Published On Sep 24, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and forced thousands more temporarily out of work, with no idea if they'll still have a job to go back to. In this programme, we’ll be assessing the post-Covid job landscape and asking whether a radical new approach is needed to prevent global mass unemployment. Neil and Sam discuss Denmark's approach to employment and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Vocabulary
in the short term
relating to a short period of time
ripple effect
situation in which one event produces a series of further effects to happen one after the other
hire and fire
authority to employ someone and release them from employment, sometimes in quick succession
job for life
job that you can stay in all your working life
upskilling
process of learning new skills or undergoing training to become better at your job
lavish
expensive, impressive and large in quantity
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