Conditions, pay and benefits
compensation, remuneration to get/ earn a(decent)salary be on a salary high # low, basic salary to earn much/ little … a year wage(s) to get paid the minimum wage benefits package compensation/remuneration package (Am), wage package social package bonus performance-related /productivity bonus perks/ perquisite/ fringe benefits to get tips royalties a salary cut have future prospects annual increases/ increment (in salary) to get a pay rise to receive/ get a pension to receive, work on commission commission structure overtime payment be promoted (to a better position) to earn/win, deserve a promotion to promote # demote be passed over for promotion to provide in-house training courses to offer pension scheme |
go / be on the dole dole money/ unemployment benefit/ relief be on /take maternity/ paternity leave child benefit be on/ take sick leave holiday entitlement (What’s your h.e.?) paid holiday # unpaid/ forced h. How much holiday do you get? to get/ receive holiday pay to get/ receive sick pay sickness benefit scheme compensation/ severance payment car allowance retainer uniform allowance compensation for industrial injury responsibility allowance danger money working environment to bully smb. to harass to use one’s position of power to discriminate against to have dignity at work policy to reach/ hit a glass ceiling dividend on shares a warning disciplinary letter reprimand (n,v) staff turnover |
Work patterns
to work full time # part time to work from 9 to 5, to work fixed hours to work (in) shifts/ night shift to do shift work to work long hours to be on the day/night shift to work / be on flexi –time to have (inflexible/ flexible) core hours (ir)regular / rigid hours antisocial/ unsocial hours |
to work from home, homeworking be a teleworker be self-employed be freelance(r) / work freelance # in-house personnel to work overtime to employ on temporary contract to work beyond one’s responsibilities to work for hire to cover a colleague self-rostering |
Place of work
human resources department (HRD)/ personnel department office (individual, open-plan) shop floor trade/ labor (Am) union head office, headquarters (HQ) boardroom finance/ accounts department research and development (RD) Public relations (PR) dep. Customer services dep. |
Marketing dep. Sales dep. IT dep. canteen rest room facilities job center reception area, lobby workshop in one’s work place work bench, work station |
Company structure
personnel/ staff/ employees workers, workforce management administrative / support staff technical support to head / run a department the head of a …department (inf. boss) executive (inf. exec) entrepreneur, founder |
president, chairman chief executive officer (CEO)/ chief managing director chief operating officer (COO) senior / top executives/ executive director (finance, IT…director) vice president (VP marketing, HR…) middle managers line manager |
Skills and qualities
skilled # unskilled worker strengths and weaknesses be a workaholic have work experience be skilled at/in (computer software) be good at (using PCs) be good with computers, figures, people be a good team player / work as a part of a team be able to use / work under one’s (own) initiative secretarial skills communication skills to be a good asset to the company problem solving decision making forward, strategic planning |
self-starter/ proactive/ self-motivated/ self-driven methodical/ systematic/ organized computer-literate numerate motivated, eager talented articulate, well-spoken ambitious punctual self-reliant conscientious flexible goal-oriented industrious, hardworking multi-tasking |
Daily work routines/ at work
to commute to work to clock in# out/ on#off to start # finish work at (8) to come home from work to take time off work be off work to appoint to be in charge of , responsible for to have employees under smb. to deal with (customers, complaints) to run/ manage ( a shop, department) to go to/ attend meetings, conferences to see/ visit/ meet clients the job involves (answering phone calls, travelling, solving problems, human contact, team work) |
to send smb on training courses to do/ go on a training course to liaise with (senior management, branches) to supervise staff to process orders to place an order to negotiate contracts to attract business to undertake responsibilities to carry out duties to manage projects to acquire experience to file to handle cash to receive a thorough training to gain an insight into (the skills) |