Employment Flashcards
employer
person / institution that offers job and hires employees
employee
person employed for wages
workforce
labor pool in employment
probationary period
time for assessment whether employee is the right fit for new job
job appraisal
regular review of employee’s job performance
performance review evaluation to be promoted
raise someone to a higher position or rank
to suspend a worker
employee is sent home, usually while receiving full pay
to transfer
moving to another place / department / location / occupation
to redeploy
assign to a new place or task
to dismiss
remove from employment or office against employee’s will
to make redundant
to dismiss workers who are no longer needed
to lay off
to fire someone when it has nothing to do with performance
to fire / sack
to dismiss from job
to give notice / to hand in your notice to resign
tell employer one is quitting
to resign
voluntarily leave job / office
