HR / Work vocabulary

5. a note given to an employee when they have been paid, detailing the amount of pay given, and the tax and insurance deducted.
6. an independent contractor who earns wages on a per-job or per-task basis, typically for short-term work.
7. To do more than the usual hours required by the contract eg: “to work ______”.
8. an organisation made up of members and its membership must be made up mainly of workers. Equivalent to “syndicate”
10. a person who travels some distance to work on a regular basis.
15. A formal document that a job applicant creates to itemize their qualifications for a position.
16. a person with direct managerial responsibility for a particular employee.
17. the compensation and/or benefits an employer provides to an employee after employment is over.

1. someone who is trying to find a job
2. a period of absence from work granted to a mother before and after the birth of her child.
3. a fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis. Similar to “salary”
4. when groups of workers work at different times of the day and night. Eg: “to work______”
9. a person or organisation that employs people.
11. a person employed for wages or salary, especially at non-executive level
12. an independent contractor who earns wages on a per-job or per-task basis, typically for short-term work.
13. a contractual relationship between an employee and an employer that lasts for a specified period
14. dismissal from your job, caused by your employer needing to reduce the workforce. Similar to “fire” or “sack”