employment Flashcards
sth that prevents a -person’s progress
glass ceiling
break through the glass ceiling, hit the glass ceiling
various reasons are given for the apparent glass ceiling women hit in many professions
there is a glass ceiling in this industry and the truth is that women aren’t allowed to progress beyond a certain point in the hierarchy
a person elected by workers to represent them in dealings with management
shop steward
the shop steward is going to accompany me to the meeting and make my case in relation to the dispute over the disciplinary measures the company is trying to take against me
when sb, usually your boss, evaluates your progress
performance appraisal
staff performance appraisal scheme
carry out a thorough appraisal, be subject to appraisal, honest/accurate appraisal, property/independent appraisal
working
working conditions, working environment, develop a close working relationship, a working knowledge of , working title/theory/hypothesis, a 12-hour working week
older people encounter much prejudice about their ability to adapt to new working methods
my working conditions aren’t great but then being exposed to hazardous chemicals is simply par for the course in my line of work, I suppose
as is expected
par for the course
prospect
face the prospect, raise the prospect of, in prospect(likely to happen), career/job prospects, economic/financial prospects, offer a prospect of, there is little/no prospect of, any prospect that, a prospect of/over(view), the prospect of Ving, at the prospect of
having a wide range of interests can improve your job prospects
there is little prospect of success
be a daunting prospect
further job losses are in prospect
it presents a disturbing prospect
a magnificent prospect of
there is every prospect of success
there seems to be little prospect of
bleak prospects of employment
i am excited at the prospect of seeing her
The internet promises one of the cheapest methods of prospecting for new clients.
many charities are prospecting for new donors
I CONSIDER MY CAREER PROSPECTS RATHER GOOD ON ACCOUNT OF MY GOOD EDUCATION
a note given to an employee showing how much they have earned
payslip
my payslip is not looking so healthy at the moment; i haven’t been doing so much overtime of late so my take-home pay is down considerably
do/work overtime, be on overtime, opportunities for overtime
take-home pay- the pay an employee receives after the taxes have been deducted
specific
specifications
meet/conform to specifications, set specifications for, product/performance specification, draw up a job specification , make/build sth to sb’s high specifications, specification of objectives
blueprints contain the specifications for a building
give a full specification of the job advertised
the job specification has all the details you need to know abt the nature of the role; please read this carefully before submitting your application, and do so only if you truly consider yourself a strong candidate for the job
arguments about money
pay dispute
the ongoing pay dispute looks likely to harm the company from a … perspective and could also yet result in strike action being taken by the employees affected
a court that decides legal problems between employers and employees
employment tribunal
take sb to an employment tribunal where the panel of experts will side with sb award sb compensation in the sum of
when your salary isn’t increasing
salary/pay freeze
a salary freeze is in place so the likelihood of me getting another raise is nil; besides, my current salary is right at the end of the pay scale
be placed on the pay scale
the worsening of an employee’s working conditions so as to force them to resign
constructive dismissal
have a case for constructive dismissal/claim constructive dismissal
you might have a case for constructive dismissal there if you feel you were forced out for airing a genuine grievance
harbour/nurse a grievance, redress grievances,0redress the balance) file grievance against/ air grievances about(complain), seek redress for the way your employers had discriminated against you
money you get when your aren’t working
unemployment beneift
i’ve been claiming unemployment benefit since i lost my job
money you pay regularly so that you will be afforded state aid in case you need it
social insurance
I paid social insurance for over … years so i have no guilt abt claiming benefits now that i bowed out of work
working conditions in a company
office politics
office politics is a fact of life in most companies, i’m afraid
it’s more a question of who is on better terms with the boss
when you don’t work when you have a baby
maternity leave
i’m going on maternity leave in six weeks’ time
the way your hire sb for the job
hiring practice
i’d question their hiring practice on the basis of the fact that the rate of turnover of staff is so high; clearly they are not finding the right people
high/low/annual/daily turnover, high turnover of staff
Large supermarkets have high turnovers
perks that your company provides
benefit in kind
my company car is a benefit in kind ; i’d sorely miss it were i to move to another job that didn’t offer the same perks
relating to manual work
blue-collar worker
look, i’ve no illusions of grandeur ; i’m a blue-collar worker and i’m never going to climb the corporate ladder and become some high flyer; it’s the factory slog for me
hard work
slog
hard slog, slog through the mud/a long hard slog, slog on
i’ve been slogging away for days on the essay
benefit
with the benefit/wisdom of hindsight, in hindsight, one of the many benefits of foreign travel is learning how to cope with the unexpected, have the benefit of, derive benefit from, to the benefit health, be of the benefit to sb, be on benefit, reap the benefits of, receive economic benefits, immediate/long-term benefit, claim unemployment benefit
We can help you find out if you qualify for any benefits.
