Return-to-Office Communication Language Collocations
Practise the standard verbs for communicating a return-to-office policy clearly.
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Fill in: 'We ___ any change to office policy with real notice, since a sudden mandate announced with no lead time rarely lands well.'
We 'communicate a change' — the standard, simple collocation for announcing a policy update to staff. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Announcing a return-to-office mandate with no clear reasoning can ___ employees assuming it's really about surveillance, not genuine collaboration.'
We say an unexplained mandate will 'leave' employees assuming the worst — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting suspicion. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ exactly which days and teams the new policy actually covers, rather than a vague announcement everyone interprets differently.'
We 'clarify a policy' — the standard, simple collocation for spelling out concrete scope and detail. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the transition over several weeks, rather than switching every single person's routine on the exact same Monday.'
We 'phase a transition' — the standard, simple collocation for rolling out a change gradually. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ individual accommodation requests directly and privately, since a blanket policy rarely fits every genuine personal circumstance equally well.'
We 'address a request' — the standard, simple collocation for responding to an individual accommodation need. The other options aren't idiomatic here.