Business Word/Phrase of the Day: Employment



HAND IN YOUR NOTICE  
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • to officially tell your company that you are leaving the job.
Example Sentence: He handed in his notice when he heard that he had got the new job.
 
FREELANCE friˌlæns
Topic : Employment

Noun

  • earning money by selling your services to other businesses.
Example Sentence: She is a freelance graphic designer.
 
DISMISS dɪsˈmɪs
Topic : Employment

Verb

  • to end somebody's term of employment because they did something bad (syn: sack, fire)
Example Sentence: He was dismissed for being rude to a customer.
 
TERMINATE tɜrməˌneɪt
Topic : Employment

Verb

  • to stop something before the end, especially a contract.
Example Sentence: They want to terminate the contract after doing 10 years of business.
 
COMMISSION kəˈmɪʃən
Topic : Employment

Noun

  • money which is paid when somebody achieves certain targets.
Example Sentence: The salary is average but they can earn commission on top.
 
SUBORDINATE səˈbɔrdnɪt
Topic : Employment

Noun

  • somebody who is in a lower position than somebody else in an organization.
Example Sentence: He was accused of abusing his subordinates.
 
HEADHUNT hɛdˌhʌnt
Topic : Employment

Noun

  • to search for the perfect person for a job and offer them a lot of money to do it.
Example Sentence: He was headhunted for the position.
 
HAND IN YOUR NOTICE  
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • to officially tell your company that you are leaving the job.
Example Sentence: He handed in his notice when he heard that he had got the new job.
 
CUT kʌt
Topic : Employment

Verb

  • to reduce the amount or value of something.
Example Sentence: The company plans to cut 250 jobs from offices across the country.
 
WORK OVERTIME wɜrk oʊvərˈtaɪm
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • to work more than one's regular hours.
Example Sentence: I had to work overtime every Friday last month.
 
TAKE ON (AN EMPLOYEE)  
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • to give a job to someone, to hire someone.
Example Sentence: The company took on many new workers during the busy holiday season.
 
TAKE A PAY CUT  
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • to accept a decrease in one's salary.
Example Sentence: The telephone workers were forced to take a pay cut after the strike.
 
GET A RAISE  
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • to get an increase in one's salary.
Example Sentence: My sister works hard and she recently got a raise in her new job.
 
CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY  
Topic : Employment

Phrase

  • a top corporation officer.
Example Sentence: The president of our company was a captain of industry and when he retired.
 
FREELANCER friˌlænsər
Topic : Employment

Noun

  • someone who earns their living by selling their work/services to different employers or companies without a (long-term) contract.
Example Sentences: As a freelancer, you cannot afford to be lazy and just wait for orders to come in – you really have to be pro-active.
 
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