benefit sb/greatly benefit from sb
For working parents, childcare can be one of the most valuable employee benefits a company offers.
offer a generous benefit package
be of benefit to sb
for the benefit of the community
sell and work
ply your trade
ply for business/hire, ply the route/between, ply with questions/food
a route to doing sth, ship/bus/train route; I live on a bus route so I can easily get to work
file a complaint
air grievance
grievance procedure
bow out
hand in your notice
give notice, at a moment’s notice, until further notice, take(no) notice, at a short notice, it’s come/been brought to my notice, put sb on notice
tender resignation (at a tender age of, tender meat, tender fare/payment), tender for job/contract, submit/invite tenders
keep a job
hold down a job
stop working for some time
take a career break
take a leave of absence
stop working with sb (employees)
terminate contract of employment on account of
fire
relieve of duties
lay off staff/workforce
be made redundant /make sb redundant
be given the sack
get canned
let go
dismiss on the grounds
when you are doing sth not according to your contract
be in breach of contract: you are in breach of your contract; consider yourself relieved of your duties as of now
dismiss an employee with a final payment
pay off
hard work pays off/pay off debt
when a company becomes unsuccessful and can’t function properly
go under
the company went under, leaving people jobless
to ask officially for money that you think you deserve
claim back expenses (for the train journey I took )
claim responsibility for/success/to have done sth, claim unemployment benefit/claim on the insurance, support claim/make wild claims abt sth( I haven’t seen one iota of evidence to support this claim), submit claim for, make claims on sb, claim attention
target
the target audience for, be the target of, exceed/miss/set a target, hit/meet/reach a target, performance/economic/financial/growth target, raise/reduce a target, be on target
on account of having missed one of my targets, I forfeited my bonus
when you don’t have any job +money
draw the dole/claim unemployment benefit
continue to work for a period of time that has been decided
serve my notice period out in full
accept new responsibilities
take on
I’m not prepared to take on new responsibilities until I receive a pay rise
go on strike
call a lightning strike/stage a strike, take industrial action( we were forced to take industrial action when our salaries were cut by 20 percent)
try to reach a compromise
enter into negotiations
the industrial dispute is drawing to a close as both parties have agreed to enter into negotiations on a compromise agreement
return to the negotiating table in an effort to reach a compromise
expect a lot in exchange for what you do
drive a hard bargain
the company’s prowess in driving a hard bargain has placed severe pressure on suppliers
try to reach success
climb the corporate ladder
his determination is commendable, but to climb the corporate ladder he’ll require no small measure of cunning
suggest
put/lay an offer on the table
I put an offer on the table but it has been firmly rejected. in light of this, i have nothing further to say
table the motion/offer/proposal/bid
sue sb
pursue in the courts (prosecute, charge, arraign)
relentlessly pursue the matter/ worth pursuing any further
ignore
overlook a fact/ person
the position of a student who works in an organization to gain experience
internship
After my internship finished, I wasn’t offered a permanent position as I’d hoped I would be
sb who is directly in charge or responsible for employees in a company
line manager
a thing bringing discredit to a thing/person
reflection
reflection on the way
a sad reflection on society
a particular way of doing st
brand of
Perhaps, truth told, it was no harm that I was let go; I must say I never found her brand of leadership particularly inspiring at any rate
brand of humor/socialism/feminism
route
an alternative route of entry into a profession
person who insists on obedience to their order
autocrat
she was an autocrat who ruled with an iron fist and there was a clear hierarchy that had to be respected
make sb do sth they didn’t want/act sooner than they’d intended
force sb’s hand
I was fairly desperate and necessity forced my hand so I took the first job that came along
a person who is learning sth from sb at a fixed wage (low)
apprenticeship
serve/complete apprenticeship
before i had quite let it sink in, i was enrolled in a paid apprenticeship programme
gain practical experience in a law firm whilst also studying part-time
sb who works in an office
white-collar worker; a professional in a respected field
threshold
exceed/reach/increase/lower the threshold, threshold of pain/boredom, on the threshold of sth
the remuneration package was modest and i barely kept myself above the dreaded poverty threshold
basics
utilities
a public utility
utility bills/company/costs
the financial strain of having to cover rent and utilities as well as the bare necessities of day-to-day living;
the rising cost of utilities with energy consumption rising, many public utilities are struggling to meet peak-time demand;
refer to government facilities that provide water, electricity and natural gas as public utilities
also- usefulness
the utility of sth, under such conditions, a common medium of exchange would have to utility at all
mutual trust, friendship
camaraderie
advancement
progression
limited/good opportunities for career progression(be on fast track to success)
a progression to/towards
a natural/logical progression
salary progression
make a steady progression up through the ranks of
action of repaying sb
reimbursement
receive reimbursement for/ apply for reimbursement
become worse
take a (sudden) turn for the worse
perks (perquisite, appanage) beside your salary
fringe benefits
considerable fringe benefits include a company car as well as access to
fringes of the city, the radical fringes(periphery), fringe hair, on the fringes of sth, a fringe group, be fringed with sth(girdle, encompass)
the lake is fringed by a belt of trees
attracts a lot of attention from the public
high-profile
high-profile case/trial/client/figure
apparently, one of the partners had been found negligent in a high-profile case, paving the way for a suit to be filed against him
in danger
in jeopardy
jobs in serious jeopardy, put sth in jeopardy
The deal could be in jeopardy if it emerges the company is engaged in activities prohibited by the US government.
