advantages a company offers in addition to the salary
benefits / perks
something in a situation where it might be lost
at stake
producing a large amount of money
lucrative
unable to read and write
illiterate
the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank
promotion
to totally approve, support or agree with an idea
I'm all for... (to be all for...)
give some of your work to someone, especially someone in a lower position
delegate
a situation in which everyone has the same chance of succeeding
a level-playing field
people who are looking for a job
job seekers
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
a difference between the way men and women are treated in society, or between what men and women do and achieve
gender gap
nervous and confused especially because you have been given a lot to do or are in a hurry
flustered/overwhelmed/snowed under
a country with little industrial and economic activity and where people generally have low incomes
developing country
likely to change suddenly
volatile
the desire among a group to work together and help each other
team spirit
a person who owns shares in a business or company
shareholder
A specialist company which finds and interviews candidates to fill job vacancies in other companies
recruitment agency
the habit of treating one group differently than another when both groups should be treated the same
double standards
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
put tasks, problems etc in order of importance and do the most important first
prioritise
to be able to think and react to things very quickly without any preparation
think on your feet
the period when a woman can legally be absent from work in the weeks before and after she has a baby
maternity leave
time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby
parental leave
the ability to take decisions and act alone
initiative