Business Vocabulary in Use (intermediate) 1-6 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

HRD is the short form of...

human resources department

overtime ban

workers refuse to work more than the normal number of hours

stoppage/walk-out

strike

labour shortage

a period when there are not enough people available for work

support staff

administratives

headquarters

: the administrative center of an enterprise

fat cats

executives who earn a high salary that they don't deserve

severance pay

: an allowance usually based on length of service that is payable to an employee on termination of employment

boardroom row

an argument among members of the board of directors

performance-related bonus

you may get it if you work really well (better than the others)

share options

: a right that is given by a company to an employee that lets the employee purchase stock in the company usually for a price that is lower than the normal price

remuneration

formal : an amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done

fringe benefit

an employment benefit (such as a pension or a paid holiday) granted by an employer that has a monetary value but does not affect basic wage rates

commission

: an amount of money paid to an employee for selling something

minimum wage

: the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid

perks

bonus

flexitime

: a system that allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a broad range of available hours

commute

: to travel regularly to and from a place and especially between where you live and where you work

swipe card

: a plastic card with a magnetic strip that has encoded information which can be read when the card is slid through an electronic card-reading device

self-starter

: a person who has initiative

numerate

good with numbers

computer-literate

good with computers

methodical

: arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order

appoint

: to name officially

referee

previous employer

shortlist

a list of candidates for final consideration (as for a position or a prize)

résumé

: a short account of one's career and qualifications : CURRICULUM VITAE

cover(ing) letter

: a letter that is sent with something to explain the reason for it or to give more information about it

situations vacant

: being the part of the newspaper in which jobs are advertised

headhunters

: a recruiter of personnel especially at the executive level

employment agency

: an agency whose business is to find jobs for people seeking them or to find people to fill jobs that are open

recruitement

hiring