regular audits conducted to measure the employees’ success
performance review
receive a glowing appraisal in performance review and a consequent pay rise
be able to move to a higher social class
upwardly moving
a qualified, upwardly moving, big-shot lawyer in demand
if you work hard, there is a chance of upward mobility
receive a lot of offers
be inundated with offers/ a flood of offers
job
gig
settle for a minimum wage gig
be on minimum wage/ make minimum wage
try to steal employees from other companies
poach sb from sth, poach clients/staff/customers
poach animals/ ideas
how happy you are in a particular company
job satisfaction
But I found none of them enticing and what was top of my agenda was job satisfaction
supplement
provide a supplement to your main income, take vitamin supplements, supplement income, supplement diet with/nutritional supplements, pay a supplement of … for a room overlooking the ocean
I had come to the point where I needed to branch out on my own so i set up my firm; at first, work was slow, so i supplemented my income by doing some freelance pieces for the local newspaper on various legal cases
legal case by a group of people
class action (case)
represent sb in a class action against a local council
publicity
earn a lot of exposure and put sb in demand
limit exposure to the sun/a brief exposure to
get/gain media exposure, exposure to sth(teachers/literature/language)
talk about writing
science-fiction genre
contribute to a prestigious scientific journal
positive critical reception
obituary
write under a pseudonym
critical
- important - it is critical that we …, a critical time/period (turning point)
- be highly critical of sth/sb
- write a major critical appraisal/study of a book
- win/receive critical acclaim
- sharpen your critical faculties
- be in critical condition
avoid
gloss over sth
gloss over important facts/issues
death notice
obituary
lament the passing of
chaos, upheaval
turmoil
in turmoil
banking vocab
broker(buy/sell shares for sb)
turmoil that follows an infamous market crash
a trader of commodities
successful floatation
the international commodities market/ scarce, valuable commodity
export/import commodities, commodities prices/agricultural commodities
high dividend yield
shareholders receive substantial annual dividends
launch a stock market floatation, planned/proposed/possible floatation
publicly funded/financed
LAWYER vocab
issue a writ against/serve a writ for libel on sth( a newspaper)
issue a writ for late payment of bills
counsel for the defence , hire sb as counsel for the defence(seek counsel/hold counsel with), get sb off on a technicality , plaintiff, be subpoenaed ti give evidence, subpoena sb to do sth, subpoena documents/records, issue/receive/serve a subpoena, be under subpoena
become involved in sth
become embroiled in controversy/scandal
subject
be the subject of
change the subject
be subjected to violence
be subject to - conditional on /prone to
be subject to a charge/ nominal fee/ tariff, subject to change
We plan to go on Wednesday, subject to your approval. - if
postponed
in limbo/in abeyance
hold over, put off
matters were held in abeyance pending further enquiries
give a mandate to
give the go-ahead
he was given the go-ahead to commence clinical trials
until we’ve received official permission to go ahead we’re in limbo
SCIENCE vocab
a forensic student, a breakthrough comes , hope for a breakthrough in the search for/ a major breakthrough has been achieved , significant/real breakthrough
test subjects
commence clinical trials
conduct large-scale clinical trials
POLICE vocab
bomb/drug/ fraud squad
be stationed in a particular precinct, a shopping/pedestrian precinct
solve homicide cases, convict sb of homicide
law enforcement officials/officers, the need for better protection and law enforcement
enforcement of laws
the strict enforcement of environmental regulations
face trial on fraud charges , under investigations by the fraud squad, credit card fraud
a police cordon, cordon off a territory
relentless pursuit of the chief suspect
when sth bad happens
disaster strikes
lay sth aside
earmark
earmark sth(money) for sth
have all the earmarks of (features)
results/consequences
aftermath
in the immediate aftermath of sth
corollary
the inevitable corollary of sth
the huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts
