B1 - Employment

29 words and phrases typically used talking about employment.

bonus n. additional pay given to employee as incentive or reward

curriculum vitae UK n. short account of one's education, career etc; CV UK; resume US

dismiss v. to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to

fire US

employer n. person or firm who employs people - employee n. person

employed

fire US v. [colloq.] to dismiss

interview v. an oral examination of an applicant for a job - also v.

make redundant UK v. [made, made] to dismiss because of not being needed -

redundancy UK n.

maternity leave n. period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby

notice n. advance warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one's

notice v.

perk abbr. perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free

meals; a car]

personnel n. the people who work for a firm

personnel officer n. manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of

personnel

promotion n. advancement in rank or position - to promote v.

prospects n. opportunity for success, promotion etc

recruit n. to look for and employ personnel - recruitment n.

resign v. to give up a job - letter of resignation n.

retire v. to leave employment, esp. because of age - retirement n.

salary n. a fixed, regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to

employee

staff n. the people who work for a firm or a particular department;

employees

take on v. [took, taken] to employ; to hire