Employment and economy Flashcards
(43 cards)
Employ
give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
Hire
obtain the temporary use of (something or someone) for an agreed payment.
Contract
enter into a formal and legally binding agreement.
Take on
engage an employee
Job
a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one’s occupation or for an agreed price
Work
productive or operative activity
Career
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one’s lifework
Income
revenue received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments:
Salary
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
Wage
money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week
Commute to work
to travel regularly over some distance, as from a suburb into a city and back:
Sack
to dismiss or discharge, as from a job.
Fire
to dismiss from a job.
Make redundant
to dismiss (a person who is no longer needed) from a job
Hand in a notice
to tell your employer that you are leaving your job, especially in a letter.
Resign
to give up an office or position, often formally
Firm
the name or title under which a company transacts business
Enterprise
a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
Start-up
a fledgling business enterprise
Over time
(time spent working) after the usual time needed or expected in a job
Promotion
advancement in rank or position.
Pension
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person’s surviving dependents in consideration of past services…
Seasonal
Hired only for a season
Put off
a delaying, postponing, or avoiding of something.
