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Work Messages After Paid Hours

You work in the office of Ternway Office Supplies in Wheatcombe, Saskatchewan. Your coworker, Nadia Voss, mentions that staff sometimes receive routine messages about meeting times or shared files after their paid workday ends. Some employees feel pressure to reply during personal time. Others value flexible schedules and think each workplace should agree on its own reply expectations. You and Nadia are discussing whether a rule should apply to all employers. The discussion concerns routine messages, not emergencies.
Questions
1
Minutes
2
Difficulty
intermediate
Skill
speaking

What this set practises

  • Does the response connect a clear position, two developed reasons, a relevant example, and a brief conclusion?
  • Does the response use clear, varied language about reply expectations, paid hours, and workplace flexibility?
  • Is the response easy to follow, with an understandable pace, clear pronunciation, and pauses between ideas?
  • Does the response answer the prohibition question, address an opposing concern respectfully, and fit within 90 seconds?
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