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Work
IELTS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| do a job-share | to share one position with smb |
| temporary work | gob you have for a short time, usually for summer, to get money for smth else |
| perk(s) | a positive advantage your job provides |
| to be my own boss | to have your own business, to be self employed |
| nine-to-five job | when you work 8 hrs in a row |
| to be stuck behind a desk | to sit at the desk at work |
| Employee | Someone who is paid to work for someone else. |
| Employer | A person or organization that employs people. |
| Employment | When someone is paid to work for a company or organization. |
| Unemployment | not working |
| Commute (to) | To make the same journey regularly between work and home |
| Occupation | Formal way to say 'job'. |
| Career | Working life or a particular job during one's working life that gets better in terms of salary and position. |
| Profession | Any type of work which needs special training or a particular skill, often one which is respected because it involves a high level of education. |
| Salary / Wages | Money paid each month to an employee for their work. |
| Public Sector | Businesses and industries that are owned or controlled by the government. |
| Private Sector | Businesses and industries that are privately owned. |
| Retire | To stop working because of old age or ill health. |
| Flexitime (to work flexitime) | Working a fixed number of hours but having flexibility with start and finish times. |
| Resign / Quit | To leave a job. |
| Fire / Sack /Dismiss | To remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong |
| Vacancy | A job position that is not filled and so is available. |
| to do/ work overtime | Working more than your contracted hours. |
| Shift | The time worked in a job that is not normal hours. |
| workplace | |
| working environment | everything around you at work |
| work-life balance | the balance between work and famiy and friends |
| lay off | To remove someone from their job,because of the downsizing, to make smb redundant |
| to work from home | home-working, telecommute |
| to work shifts | |
| unsociable hours | to work within the time when people normally sleep or spend time with their family |
| adverse working conditions | bad working conditions |
| to receive a "pink slip" | to be notified about being fired |
| workaholic | person working too much |
| outsource | to give the job to another company |
| sick building syndrome | a building that has conditions that can create health problems |
| job security | to have a job for as much time as an employee would be willing to work |
| repetitive strain injury | to injure yourself because of repetitive activity that is not ergonomically functional |
| comission | an extra amount of money that you have to pay to a bank or other organization when they provide a service for you |
| a regular job | a permanent job |
| to run a firm | to manage your own company |
| to do smth for a living | to earn money at work |
| apprentice/ trainee | someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work that they do |
| apprenticeship, to be on apprenticeship | someone’s early experiences in a particular type of work or activity |
| skilled worker | is any worker who has special skill, training, knowledge, and (usually acquired) ability in their work. A skilled worker may have attended a college, university or technical school. Or, a skilled worker may have learned their skills on the job. |
| period of notice | the time period between the receipt of the letter of dismissal and the end of the last working day. |
| to be unemployed | to be out of work, to be on the dole |
| to give somebody notice | to tell someone that they must leave their job |
| to hand in one's notice | to resign, to quit |
| pay slip | a piece of paper given to someone who is employed to show how much money they have earned and how much tax has been taken off |
| to get a rise | to get a raise |
| wage demand,wage claim | the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives |
| minimum wage | an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law |
| sick leave (to be on a sick leave) | the number of days per year for which an employer agrees to pay workers who are unable to work because they are sick |
| vacation | a period of time that a person spends away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel |
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