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Band 5

Some countries have introduced laws to limit working hours for employees. Why are these laws introduced? Do you think they are a positive or negative development? (Write 250 words.)

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The working permit
hours
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 for
workers
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was
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 guided by regulation in some countries because the purpose of the laws is to protect
employees
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 from
overworked
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 and to maintain a
work
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-life balance.
This
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 essay will give reasons and explain why I think
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 is
the
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 positive support. The primary reason
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limit
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 working
hours
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 is to protect
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employees
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employees'
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healthy
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 and to guarantee that
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company
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the company
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not
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does not
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give
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overtask
to
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labours
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labourers
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.
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, some
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 wants to reduce
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cost
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 by the way to give more responsibility to one person
that
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 can not
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 to
employees
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 because they have more responsibility but get lower benefits. Long
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 working can lead to many healthcare problems and
disease
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for example
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 stress, office syndrome, and obesity. It occurs when
workers
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have
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 overloaded working. To illustrate overwork
that
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workers
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 should
take
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focusing
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on duty to finish the task responsibility which occurs in many
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company
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 in my country, Thailand. The second reason, the
permit
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 working
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 can maintain the efficiency and effectiveness
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organization
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the organization
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. When
workers
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have
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 overworked, they always
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 to finish the task for good quality of the
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. There
are
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 the reason
to reduce
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for reducing
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high
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 capacity in
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company
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. After
the
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work
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,
employees
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 should manage their time
for
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 relax and maintain life-balanced. People should separate time for working, doing exercise, and travelling to enhance more energy.
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, I believe that the working
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 regulations are
benefits
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development
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developments
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 for both
organization
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the organization
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 and
employees
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 because the
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 can provide
work
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 to
limit
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people
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 working process. The
company
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 will get higher effectiveness and efficiency results by not
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 over cost for extraordinary
cost
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such
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 as electricity billing. The
workers
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 will
satisfy
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at
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with
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 the
work
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 process that it is important to establish
the
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work
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-life balance and
more
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relax
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 in
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work
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 position. In conclusion,
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limit
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limiting
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 working
hours
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 provides good benefits and protects
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employees
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employees'
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work
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 balance. So, the government should establish the law to support good advantages to
workers
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.

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Provide more relevant and specific examples to support your arguments. This can strengthen your points and make your essay more convincing.
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Focus on sentence structure and grammar to improve clarity and avoid confusion. This will make your ideas easier to understand.
coherence cohesion
The introduction clearly outlines the purpose of the essay and states your position. This lays a strong foundation for the rest of the essay.
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You have addressed both parts of the task by explaining why the laws are introduced and offering your opinion on their impact.

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • 1. Burnout
  • 2. Work-life balance
  • 3. Productivity
  • 4. Diminishing returns
  • 5. Ethical responsibility
  • 6. Exploitation
  • 7. Fair labor practices
  • 8. Chronic illnesses
  • 9. Job creation
  • 10. Unemployment rates
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