| 1 |
bonus |
n. additional pay given to employee as incentive or reward |
| 2 |
curriculum vitaeUK |
n. short account of one’s education, career etc; CVUK; résuméUS; resumeUS |
| 3 |
dismiss |
v. to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to fireUS |
| 4 |
employer |
n. person or firm who employs people - employee n. person employed |
| 5 |
fireUS |
v. [colloq.] to dismiss |
| 6 |
interview |
v. an oral examination of an applicant for a job - also v. |
| 7 |
make redundantUK |
v. [made, made] to dismiss because of not being needed - redundancyUK n. |
| 8 |
maternity leave |
n. period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby |
| 9 |
notice |
n. advance warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one’s notice v. |
| 10 |
perk |
abbr. perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free meals; a car] |
| 11 |
personnel |
n. the people who work for a firm |
| 12 |
personnel officer |
n. manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel |
| 13 |
promotion |
n. advancement in rank or position - to promote v. |
| 14 |
prospects |
n. opportunity for success, promotion etc |
| 15 |
recruit |
n. to look for and employ personnel - recruitment n. |
| 16 |
resign |
v. to give up a job - letter of resignation n. |
| 17 |
retire |
v. to leave employment, esp. because of age - retirement n. |
| 18 |
salary |
n. a fixed, regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to employee |
| 19 |
staff |
n. the people who work for a firm or a particular department; employees |
| 20 |
take on |
v. [took, taken] to employ; to hire |
