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Unit 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Commission | earnings based on how much a worker sells. |
| Certificate | An official document that proves you have successfully completed specific course contest. |
| Part time | Jobs requiring less than 35-40 hours a week, depending on the employer. |
| education and training requirements | the instructional background and skill needed to qualify for employment. |
| fringe benefits | extras provided by employers (other than wages). |
| full time job | working at least 40 hours per week. |
| contract workers | employees of an employment agency who worked for other businesses on a temporary basis. |
| global economy | worldwide financial management system. |
| deduction | amount of money taken from an employees gross pay for taxes, insurance, and social security. |
| job duty | a task one is expected to perform on the job. |
| job benefits | the extra the employer provides employees in addition to pay. |
| job qualifications | a special skill, knowledge, or ability that enables a person to perform a particular job. |
| nontraditional occupation/career | a career in which one gender has 25 percent or less of the total workers. |
| work schedule | a set of number of days or hours the employee is expected to work. |
| salary | fixed amount of money earned, regardless of hours worked. |
| license | a permit to do a particular thing or allow an activity to take place. |
| temporary job | jobs that last for a limited period of time. |
| piecemeal | wages to be paid based on a quantity produced or number of repetition performed. |
| wages | payment for work, usually figured by the hour. |
| self employed/entrepreneur | a person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of business, |
| seasonal job | a form of employment linked to specific periods of the year and sectors. |