BEN1 / Voc. 1-11
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current trends
the ways that things are changing
employability
the degree to which someone has enough skils and abilities to get a job
employable
having enough skills and abilities to get a job
freelance
doing pieces of work for several different companies or organizations and not just employed by one
in-house
done by employees in an organization rather than by another company or person
job for life
a job that you can have for as long as you want it
lifelong learning
the process in which people continue to develope knowledge, for example by reading or doing college courses
make someone redundant
to tell an employee that they no longer have a job because they are not needed
offshore company
company based in a different country from the headquarters with different tax laws that cost less money
offshoring
the use of an company in another country to do part of your company's work
outsource
to pay another company to do some work for your company
portfolio
a set of people or things
portfolio worker
someone who has several different clients
professional development
the process of developing skills and knowledge relating to your job
set up on your own
to start running your own business
consultation
when you discuss something to get information or advice
economic growth
when a country's economic activity increases
flexible job market
a situation in which a country or area has many different types of job available and offers many different ways of working
flexible job market
ways of working that allow employees to choose how they work, for example working form home or working hours which they choose
give notice
to warn someone officially that something is going to happen
hire and fire
to give someone a job and tell someone to leave their job
inflexibility
unwillingness to change a system or way of doing somehting
job creation
the process of making more jobs
job flexibility
when people have some choice in the way they work, an when companies are easily able to hire and get rid of employees
job insecurity
when there is little certainty over the future security you have in your current employement
job protection
rules that help stop people from losing their jobs
job sharing
dividing the duties and the pay of one job between two people who work at different times during the day or week
let someboy go
to tell an employee that they no longer habe a job
maternity leave
the time before and after the birth of her baby when a women is allowed time away from her job
parental leave
a period of time away from work that is given to someone who has just had a baby
part-time worker
someone who works for only some of the day or some of the week
redundancy payment
an amount of manoy that an mployer gives to someone beacause they have lost their job
rigid labour market
the situation companies cannot easily make changes to working patterns or to the number of employees they have
sick pay
money that your employer pays you when you cannot work because you are sick
social charges
the amounts of money that employers and employees have to pay the government
temp agency
a company that recruits poeple on short-time contracts for different organizations
temporary contract
an agreement that gives someone a job for a fixed period of time
temporary worker
someone who has been given a job for a fixed period of time
trade union
an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers
unemployement
the number of people who do not have a job
