English Unemployment and Welfare in the Media
Englisch Vokabular von Definition zu Lösung Teil 8
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of, pertaining to, or during the workday, esp. the hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when offices are characteristically open for business.
nine-to-five - adjective informal
the nine-to-five grind
to make the same journey regularly between work and home
commute - verb I
It is exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
someone who regularly travels between work and home
commuter -noun C
The train was packed with commuters.
something that you get because of your job which is additional to your pay but is not in the form of money
finge benefit - noun D usually plural
Fringe benefits include a company car and free health insurance.
an advantage or benefit, such as money or goods which you are given because of your job.
perk - noun C infomal
A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.
a person who tries to persuade someone to leave their job by offering them another job with more pay and a higher position to persuade someone to leave their job by offering them another job with more pay and a higher position
headhunter - noun C
She was headhunted by a rival firm.
to remove someone from their job, especially because they have done something wrong.
dismiss - verb T often passive
He has been dismissed from his job for incompetence. unfair / wrongfull dismissal
to dismiss someone from a job, usually because they have done something wrong or badly, or sometimes as a way of saving the cost of employing them
sack - verb T
They sacked her for being late. He got sacked from his last job. They gave him the sack for being late.
to remove someone from their job, either because they have done something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them
fire -verb T
He was fired from his 165`000.- Dollar job for poor performance.
1 (C often plural ) when someone stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because there is no money to pay them or because there is no work for them
2 ( C usually singular ) a period when someone is not working
lay off - verb The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs.
massive layoffs / mass layoffs collocations Foster is playing again after a six-week layoff due to unjury
having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
redundant - adj UK
To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant
She took .......... ...............
voluntary / compulsory redundancies ( collocations)
to reduce services, jobs, payments greatly or completely without warning or in a single action:
axe ( reduce) US ALSO as - verb I
Because of the recession the company is to axe 350 jobs. The TV series will be axed owing to a decline in polularity.
in the UK, money that the government pays to unemployed people who are looking for a job
jobseeker`s allowance -noun U
jobseeker`s allowance
unemployment (jobless) benefit UK - noun U
US unemployment benefits
the money that the government gives to people who are unemployed
the dole - noun S / UK informal
Young people on (=receiving) the dole are often bored and frustrated.
UK social welfare number of people on welfare: the number of people who are unemployed and claiming money from the government
dole queue - plural dole queues noun C
to refuse to continue working because of an argument with the employer about working conditions, pay levels or job losses
strike ( Stop Work) - verb struck,struck
Democratization has brougth workers the right to strike and join a trade union
when workers act in a way that is intended to force an employer to agree to something, especially by stopping work
indutrial action - noun C
Workers at the plant took industrial action.
a time when work is stopped because of a disagreement between workers and employers
stoppage - noun C
the act of leaving an official meeting as a group in order to show disapproval, or of leaving a place of work to start strike
walkout - noun C
Senior union workers staged (= had ) a walkout this afternoon at the annual conference over the proposed changes in funding.
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 UK - noun C / UK ALSO trades union, US labor union
The government`s proposals have been strongly criticized by the trade unions.
The rally was organized by local trade union officials.
a person who works while others that they work with are on strike; a scab
blackleg - noun C UK disapproving
an insulting word for a person who continues working while other people in the organization are on strike
scab - noun C worker informal disapproving
someone who continues working during a strike or who takes the job of a worker who is involved in a strike
strike-breaker - noun C
Many strike-breakers were subjected to verbal and physical attacks.
a worker or group of workers who protest outside a building to prevent other workers from giong inside, especially because they have a disagreement with their employers
picket -noun C
There were pickets outside the factory gates. The union organised a month-long picket.
a group of workers acting as pickets.
picket line -noun C
Jounalists interviewed the union officials on the picket line.
a system of taxation which allows the government of a country to provide social services such as health care, unemployment pay,etc. to people who need them
welfare state - noun C usually singular
1 help given, especially by the state or an organization, to people who need it, especially because they do not have enough money
receiving financial help from the state because you are poor or have not been employed for a long time
welfare (Help) - noun U
on welfare
This national fund pays for welfare benefits such as unemployment and sickness pay.
for all of a person`s life
from (the) cradle to (the) grave
She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave.
to obtain things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them
scrounge - verb I or T
informal
on the srounge = disapproving or humorous
a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee ( usually as an incentive to retire)
golden handshake - noun phrase
owing money to someone
(in) debt
people caught up in a difficult economic situation and having to cope with the consequences
coping classes - noun phrase
money lent to an organisation ( or country ) in financial difficulties
bailout - noun C usually singular
money borrowed from a bank in order to pay for a property
mortgage - noun C
