1 peter out

2 lay off
3 run into trouble
4 gut-wrenching
5 at the coal face
6 take root
7 crave the limelight
8 pilot scheme
9 window of opportunity
10 tackling the thorny issues

1
Making staff happy
1 absenteeism
2 staff turnover
3 long hours
4 work-life
5 motivated
6 off sick
7 productivity
8 bonus scheme
9 staff retention

1 to
2 with
3 about
4 with
5 of
6 for
7 to
8 with
9 of
10 with
11 on
12 in

2
1 existing
2 dissatisfied
3 delivery
4 confidential
5 unreliable
6 inefficient
7 extensive
8 guaranteed
9 valued