Employment : conditions of Employment Flashcards

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1
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Absteisme

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Absenteeism

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Accorder une promotion

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To promote

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Acquérir de l’expérience

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To gain experience

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Acquérir des compétences professionnelles

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Acquire job skills

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Allocation de maternité

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Maternity benefit

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Améliorer les conditions de travail

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Improve working conditions

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Améliorer les compétences

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To upgrade (one’s) job skills

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Ancienneté

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Seniority/ Length of service

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Apprenti

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Apprentice

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Assurance maladie

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Health insurance, health care coverage

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Avantage en nature

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Fringe benefits, perks

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Avoir droit à

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To be entitled to

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Avantage sociaux

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Welfare benefits

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14
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Blocage des salaires

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Wage freeze

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15
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Caisse de retraite

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Pension fund

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Charge de travail

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Work load

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17
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Charges sociales

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Employer’s social security

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Comité d’entreprise

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Social welfare committee / Workers’ concil

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19
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Compétence particulières

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Skills

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20
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Conditions de travail

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Working conditions

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21
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Confier des responsabilités à qqn

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To entrust responsibilities to someone

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22
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Congé de formation

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Study Break / Paid leave for retraining

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23
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Congé de maladie

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Sick leave

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24
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Congé de maternité

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Maternity leave

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25
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Congé payés

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Paid leave

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26
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Contrat à durée déterminée

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Fixed-term contract

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Contrat à durée indéterminée

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permanent contract

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28
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Contremaître

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Foreman

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29
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Démissionner

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To resign

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30
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Direction

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Management

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31
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Donner sa démission

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To hand in one’s resignation

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32
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Donner un préavis d’un mois

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To give a month’s notice

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Durée du travail

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Working hours

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Efficace (qqln)

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Efficient

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35
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Efficace (travail, campagne pub.)

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Effective

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36
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Employé

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Employee

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37
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Employeur

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Employer

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38
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Équipe de nuit

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Night-shift

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39
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Etre au chômage

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To be unemployed

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Faute professionnelle

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Professional misconduct

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Feuille de salaire

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Pay Slip

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Formation

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training

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Formation continue

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Adult education / continuing education

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Grille des salaires

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Salary scale

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heures supplémentaires

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Overtime

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indemnité de maladie

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Sickness benefit

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Intéressement

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Profit-sharing scheme

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Jour de congé

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Day off

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Jour férié

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Bank holiday, public holiday

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journal d’entreprise

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in-house magazine/house journal

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lettre de licenciement

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letter of dismissal

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licencier (raisons eco.)

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to lay off / to make s. redundant

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lieu de travail

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place of work

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main d’oeuvre

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workforce

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mettre au chômage

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to lay off

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mission (pro.)

A

assignment

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ouvrier qualifié

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skilled worker

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ouvrier non qualifié

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unskilled worker

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participation aux bénéfices

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profit-sharing

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pause de midi

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lunch break

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perdre son emploi

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to lose one’s job

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periode d’essai

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trial period

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personnel

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staff

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perspectives de carrière

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carreer prospects

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perspectives d’emploi

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job prospects

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perspectives de promotion

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promotion prospects

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politique des salaires

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wage policy

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prendre sa retraite

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to retire

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prime d’encouragement

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incentive bonus

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prime de licenciement

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severance pay (UC)

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prime de vie chère

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cost of living allowance

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promotion interne

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promotion from within

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recycler (se) dans

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to retrain (in the field of)

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rémunération global annuelle

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annual earnings

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renvoyer (un employé)

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to dismiss/to discharge/to sack/ to fire

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responsable de stage

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internship coordinator (superior)/Mentor

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retenue à la source

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pay as you earn (PAYE)/deduction at source

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retenues sur salaire

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deducation from pay

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retraite anticipée

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early retirement

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revenu

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income

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rotation du personnel

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staff turnover

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salaire brut

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gross pay/before-tax income

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salaire net

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take-home pay (UC)

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semaine de travail

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working week

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SMIC

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statutory minimum wage

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stage d’accueil et d’orientation

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introduction course / introduction training (UC)

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stage (de formationj

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trainings​ course

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stage (en entreprise)

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intership/work placement (UK)

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stagiaire

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intern

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tache à accomplir

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duties

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Taux horaire

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hourly rate

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temps partiel

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part time

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toucher un salaire

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earn a salary

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travail

A

work (UC)

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travail à temps partiel

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part-time work

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travail au noir

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illicit work