False self-employment
moralise about something
plumber ( pronunciation)
immoral
prosecution
workers scraping a living as couriers and delivery people
well-off
sick pay
off the hook
pregnancy cover
redundancy payment
workers miss out on holiday pay
begrudge
How businesses keep staff engaged
savvy
a caveat
workplace
salient
Benefits of supporting small businesses
high-street
out-of-season produce
a short field-to-fork journey
hotbeds of innovation
dietary requirement
great at telling you all about products ( note here that -ing form of verb is used. )
economies of scale
slash prices
sample a product
deli
off-licence
shops on a high street
incentivise
Supporting small businesses
shopping with smaller businesses
championing independent retailers
shop small
forge real relationships
make a sale
thrive
recession
private sector jobs
support them in showcasing their products and services to local communities
- make a pitch for something
- throw a spanner in something
- India’s tariffs that stood at 8.9 per cent in 2010-11 has increased by almost 25 percent to 11.1 per cent
- WTO allows countries to impose restrictions on imports in case of injury to domestic industry
- Excessive imports pose a threat to the domestic industry
- India has imposed burdens on importers to ensure compliance with the rules of foreign trade.
- The reason is to dissuade importers from importing goods from China
Shopping Addiction
oniomania
being addicted to
addictive allure of shops
Shopping is a means of lessening negative emotions
self-confessed addicts
shopping urges
indulge those urges
a compelling argument
relapse