Unit One: Company Operation and Management公司运作和管理

　　1.5 How to Deal with A Heavy Workload 如何应对繁重的工作

　　相关单词掌握：

　　Perks 额外津贴，补贴 (为perquisites 的随略形式)

　　High blood pressure 高血压

　　Ulcer 溃疡

　　Fatigue 疲劳症

　　Health care benefits 医保福利

　　Coffee break 工间休息

　　Eldercare program 老年保健计划

　　Benefit system 福利制度

　　Locate nursing care facilities 查找老年护理设施，老年护理机构

　　Alleviate stress 减缓压力

　　Mini-presentation

　　生活节奏快，公司工作压力大，员工终日忙碌和奔波会对自身和公司带来许多不良影响。因此近年来，许多企业为了让员工保持身心健康，会采取各式各样的方法。完善福利制度，如: 医保福利(Health care benefits), 派发购物卷(Retail voucher)，定期有搞笑人员(Joy Gang)到公司表演，公费旅游(Junket tour)，设立咖啡屋(Coffee break)等等，让员工放松心情。下面，我们一起来看看这个例子?

　　What’s important when…?

　　Coping with a heavy workload 应对繁重的工作需要考虑哪些要点?

　　Benefits system 福利制度

　　Time management 时间管理

　　Coping with a heavy workload, I deem companies can introduce more benefits programmes to help employees cope with stress and keep health. Managers recognize that stress can result in stress-related illnesses, such as high blood pressure, ulcers, and fatigue. These illnesses translate into higher benefits costs for the company as employees more frequently use health care benefits. Therefore, companies can provides a free health clinic as well as an eldercare program that helps employees locate nursing care facilities for aging parents and offer wellness and exercise programs to help employees alleviate stress and enhance their health at the same time.

　　应对繁重的工作量，我认为公司应该采用更多利制度去帮助员工舒缓压力和保持身体健康。管理者们意识到压力会导致相关疾病，如高血压、溃疡病和疲劳症。这些疾病转而成为公司更高的福利费用支出，因为员工会更加频繁地使用医疗服务。因此，公司可以提供免费医务室和养老计划，帮助员工为年迈的双亲安排敬老服务。或者提供康复和健身计划来帮助员工减缓压力、增进健康。

　　Time management is also important. Companies can provide training programs to help employees better manage their time. In this way, employees will become more organized and feel more at ease with their routine work.

　　时间管理也很重要。公司可以提供培训来帮助员工更好的管理他们的时间。通过这种方法，员工将变得更加有组织能 力，并且在日常工作中感到放心。

　　To sum up, companies providing these services does not pretend to look good to the community or because they are financially successful, but perks and fitness are a necessity.

　　公司提供这些服务不是假装为了向社会作秀，或者因为他们财大气粗,而是因为增加津贴，促进健康是必不可少的。

　　Discussion

　　Addressing the Problem of Overwork解决工作过劳的问题

　　Your manager has noticed the signs that employees in your company are overburdened with heavy workloads. You have been asked to make suggestions about how to improve this situation. Discuss the situation together, and decide:

　　你们的经理已经注意到了公司员工工作过劳的种种迹象。请你们提出改进这一情况的建议。讨论并决定：

　　1.what signs of overwork do the staff show

　　员工表现出哪些过劳症状

　　2.what measures should be taken to reduce stress at work

　　应采取什么措施来减少工作压力

　　(1)I think employees in our company are overburdened though they do not tell you how they feel. But most of them show signs like consistently working late, working through lunch, coming to work even when ill, bringing work home, rushing to meet very tight deadlines and signs like…er…

　　我认为公司的员工负担过重。虽然他们并没有告诉你他们的感受。但是大部分人显示和一些征兆例如坚持工作到很晚，午餐时间工作，甚至生病也来上班，把工作带回家，给予完成即将到达期限的工作，信号例如 …

　　(2)We should also provide some sports facilities and organize sports activities to enhance employees’ health.

　　我们也应该提供一些运动设施和组织体育活动来增强员工的体魄。

　　(3)We can also provide coffee rooms and nutritious refreshments, so that our staff can relax themselves there during the break.

　　我们也可以提供咖啡室和营养餐，员工可以因此在休息时得到放松。

（编辑：何莹莹）