首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Hiring managers are typically not allowed to discriminate on
[originaltext] Hiring managers are typically not allowed to discriminate on
游客
2023-09-04
63
管理
问题
Hiring managers are typically not allowed to discriminate on the basis of race or gender. But what about smoking? A growing number of hospitals and other companies have adopted policies allowing them to turn down smokers as job applicants, the New York Times reported. Companies say hiring only non-smokers helps to boost worker productivity, reduces health care costs and encourages cleaner, healthier living. Employees who smoke cost, on average, $ 3 391 more a year each in health care expenses and lost productivity. (33) Many companies have already banned smoking in the workplace or offered incentives to quit, like asking for higher health care insurance expenses for smokers. But now there has been an even more dramatic shift from "smoke-free to smoker-free workplaces," as the Times termed it. Applications now boldly state that companies follow "tobacco-free hiring." Job seekers may have to submit to their tests for nicotine, and new employees caught lighting up may be fired. These new anti-smoker measures are controversial, because critics, including tobacco companies and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), say that employers are crossing a line by banning a habit in workers’ private lives that is legal. Indeed, more than half of the states have passed laws prohibiting discrimination against smokers or those who use "lawful products." (34) Some critics worry that workplaces may eventually crack down on other risky, yet legal, employee behavior, like drinking alcohol, eating fast food or riding motorcycles. About one in five Americans still smoke, the Times says.
33. Why do some companies charge smokers higher health care insurance?
34. What do some critics worry about?
35. What’s the main idea of the passage?
选项
A、To stimulate smokers to give up smoking.
B、To ease the companies’ financial burden.
C、To help their employees save their salary.
D、To help their employees avoid cancer.
答案
A
解析
目的原因题。短文中提到很多公司已经禁止在工作场所吸烟,或为员工提供戒烟激励措施,如要求吸烟者提供更高的医疗保险金。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2985025.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]W:Areyoureallygoingtoquityourjob?M:Well...I’mnotsure.
[originaltext]W:Youcaneithergowithmeoryoucanstayhereattheapartmen
[originaltext]W:Youcaneithergowithmeoryoucanstayhereattheapartmen
[originaltext]W:Youcaneithergowithmeoryoucanstayhereattheapartmen
[originaltext]Wethinkofaerobicsasbeingahighimpactactivitybutactu
[originaltext]Today,ChineseAmericansmakeuplessthan1%oftheU.S.pop
[originaltext]Today,ChineseAmericansmakeuplessthan1%oftheU.S.pop
[originaltext]W:Sinceit’stherushhour,let’stakethesubway.M:OK.It’sn
[originaltext]W:Sinceit’stherushhour,let’stakethesubway.M:OK.It’sn
[originaltext]W:Haveyoumanagedtoassemblethemachineyet?M:I’vebeenstu
随机试题
WhenIwasalittlegirl,everytimemydadwasrepairingsomething,he【K1】__
Questions14-17Thetexthas7paragraphs(A-G).Whichparagraphdoeseachofthe
Father’sDaywasobservedthisyearonSunday,June16.Thisspecialdayto
分泌泌乳素的腺体是A.卵巢 B.垂体 C.乳腺 D.甲状腺 E.松果体
在信息分发过程中,如果为了使沟通更加清晰、减少二义性,并且可以留作备忘录,那么应
A.乳块肿痛,皮色微红,按后痛甚 B.乳块质地较软,月经后缩小 C.肿块高低
要写清炮制品才给付炮制品的药材是A.薏苡仁、芡实 B.山楂、麦芽 C.山药、
患者女性,63岁,关节肿痛2年余。自诉晨僵明显,不能握紧拳头,腕、膝关节持续性疼
电容器不平衡保护告警的处理原则有()检查保护装置情况,是否存在误告警现象。
梅毒孕妇传给胎儿其传染性最强的是A、一、二期梅毒 B、三期梅毒 C、晚期梅毒
最新回复
(
0
)