【Business Conversation-38】Changing the Vacation Policy ( 請假規定變更 )

Changing the Vacation Policy ( 請假規定變更 )
A : I think we should change the vacation policy
B : why?
A : other companies have paid vacation. We do not
B : we are a small company. we can't afford paid vacations
A : paid vacations would make employees work better
B : how?
A : give employees good benefits and they will work harder
B : you have a point but we cannot afford it
A : this company is never going to grow if we don't take care of
our employees
B : I agree, but I don't make the rules
【Biz Vocab】商用英文單字 ( 點擊左邊箭頭打開釋義+例句 ) afford /əˈfɔːrd/ v. 負擔 to be able to buy or do something because you have enough money or time: I don't know how he can afford a new car on his salary.
Few people are able to afford cars like that.
She couldn't afford the time off work to see him.
[ + to infinitive ] I can't afford to buy a house.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto be expensive
cost a (small) fortuneThis trip cost a fortune. cost an arm and a legDrinks at that club cost an arm and a leg. be daylight robberyWhat they're charging to get in is daylight robbery. be highway robbery$50 for two drinks? That's highway robbery! be a rip-off£200 for a concert ticket is a total rip-off. be prohibitively expensiveThe cost of textbooks alone makes schooling prohibitively expensive for many. benefit /ˈben.ə.fɪt/ n. 福利 a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help: The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.
One of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected.
He's had the benefit of an expensive education and yet he continues to work as a waiter.
I didn't get/derive (much) benefit from school.
With the benefit of hindsight (= helped by the knowledge learned later) it is easy for us to see where we went wrong.
formal She drinks a lot less now, to the benefit of her health as a whole. grow /ɡroʊ/ v. 成長 to increase in size or amount, or to become more advanced or developed: Children grow so quickly.
This plant grows best in the shade.
She's grown three centimetres this year.
Football's popularity continues to grow.
The labour force is expected to grow by two percent next year.
The male deer grows large, branching horns called antlers.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto increase
increaseWe need to increase production to meet demand. growThe number of people living alone grows each year. risePrices rose by 10 per cent. go upHouse prices keep going up. escalateCrime in the city has escalated in recent weeks.