Online Class Notes (Jesse)

dentist teeth cleaning – how do you say it?

When I started working, I was taught that everyone’s salary is personal privacy，don’t inquire about it at will. But now, the world is changing, the Finnish government is planning a new legislation with the point being that if employees suspect they are discriminated against in the company, they can check the salary of their colleagues. The main purpose of the new legislation is trying to narrow the gender pay gap. In past 10 years, gender equality has always been an important political issue in Finland. Although Finland ranks second in the Global Gender Gap Report that means the comprehensive situation of gender equality in Finland is better than most countries in the world, there is still a gap between women and men in the same positions in terms of income. In 2020, Finnish women earn 17.2% less than men, and their gender income gap is the largest in Nordic countries. Therefore, as soon as the news of the new law released, it immediately aroused the discussion of local concerns about equality and salary transparency in Finland. Supporters of pay transparency believe that this will narrow the income gap in the workplace and help solve the problem of different pay for equal work. When people realize that their income is lower than that of their colleagues, they will be more active in fighting for fairness. However, the new legislation also seriously challenges the private salary system, which is also a difficult problem for enterprises. How do you think of this matter?

When I started working, I was taught that everyone’s salary is private / personal information / personal，and don’t inquire about it at will. But now, the world is changing, as / because the Finnish government is planning / with the Finnish government planning a new piece of legislation (“lej jis slay shen“) / planning some new legislation with the point being that if employees suspect they are being discriminated against in the company, they can check the salary of their colleagues. The main purpose of the new legislation is trying / is to try to narrow the gender pay gap. In the past 10 years, gender equality has always been an important political issue in Finland. Although Finland ranks second in the Global Gender Gap Report that means the comprehensive (all) / general (most) situation of gender equality in Finland is better than most countries in the world, there is still a gap between women (“wiii men”) and men in the same positions in terms of income. In 2020, Finnish women earn 17.2% less than men, and their gender income gap is the largest in / out of / among Nordic countries. Therefore, as soon as the news of the new law was released, it immediately aroused / prompted / sparked / ignited the discussion / debate of local concerns about equality and salary transparency in Finland. Supporters of pay transparency believe that this will narrow the income gap in the workplace and help solve the problem of different / differing pay for equal work. When people realize that their income is lower than that of their colleagues, they will be more active in fighting for fairness. However, the new legislation also seriously challenges the private salary system, which is also a difficult problem for enterprises. What do you think of this matter? / How do you feel about this matter?

Vocabulary

ignite = to make a fire suddenly start / to suddenly start a public debate

do some change – make some change

way of doing things – method, approach, habit, rules, laws
eg. every company has their own way of doing things

comprehensive – complete, all, including everything
eg. I try to teach a comprehensive class
eg2. Denise has a comprehensive understanding of production work

you’re the best out of my students

Grammar

when I start to working – when I started working 

at the same position – in the same position 

if they work harder – if they work hard / if they are hard working 

the people is polite – the people are polite / the people show politeness