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Employment
Voc English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Salary | paid monthly by cheque or direct payment to the employee’s bank account |
| Wage | paid daily/weekly, sometimes in cash. Wages are usually paid for temporary and/or unskilled or semi-skilled work |
| fixed/fixed-term contract | a contract that allows you to work somewhere on a fixed term, i.e. for a specific amount of time |
| open-ended contract | have no fixed finishing period and are called arbeidsovereenkomsten van onbepaalde duur in Dutch |
| permanent contract | vast contract in Dutch |
| Administrator | Someone who runs an office on a day-to-day basis |
| Beautician | schoonheidsspecialist |
| broker | beursmakelaar |
| civil servant | openbaar ambtenaar |
| childminder | onthaalmoeder |
| labourer/worker/blue-collar | those working semi-skilled/unskilled jobs |
| physiotherapist | kinesist |
| plumber | loodgieter |
| semi-skilled work | require some, but not extensive, training |
| skilled work or profession --> employees (bedienden)/white-collar | Jobs requiring a certain level of higher education, e.g. scientists, architects, lecturers |
| trades | semi-skilled jobs requiring on-the-job/other training, e.g. firefighters, carpenters, plumbers |
| union representative | Someone who looks after the staff’s interests |
| unskilled work | jobs for which you need no formal training |
| cabin crew member/trolley dollies | |
| tour guide | |
| waiter/waitress | |
| pilot | |
| check-in assistant at an airport | |
| travel agent | |
| tour/travel rep | |
| bar person | |
| taxi driver | |
| tourist police officer | |
| animator | |
| customs officer | |
| employer/employee | werkgever/werknemer |
| minimum wage | minimumloon |
| rewards and fringe benefits | bonussen en extralegale voordelen |
| paid/unpaid leave | betaald/onbetaald verlof |
| equal opportunities | |
| discrimination | |
| work permits/work visas | |
| full-time/part-time | |
| contract with duties and responsibilities | |
| casual worker | |
| being on call | ter beschikking |
| report | verantwoording afleggen |
| seasonal staff --> during peak season (not low season) | seizoensgebonden |
| permanent staff | |
| front-of-house staff | people who deal with customers/guests directly) |
| shift system: morning/afternoon/night shift | |
| back-of-house staff | those in the office |
| core-time | |
| flexi-time | |
| split-shift | |
| allowed time | free time |
| lunch break | |
| overtime | overuren |
| double time | bv. op feestdagen |
| short-handed/understaffed | onderbezet |
| application form |
Created by:
MyraL