WORK AND EQUALITY VOCABULARY PRACTICE | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

something in a situation where it might be lost

at stake

the difference between the average pay of two different groups of people, for example men and women

pay gap / salary gap

a disagreement, often official

dispute

become larger in quantity

pile up / accumulate

to delay doing something until later, especially because you don't feel like doing it

procrastinate

a situation in which agreement in an argument cannot be reached because neither side will change its demands or accept any of the demands of the other side

deadlock

give some of your work to someone, especially someone in a lower position

delegate

put tasks, problems etc in order of importance and do the most important first

prioritise

likely to change suddenly

volatile

a person who owns shares in a business or company

shareholder

the ability to take decisions and act alone

initiative

the desire among a group to work together and help each other

team spirit

producing a large amount of money

lucrative

people who are looking for a job

job seekers

A specialist company which finds and interviews candidates to fill job vacancies in other companies

recruitment agency

to be able to think and react to things very quickly without any preparation

think on your feet

nervous and confused especially because you have been given a lot to do or are in a hurry

flustered/overwhelmed/snowed under

the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank

promotion

a period of time that a father is legally allowed to be away from his job so that he can spend time with his new baby

paternity leave

time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby

parental leave

the period when a woman can legally be absent from work in the weeks before and after she has a baby

maternity leave

unable to read and write

illiterate

a difference between the way men and women are treated in society, or between what men and women do and achieve

gender gap

the habit of treating one group differently than another when both groups should be treated the same

double standards

a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes

developing country

a situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding

a level-playing field

to totally approve, support or agree with an idea

I'm all for... (to be all for...)

money paid to an employee to help them find a place to live because they had to move to another city/country for work

relocation allowance

advantages a company offers in addition to the salary

benefits / perks