What might be a gross misconduct in the workplace?
Gross misconduct is any action by an employee that is so serious it terminates their employment contract and no notice is required to be given or paid.
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Say "work" in 2 other foreign languages :D
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What is a payroll and what does a company has on it?
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What do you call when you are too old to work? What is the usual age for it in Czechia?
Retirement (you retire/go on pension), you are a retireee/pensioner.
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What do employees do when they are not satisfied?
They take industrial action (e.g. they go on strike)
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What is the difference between salary and wage?
Salary - monthly/annually, usually - bank transfer and white-collar workers
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What is the umbrella term for "pay"/"salary"/"wage"?
Remuneration
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What is the difference between "stuff" and "staff"?
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What two "leaves" can an employee take?
sick leave and parental (maternity/paternity) leave
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What do you call a person who comes to a job interview?
An applicant
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What is the notice period? What is the usual notice period in Czechia?
The period of time that an employee must work in their job after they have said that they are leaving, or after they have been asked to leave
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What is the difference between dismissal and redundancy (layoff)?
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What are the informal expressions for dismissal?
to give the boot/sack, to fire
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What do you call termination of an employment contract - by the employer and by the employee?
Dismissal and resignation
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What can an employee do if they are being harrassed or discriminated?
Raise a grievance
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What is the difference between an employer and an employee?