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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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