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part time part

time meaning

for part of the day or week in which

people

work

liz works part time from ten till

two

she’s looking for a part-time job

full time

meaning for all the hours of a week

during which people normally work or

study

rather than just for a part of it

students in full time education

she works full-time and has two

kids

permanent permanent

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meaning lasting for a long time

or for all time in the future

existing all the time

she was unable to find a permanent

job

he becomes a permanent employee after

two months

of probation

notice period

meaning the period of time that an

employee must

work in their job after they have said

that they are leaving

or after they have been asked to leave

there are two types of notice period

statutory and contractual

a two-month notice period or

a notice period of two months

entitlement entitlement

meaning something that you have a right

to do or have or the right to do

or have something

the paid holiday entitlement is 25 days

managers have a generous leave

entitlement

pension pension

meaning an amount of money paid

regularly

by a government or company to somebody

who has retired

from work

she lived on a small pension

he’s just received his pension

health insurance

meaning insurance for the cost

of medical treatment if you are ill or

injured

often paid for by companies for their

employees

the health insurance will cover the cost

of the treatment

of his injury

full-time employees are entitled to

receive

health insurance

national insurance

meaning a system of payments that have

to be made

by employers and employees to provide

help for people who are sick old

or unemployed

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labor has increased national insurance

contributions

to pay for public services

we have reduced the burden of national

insurance

on low earners

condition

meaning the circumstances

or situation in which people live

work or do things

they were working under appalling

conditions

management considers improving

conditions

for workers

degree

meaning the qualification obtained by

students who successfully complete a

university

or college course

candidates must have at least an upper

second class honors degree

employment

meaning work especially

when it is done to earn money the state

of being employed

they are finding it more and more

difficult

to find employment

she took up employment with the company

in may

of 2015.

starting date

meaning the planned day for the start

of an important activity

the starting date for the construction

work is the 23rd

of june

we can be flexible about your starting

date

maternity leave

meaning a period of time when a woman is

allowed to be away from work

before and after having a baby

ellie is currently on maternity leave

women are eligible for 18 weeks of

maternity leave

on full pay

sick leave sick leave

meaning permission to be away from work

because of illness the period of time

spent

away from work

he was on sick leave following a heart

attack

she has been on sick leave for seven

months

with athenia

promotion promotion

meaning a move to a more important

job or rank in a company or an

organization

the new job is a promotion for him

she felt she had little chance of

promotion

in her job

trainee trainee

meaning a person who is being taught

how to do a particular job

he started work as a trainee chef

the trainee pilot flew his first

solo today

job description

meaning a written description of the

exact

work and responsibilities of a job

i checked my job description

these activities were not part of the

job description

present present

meaning to give people information

in a formal way

he presented the report to his

colleagues

he presented the figures to underpin

his argument

fire fire

meaning to force somebody to

leave their job

we had to fire him for dishonesty

our boss has been fired

signature signature

meaning your name as you usually

write it for example at the end

of a letter

this record needs the signature of the

superior

you need to get the client’s signature

supervisor

meaning a person who supervises

somebody or something

all work is done under the guidance of

a supervisor

the supervisor is always very critical

accountant

meaning a person whose job is to keep or

check financial accounts

we talked to the company’s chief

accountant

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she’s an accountant by training

headquarters headquarters

meaning a place or building

that is the administrative center of an

organization

the firm’s headquarters is in london

i’m now based at headquarters

colleague

meaning a person that you work with

especially in a profession or a business

i’ve talked to colleagues at other

universities about it

we were friends and colleagues for more

than 10 years

printer

meaning a machine for printing text

on paper especially one connected to

a computer

the printer has an automatic paper feed

the printer has run off 2 000 copies

of the leaflet

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