In this unit, we will have a look at business reports. Business reports are used for a variety of reasons. They may be routine (monthly sales reports) or used to make suggestions or describe an incident.
Have a look at the situation and the report below.
Situation:
The managers of your company have noticed an increase in morning lateness among staff. They have asked you to investigate the reasons for this and suggest measures that could be taken to encourage people to arrive on time.
Before you read:
·How long do you think this report will be? ·How many sections should it have? What should the section headings be? ·How will you find out the information? ·How formal should the report be?
Report on Lateness in office
Terms of reference Report on lateness in office
Proceedings I asked people as they came in late why they were late.
Findings There is some increased traffic in the mornings because the road construction on the new subway line. This causes people to be late. Also many people can't find a place to park. The lot is too small, and there aren't many other places to park. These two reasons are why people are late.
Recommendations We can't do anything about the traffic, but people should leave earlier. We can also expand the parking lot. It should be bigger.
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