| 1 | bonus | n. additional
pay given to employee as incentive or reward |
| 2 | curriculum vitaeUK | n. short account
of one’s education, career etc; CVUK;
résuméUS;
resumeUS |
| 3 | dismiss | v. to remove or
discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to
fireUS |
| 4 | employer | n. person or
firm who employs people - employee n. person employed |
| 5 | fireUS | v. [colloq.] to
dismiss |
| 6 | interview | v. an oral
examination of an applicant for a job - also v. |
| 7 | make
redundantUK | v. [made,
made] to dismiss because of not being needed -
redundancyUK n. |
| 8 | maternity leave | n. period of
absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby |
| 9 | notice | n. advance
warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one’s noticev. |
| 10 | perk | abbr.
perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free meals; a car] |
| 11 | personnel | n. the people
who work for a firm |
| 12 | personnel officer |
n. manager
responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel |
| 13 | promotion | n. advancement
in rank or position - to promote v. |
| 14 | prospects | n. opportunity
for success, promotion etc |
| 15 | recruit | n. to look for
and employ personnel - recruitment n. |
| 16 | resign | v. to give up a
job - letter of resignation n. |
| 17 | retire | v. to leave
employment, esp. because of age - retirement n. |
| 18 | salary | n. a fixed,
regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to employee |
| 19 | staff | n. the people
who work for a firm or a particular department; employees |
| 20 | take on | v. [took,
taken] to employ; to hire |