Unit 1-11


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doing pieces of work for several different companies or organizations and not just employed by one

freelance (adjective)

someone who does work for several different companies or organizations and is not just employed by one

freelancer (noun)

done by employees in an organization rather than by another company or person

in-house (adverb, adjective)

a job that you can have for as long as you want it

job for life (noun)

the process in which people continue to develop knowledge, for example by reading or doing college courses

lifelong learning (noun)

to tell an employee that they no longer have a job because they are not needed

make someone redundant (phrase)

company based in a different country from the headquarters with different tax laws that cost less money

offshore company (noun)

the use of a company in another country to do part of your company's work

offshoring (noun)

to pay another company to do some work for your company

outsource (verb)

a set of people or things

portfolio (noun)

someone who has several different clients

portfolio worker (noun)

the process of developing skills and knowledge relating to your job

professional development (noun)

to start running your own business

set up on your own (phrase)

when you discuss something to get information or advice

consultation (noun)

when a country's economic activities increases

economic growth (noun)

someone who is paid to work for somebody else

employee (noun)

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 (noun)

ways of working that allow employees to choose how the work, for example working from home or working hours which they choose

flexible working (noun)

to warn someone officially that something is going to happen

give notice (phrase)

to give someone a job and tell someone to leave their job

hire and fire (noun)

unwillingness to change a system or way of doing something

inflexibility (noun)

the process of making more jobs

job creation (noun)

when people have some choice in the way they work, and when companies are easily able to hire and get rid of employees

job flexibility (noun)

when there is little certainty over the future security you have in your current employment

job insecurity (noun)

rules that help stop people from losing their jobs

job protection (noun)

dividing the duties and the pay of one job between two people who work at different times during the day or week

job sharing (noun)

to tell an employee that they no longer have a job

let somebody go (phrase)

the time before and after the birth of her baby when a woman is allowed time away from her job

maternity leave (noun)

a periode of time away from work that is given to someone who has just had a baby

parental leave (noun)

someone who works for only some of the day or some of the week

part-time worker (noun)

an amount of money that an employer gives to someone because they have lost their job

redundancy payment (noun)

the situation companies cannot easily make changes to working patterns or to the number of employees they have

rigid labour market (noun)

money that your employer pays you when you cannot work because you are sick

sick pay (noun)

the amounts of money that employers and employees have to pay the government

social charges (plural noun)

a company that recruits people on short-term contracts for different organizations

temp agency (noun)

an agreement that gives someone a job for a fixed period of time

temporary contract (noun)

someone who has been given a job for a fixed period of time

temporary worker (noun)

an organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers

trade union (noun)

the number of people who do not have a job

unemployment (noun)

money paid by the government to people who do not have a job

unemployment benefit (noun)

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