Unit 5 - The world of work Flashcards
1
Q
RESIGN
A
voluntarily leave a job or office
2
Q
TO BE MADE REDUNDANT
A
dismissed from your job because that job has become unnecessary.
3
Q
TO WORK LONG HOURS
A
working a lot of hours
4
Q
TO BE SACKED
A
dismiss from employment.
5
Q
TO WORK FULL TIME
A
occupying or using the whole of someone’s available working time.
6
Q
TO WORK SHIFTS
A
each of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.
8
Q
EMPLOYER
A
A person or institution that hires employees.
9
Q
INTERVIEWER
A
A person who interviews someone, especially as a job.
10
Q
EMPLOYEE
A
Someone who is paid to do a job.
11
Q
TO WORK OVERTIME
A
time worked in addition to one’s normal working hours.
12
Q
TO WORK PART TIME
A
for only part of the usual working day or week.
