To pass this unit, please study the 15 vocabulary words below.
- adjudicate
- advise
- code of conduct
- compromise
- conflict
- disciplinary action
- dispute
- existing
- parties
- run into
- settle
- suspend
- tactful
- terminate
- work out
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to act as a judge
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"The HR manager will be adjudicating the meeting and will help you to reach an agreement."
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to recommend or suggest
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"I strongly advise you to listen to what he says."
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a set of rules which show how an employee should behave
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"The company's code of conduct forbids employees from swearing."
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an agreement in which people reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree
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"John and Mark eventually came to a compromise which satisfied them both."
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an active disagreement between people
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"It is very stressful when you have a conflict with your boss."
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punishment of some kind given to an employee
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"When she was caught stealing from her employer, the company started disciplinary action."
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an argument or quarrel
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"They had a small dispute over the best way to achieve the goal."
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current or available now
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"Our existing clients are all very happy with our service."
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people or organizations involved in a particular situation
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"The contract was signed by both parties in front of a lawyer."
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to meet or experience something unexpectedly
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"We ran into a few problems while preparing for the launch of the product."
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to end or resolve a disagreement by coming to an agreement
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"Mark settled the disagreement by agreeing to do part of the work himself."
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to force someone to leave a job for a certain amount of time as a method of punishment
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"Mary was suspended from work for three days."
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considerate and not offensive
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"A good manager needs to be tactful when talking to their employees."
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to bring to an end or put an end to
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"The contract will be terminated at the end of the year."
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to find a solution to
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"The whole department is busy working out how to meet their deadline."