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Business Vocabulary in Use (intermediate) 1-6

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  • 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
  • appoint
    : to name officially
  • labour shortage
    a period when there are not enough people available for work
  • numerate
    good with numbers
  • overtime ban
    workers refuse to work more than the normal number of hours
  • flexitime
    : a system that allows employees to choose their own times for starting and finishing work within a broad range of available hours
  • headquarters
    : the administrative center of an enterprise
  • commute
    : to travel regularly to and from a place and especially between where you live and where you work
  • methodical
    : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
  • boardroom row
    an argument among members of the board of directors
  • severance pay
    : an allowance usually based on length of service that is payable to an employee on termination of employment
  • HRD is the short form of...
    human resources department
  • perks
    bonus
  • 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
  • résumé
    : a short account of one's career and qualifications : CURRICULUM VITAE
  • headhunters
    : a recruiter of personnel especially at the executive level
  • referee
    previous employer
  • computer-literate
    good with computers
  • minimum wage
    : the lowest wage paid or permitted to be paid
  • shortlist
    a list of candidates for final consideration (as for a position or a prize)
  • situations vacant
    : being the part of the newspaper in which jobs are advertised
  • commission
    : an amount of money paid to an employee for selling something
  • recruitement
    hiring
  • cover(ing) letter
    : a letter that is sent with something to explain the reason for it or to give more information about it
  • employment agency
    : an agency whose business is to find jobs for people seeking them or to find people to fill jobs that are open
  • remuneration
    formal : an amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done
  • 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
  • support staff
    administratives
  • self-starter
    : a person who has initiative
  • stoppage/walk-out
    strike
  • performance-related bonus
    you may get it if you work really well (better than the others)
  • fat cats
    executives who earn a high salary that they don't deserve