Across
- 4. a person, company, or organization that pays people to work for them
- 6. a letter that is written by someone who knows you, to describe you and say if you are suitable for a job, course, etc.
- 7. the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money
- 8. an official request for something, usually in writing
- 10. a person who is paid to work for someone else
- 11. an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or have become ill
- 12. any type of work that needs special training or a particular skill, often one that is respected because it involves a high level of education
- 13. a strong wish to achieve something
Down
- 1. a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it
- 2. a period of time when workers refuse to work because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losse
- 3. the act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank
- 5. a talk to a group in which information about a new product, plan, etc. is presented
- 9. the situation of not having a job that provides money, or the number of people in this situation at any time