application - A letter or form with details of your qualifications, skills, experience, etc. sent to a firm or company when requesting to be considered for a job or position.
apprentice- An apprentice works for a skilled employer in order to learn a trade or skill (for example a carpenter or a plumber, etc.)
assessment -Evaluation of one's knowledge or abilities.
background - person's education, qualifications and/or work experience.
curriculum vitae- Summary of one's education and experience to date; resume.
dismiss- Discharge from employment (to fire, to sack, to let go).
flextime- A system that allows employees to choose the time they start and finish their work.
fringe benefits- Advantages offered in addition to salary (life insurance, retirement scheme, company car, etc.). Also called 'perks', abbreviation for 'perquisites'.
maternity leave- Period of absence from work of a female employee before and after the birth of a baby.
notice: to give or hand in one's notice- Advance warning of intention to leave one's job - to give or hand in one's resignation.
overtime- Work more than the number of hours required by contract.
unemployment benefits- Payments made by the state to an unemployed person who meets the required conditions.
workforce- All the people who work for a company or organization.
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