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Man Fired for Being Boring Wins $3,100 in Court

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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To encourage employees to unwind at work and mingle with coworkers, companies frequently plan "fun" activities for them. However, some people choose not to participate in these activities. And as a result, a Frenchman by the name of "Mr. T" lost his job.

Following court records, Mr. T began working in Paris for Cubik Partners in 2011 and was promoted in February 2014. But a little over a year later, he lost his job because he refused to partake in the company's arranged social events, such as after-work drinks. According to Cubik Partners, the team-building exercises are a part of the company's "fun" values. Additionally, the company said that Mr. T was hard to deal with, occasionally rude to his coworkers, and a lousy listener.

But more than seven years later, the Court of Cassation in Paris ruled that Mr. T's termination by Cubik Partners was unfair since it infringed on both his right to private life and freedom of expression. The court ordered Cubik Partners to pay Mr. T approximately $3,100 on November 9, 2022. The court will decide on Mr. T's additional request for about $480,000 later on.  He has also requested to return to his previous position.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Mingle /ˈmɪŋɡl/ verb להתערבב

    talk informally with different people

    The host was too busy to mingle during the party.

  • Partake /pɑːˈteɪk/ verb לִיטוֹל חֵלֶק

    to take part in something

    Let us all partake in this celebration.

  • Lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ adjective מְחוּרבָּן

    of poor quality: not good or skillful

    They did a lousy job.

  • Termination /tɜːmɪˈneɪʃᵊn/ noun סיום

    an act of ending something

    The law protects against unfair contract termination.

  • Infringed /ɪnˈfrɪnʤd/ verb הופר

    to wrongly limit or restrict (something, such as another person's rights)

    Her rights must not be infringed.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. Does your company usually arrange social events for its employees?
  2. Who among your coworkers gets along with each other the best?
  3. What do you enjoy most about your current job?
  4. If you were in charge of your company, what would you change?
  5. What do you think the world's least stressful jobs are?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What do companies frequently plan to encourage employees to unwind and mingle at work?

  2. When did Mr. T begin working in Paris for Cubik Partners?

  3. How much did the court order Cubik Partners to pay Mr. T?

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