Taking Leave (L5-3-6)

人の仕事を引き継ぐ

take over person's tasks

一時的に人の仕事をする

temporarily cover person's job  

announce   /ə'naƱns/   v)公にはっきりと知らせる、公表･発表する

announcement

report

apologize for

worry about

take over [person]'s tasks；[人]の仕事を引き継ぐ

temporarily cover [person]'s job；一時的に[人]の仕事をする

leave　n)休暇　v)去る、残していく

paid leave 有給休暇　take a paid leave

paternity　/pə'tɜːnəti/　/pə'tɜːrnəti/　n)父であること　adj)父親の

paternity leave　男親に対する育児休暇

parental　adj)親としての

parental leave   育児休暇

approximately  /ə'prɒksɪmətli/　/ə'prɑːksɪmətli/　adv)だいたい･おおよそ･ざっと

calm　adj)穏やかな、平静な

ring　　v)鐘などが鳴る　ring-rang-rung

task   /tɑːsk/　/tæsk/

TAKING LEAVE

①Do you know anyone who has taken leave? What kind of leave did he/she take?

有給休暇；(a) paid leave　(複数形が無い vacation と同じ感覚？）

A friend of mine is going to take a paid leave this month.

②What should employees do before taking leave?

知らせる；inform, let, give, notify

inform someone of something; They should inform their boss of taking leave.

let someone know; They let their superior know taking leave.

give something to someone; They give taking leave to their boss.

notify something to someone; 

notify someone of something;

notify   /'nəƱtɪfaɪ/　v)知られるようにする

superior   /suː'pɪəriə(r)/　/suː'pɪriər/　adj)上の位置にある　n)上司、優れた人

inform；口頭や書面で”知らせる”という意味で一般的に用いられる

notify；inform より硬いニュアンスで重要な事を正式に伝える

announce；公式に何かを発表するという意味での”知らせる”

③Should leave always be paid?

20日程度の有給休暇が与えられる

In general, employees are provided with about 20 days of paid leave per year. So not always be paid.

provide   /prə'vaɪd/　v)提供する、備える、定める

PARENTAL LEAVE

①How long should maternity leave be?

私の経験では； in my experience/based on my experience

In my experience, my wife took maternity leave for about 6 months.

出産；giving birth