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HR Passive & Formal Register — The War for Talent Is Over

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Free ESL grammar exercise on hr passive & formal register themed around the war for talent is over. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.

What's on this worksheet

A Business English ESL grammar exercise on work. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.

From the reading

Between 2021 and 2023, voluntary resignations in the United States reached record levels. Gallup estimated that disengaged employees cost the global economy approximately 8.8 trillion dollars per year.

Grammar

Passive — present
Used when the agent is unknown or less important. Applications are reviewed within five working days.
Passive — past simple
Reports a completed HR action formally. The redundancy package was approved by the board in March.

Sample items

  1. All grievance procedures ______ by a neutral third party.
  2. The mentorship programme ______ last year after a successful pilot.
  3. ______ regard to your request, we will respond within three working days.

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