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Unit 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Commission | earning 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 weeks, depending on the employer. |
| Education and training requirments | the instructional background and skills needed to qualify for employment. |
| Fringe benefits | extras provided by employers(other than wages). |
| Full time job | work at least 40 hours per week. |
| Contract worker | employees of an employment agency who work for other businesses on a temporary basis. |
| Global economy | worldwide financial management system. |
| Deduction | amount of money taken from an employee's gross pay for tax, insurances, and social security. |
| Job duty | a task one is expected to perform on the job. |
| Job benefits | the extra an employers provides employees additional pay. |
| Job qualifications | a special skill, knowledge, or ability that enables a person to perform a particular. |
| Nontraditional occupations/career | a career in which one gender has 25 percent or less of the total workers. |
| Work schedule | a set 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 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. |