Topic vocabulary in contrast |
| employer (n) |
a person or organisation that pays workers to work for them |
The factory is the largest single employer in the area. |
| employee (n) |
someone who is paid regularly to work for a person or organisation |
There are six part-time employees working here. |
| staff (n) |
the people who work for a particular company,organisation or institution |
The embassy employs around 50 people on its full-time staff. |
| job (n) |
work that you do regularly to earn money |
Andy got a holiday job at a factory in Bristol. |
| work (n) |
a job that you are paid to do |
It's not easy to find work. |
| career(n) |
a job or profession that you work at for some time |
Rosen had decided on an academic career. |
| earn (v) |
to receive money for work that you do |
Most people here earn about £30 000 a year. |
| win (v) |
to get something as a prize for defeating other people or because you are lucky |
He won £4000 in the lottery. |
| gain (v) |
to get more of something, usually as a result of a gradual process |
I've gained a lot of weight this winter. |
| raise (n) |
an increase in the amount that you are paid for work |
Why don't you ask for a raise? |
| rise (n) |
an increase in size, amount, quality or strength |
The proposed tax rise was not unexpected. |
| wage(s) (n) |
a regular amount of money that you earn for working |
I've usually spent all my wages by Tuesday. |
| salary (n) |
a fixed amount of money that you earn each month or year from your job |
I get an annual salary of £25000. |
| pay(n) |
money that you receive for doing your job |
They were demanding higher pay. |
| commute (v) |
to travel regularly to and from work |
My father commutes to work every day. |
| deliver (v) |
to take something such as goods or letters to a place and give them to someone |
I can deliver the letter this afternoon. |
| retire (v) |
to stop working permanently, especially when you are old |
He retired from the army last month. |
| resign (v) |
to state formally that you are leaving your job |
He made it clear that he was not resigning from active politics. |
| fire (v) |
to make someone leave their job as a punishment |
She was fired for refusing to include the information in her report. |
| sack(v) |
to force someone to leave their job |
Hundreds of workers are to be sacked at the factory. |
| make redundant (phr) |
if someone is made redundant, they have been told that they must leave their job because they are no longer needed |
When the company closed, my dad was made redundant. |
| overtime (n) |
extra hours that someone works at their job, or money that is paid for working extra hours |
Do you get paid extra for doing overtime? |
| promotion (n) |
a move to a job at a higher level |
His main objective is to get a promotion. |
| pension (n) |
an amount of money that someone receives regularly when they no longer work because of their age or because they are ill |
My grandma gets a small pension from the state. |
| company (n) |
an organisation that sells services or goods |
Max works for a large oil company. |
| firm (n) |
a business, or a company |
Josh works for a law firm in Chicago. |
| business (n) |
an organisation that buys or sells products or services |
Sheryl's parents run a small clothing business. |
| union (n) |
an organisation that represents the workers in a particular industry |
We encourage all employees to join a union. |
| charity (n) |
an organisation that gives money and help to people who need it |
The charity helps fund projects in developing countries. |
