外企白领口语速查速说 Unit 5 部门职能 02 人力资源部

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　　Human Resources
        　　终身聘用
        　　lifetime employment
        　　A: Your way of recruitment of employees is quite different from that in Japan.
        　　B: Whats the difference? Maybe we can learn something from you.
        　　A: Basically,the biggest difference is the matter of lifetime employment
        　　for all of our regular employees.
        　　B: That sounds great,but may not feasible in our nation.
        　　正式员工 regular employee
        　　A: In Japan,we assure that a regular employee
        　　will stay with the company for his entire career.
        　　B: What do you mean by your regular employees?
        　　All your employees or merely the whitecollar?
        　　A: Actually,both whitecollar and bluecollar.
        　　B: Do you mean that the companies in Japan and their employees
        　　have a certain commitment to each other to stay together
        　　through the employees entire career life?
        　　A: You said it!
        　　临时员工
        　　parttime/temporary employees
        　　A: We recruit temporary employees sometimes.
        　　B: Then how do you decide who will be the regular employees?
        　　A: We have an interview procedure and they will also pass a strict test.
        　　Then those with excellent performances will become regular employees.
        　　裁员 lay off workers
        　　A: You dont even lay workers off in slack times?
        　　B: That rarely happens in Japan.
        　　职务升迁应当以工作表现为基础。
        　　The promotion should be mainly based on the performance at work.
        　　A: What about the promotion and transfers in Japanese companies?
        　　B: The employees are usually promoted or transferred on the basis of seniority
        　　and this is consistent with the seniority system in many areas in Japanese society.
        　　A: But I think the promotion should be mainly based on the performance at work.
        　　B: Its reasonable, too.
        　　为员工创造一种快乐的工作环境。
        　　a happy working environment for employees.
        　　A: It is said that theres much paternalism in the employee relationships
        　　in Japanese companies.
        　　B: Many share the same idea with you,but we dont believe so.
        　　A: How do you define the socalled“paternalism”in Japan?
        　　B: We are interested in creating a happy working environment for our employees
        　　and we hope that the employees see the company as a kind of family
        　　and working here as a part of their life.
        　　额外福利 fringe benefits
        　　A: How time flies!Its pay day again!
        　　B: How I envy you,Nancy!
        　　Your company has very generous fringe benefit policies.
        　　奖金 bonus
        　　A: You have got a decent job and decent salary.
        　　B: The bonus is not an easy buck!
        　　It has a great deal to do with the degree of responsibility in a job.
        　　干得越多，收入越多
        　　The more you work,the more you get.
        　　A: Do you have to work overtime?
        　　B: Thats for sure!I work 24 hours overtime a week.
        　　A: But the overtime pay is usually higer than the regular pay,right?
        　　B: Sure,that means the more you work,the more you get!
        　　具体福利政策
        　　specific wellbeing polices
        　　A: What specific wellbeing polices do you have in your company?
        　　B: We have health insurance,transportation allowances,
        　　luncheon allowances and subsidized housing.
        　　A: Do you mean that your company assists the employees in purchasing a house?
        　　B: Yes,but our company housing allowances take the form of dormitory facilities
        　　for single employees and apartment facilities for married employees.