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Business Vocabulary Mascull, B. ISBN: 9780521128285 Print: 2 Saxion, Facility Management All words from chapter 1 to 34 with English description.
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Engels Business Vocabulary Iris Kuiper1 Work and jobs
Run To be in control of something
Manage To be responsible for controlling someone or something
Responsibilities Things which you have to take care about.
In charge of Responsible for someone something
Responsible for When you are in charge for something, so you have to make
sure it will be alright
In work Have a job
Out of work Without a job
Off work Away from work due to illness
Full-time job Job for the whole of the normal working week
Part-time job Less time than a full-time job
Permanent job Does not finish after a fixed period
Temporary job Finishes after a fixed period
2. Ways of working
Office worker Someone who works in an office
Nine-to-five job Job with a time table of nine pm till 5 pm.
Clock-on To record the time you arrive at work
Shifts Time table with different periods of working
Overtime Extra payment for working after the used time
To Commute To travel regularly between home in suburbs and work in the
city.
Working from home Teleworking / telecommuting
Satisfying, stimulating, Work is interesting and gives you positive feelings
fascinating, exciting
Dull, boring, uninteresting, The work is not interesting.
unstimulating
Repetitive, routine Doing the same thing again and again.
Tiring, tough, hard, The work is difficult and makes you tired
demanding
3. Recruitment and selection
Recruitment Finding people to work for a company
Hiring The act of something to employ people
Employs To have someone work or do a job for you
Agencies To find suitable workers for other companies
Join Becoming a member of on organization or company
Head-hunters A person who tries to persuade someone to their job by offering
a job
Applied for Trying to get a job
Situations vacant Companies who need people
CV Story of his life
Covering letter Explaining why you want the job and why you are the right
person for it.
Selection process The methods that the company uses to recruit people.
Shortlist Select candidates for the new job for a last interview.
Referees A letter that is written by someone you know, that describe you
and say if you suitable
Appoint Give someone the job
4. Skills and qualifications
Graduates A person who has a first degree from a university or college
Degree A course of study at college or university
In-house training Courses within the company
Acquire experience Get knowledge through doing things
, Engels Business Vocabulary Iris Kuiper
Skill Particular ability to do something well, especially because you
have learned and practised it
Highly skilled, skilled, semi- Have or haven’t the abilities needed to job well
skilled, unskilled
Methodical, systematic and Working in a planned, orderly way
organized
Computer-literate Good with computers
Numerate Good with numbers
Motivated Very keen to do well in their job
Talented Very good at what they do
Self-starters Good at working on their own.
Team players People who work well with other people
5. Pay and benefits
Earn Te receive money as payment for work
Wages The money earned by an employee
Minimum wage The smallest amount of money
Tips Money that customers leave in addition to the bill
Basis salary The amount of money that someone earns every year
Commission A percentage of everything they sell
Fringe benefits Something that you get for working
Pension An amount of money paid by the government to a person who
does not work anymore
Benefit package Things that employees receive in addition to money
Remuneration Payment for work or services
Compensation Money that is paid to someone in exchanges for something that
has been lost or damaged
Compensation package The total payment and benefits an employee receives for doing
their job
Share/stock option The right to buy the company’s share’s/stocks
Performance bonus Extra payment to an employee
Severance package Pay an employee receives when their employment is ended by
the management
6. People and workplaces
Payroll A list with people of a company who get money for their work
Personnel/staff/workers/ People who are employed in a company
workforce
Management Control on organisation
Headquarters The main offices
Open-plan office Large areas where many people work
Administration Ordinary work supporting a company’s activity’s
Technical support Those giving technical help
Labour Practical work especially when it involves hard physical effort
Costs What companies have to pay
Dispute A disagreement between management en labour
Leader Someone in charge of on organisation
Relations Relationship between management and employers
Shortage A period when there are not enough people
Unrest A period of disagreement
Strike, stoppage, walk-out Workers stop working for a time
Overtime ban Workers refuse to work more than normal
Human resources Deals with recruitment, pays
department
Personnel department
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