as announced a hiring hiring freezefreeze..

The proposal aims at The proposal aims at reducing payroll by 10%, as it reducing payroll by 10%, as it currently represents 106% of currently represents 106% of

the university's budget. the university's budget. However, However, severance severance

paymentspayments are expected to are expected to cost another US $264 million.cost another US $264 million.

Santos / Grêmio / fan / catch on TV /Santos / Grêmio / fan / catch on TV /a racial slur / goalkeeper / ban / a fine a racial slur / goalkeeper / ban / a fine

of 50,000of 50,000

During last week's match Patricia Moreira, 23, was caught on live television shouting "monkey" at the opposition's black goalkeeper Aranha.Ms Moreira said it happened in the heat of the moment. She said she was "very sorry from the bottom of her heart" and that she was not a racist.As punishment, Gremio has been banned from the Brazil cup this year.Brazil's sports disciplinary commission also issued a fine in the amount of 50,000 reais ($22,300; £13,500).

Slide 7 – Have sts discuss the meaning. Don’t give out answers yet. They will have a chance to match expressions to their meanings on the next slide.

Slide 8 – Drill pronunciation of expressions

Slide 13 – Drill pronunciation. Draw sts’ attention to the fact that they are all nouns, some countable & some uncountable.

Slide 15 & 16 – This may be a sensitive issue to some students. Monitor closely.

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