Coronavirus: Dealing with post-pandemic mass unemployment - 6 Minute English

The coronavirus pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs and forced thousands more temporarily out of work, with no idea if they'll still have a job to go back to. In this programme, we’ll be assessing the post-Covid job landscape and asking whether a radical new approach is needed to prevent global mass unemployment. Neil and Sam discuss Denmark's approach to employment and teach you vocabulary along the way.

To download the audio and a transcript, go to our website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-200924

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Vocabulary
in the short term
relating to a short period of time

ripple effect
situation in which one event produces a series of further effects to happen one after the other

hire and fire
authority to employ someone and release them from employment, sometimes in quick succession

job for life
job that you can stay in all your working life

upskilling
process of learning new skills or undergoing training to become better at your job

lavish
expensive, impressive and large in quantity

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