This week Chris talks discusses working remotely and the importance of having a work-life balance. We find out whether Chris enjoyed his time waitering at a local pizza restaurant. We also hear about the approach in Portugal to working remotely and getting that balance right. At the end you'll learn some tasty new idioms before we answer YOUR questions.

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Part One:

Work-life balance (noun): the division of one's time and focus between working and family or leisure activities

Implement (verb): put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect
 
News bulletin (noun): a short radio or television broadcast of news report

 Bus boy (American, noun): a young man who clears tables in a restaurant or cafe (a commis waiter in the UK).

To take someone to one side (phrase): speak to someone in private, especially so as to advise or warn them about something

Time to kill (idiom): to have nothing to do for a particular period

Tenacious (adj) : a desire to achieve or be successful (determined)
 
No leg to stand on (idiom):  to have no support for what one thinks, says, or does


Part Two:

Comprehend (verb): to understand

Require (verb): to order someone to do something, especially due to a law or rule

Relief (noun):  a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has ended

Disconnect (verb): to take a break from something (such as work or screen time)

Expenses (noun): money that you can spend when doing your job

Quiz (True or False)
1. The new law will make it illegal for employers to contact workers outside of official working hours True

2. The new law was created in order to protect workers in the Portuguese government False: (it was created by the Portuguese government in order to protect remote workers)

3. A document states that workers that work during the night should work for at least 11 hours False: it states that workers need to have at least 11 uninterrupted hours of work during the night
 
4. Employers will have to pay for some of their employees expenses according to the law  True

5. The law was voted on by the European parliament following a recent 'Right to Disconnect' law. False: The law follows a vote in the European parliament but was created by the Portuguese government

Bear in mind (phrase): remember a fact or circumstance and take it into account

Part Three:

To corner the market (idiom): to dominate a particular area of the market

"Amazon more or less corners the online retailing market"

To raise the bar (idiom): to set the highest standard

"iPhone raised the bar for iPhone makers"