BEN1

Grammar Test

Grammar Test

Laura Gut

Laura Gut

Kartei Details

Karten 76
Sprache Deutsch
Kategorie Englisch
Stufe Grundschule
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 08.10.2013 / 21.10.2017
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make someone redundant

to cancel ones job/position

contractor (Auftragnehmer)

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lifelong learning

continuing to develop our knowledge by going on courses, reading etc.

freelancer / working freelance

set up on his/her own (aufbauen) / working on in his/her own business

portfolio

range of different clients

temporary worker

only work for short periods when they are needed

temp agency

agency which is hunting people to work in a company (on a temporary contract)

part-time workers

work less than the maximum numer of hours each week

job sharing

two people share a particular job, each of them working part-time (like 60% and 40% = 100%)

job flexibility

hire and fire employees easily

to hire

to employ so.

to fire

to dismiss so. of his/her job / letting people go

redundancy payments

money to compensate for losing their job

unemployment benefits

the money paid to people without jobs

to get rid of (abwimmeln)

to fire employees easily

trade unions

organizations that protect the interests of workers

sick pay

money paid while the employee is sick

parental leave

money paid for the time off folowing the birth of children

maternity leave

money paid when women ar pregnant or just gave birth

social charges

the money employers have to pay the government

labour market (Arbeitsmakt)

working market place

economic growth

sais how much the economic increase or decrease

stress counsellor

someone who advises stress sufferers

stress factor

something that causes stress

stress symptom

a sign that someone is under stress

stress management

ways of dealing with stress

stress industry

used by critics who say that stress problems are overestimated and to refer to the unnecesary counselling, research etc. done in relation to stress

burn-out

you are not able to work for a while. you are overchallenged

(nervous) breakdown

you are not longer able to work

heavy workloads

you try to do too much and you're overworked

overworked

you work to much

office politics

problems with colleagues who want to advance their own position etc. these people like playing politics

role ambiguity

responsibilities are unclear

lack of management support

managers do not provide the necessary help and resources

effort-reward imbalance

not getting sufficient recognition or pay

home-work imbalance

not enough time for family, personal interests, etc.