The aim of this activity is to measure the number of words that you know on this topic. Below is a list of words related to this topic. Some of them are real English words, but some are wrong. Click on the ones that are real, and ignore the wrong ones. Clicking real words will increase your score, but clicking wrong ones will decrease it. When you have finished, click on the 'Check Answer' button. The program will give you feedback and advice on which words you need to learn.
Your score:
The real words of the wrong words are shown in blue.
absenty absentee
allocation
applicant
application
(to) appoint
apprenticeship
aptitude (test)
assistentassistant
back pay
bargaining (power)
basic (salary)
candidate
compensation
credentials
deliverable
dismiss (to fire)
duration
enployment employment
estimation
executive
float (or slack)
freelance
internal
interview
inregular (work)irregular
kickoff (meeting)
labor (costs/disputes)
leave
lock-inlock-out
management
managing director
middle management
minimum (rate of pay)
moonlighting
motivacionmotivation
negotiation
night shift
outsaucing outsourcing
overtime (pay /work)
part-time
payroll
payslip
period (of notice)
permanant permanent
personnel
portfolio
provention prevention
probation
production
professional
programmer
public holiday (GB)
national holiday (US)
perchasing purchasing
quality
re-employment
redundancy
refresher (course)
remuneration
resign
retire
salaried
salary
seasonall seasonal
secondary
secure
severence severance
short-term
sick leave
skilled
straikestrike
temporary
trade union (GB)
labor union (US)
triletrial
loweremploymentunderemployed
unemployment
unjustified (dismissal)
unpaid (leave)
inskilled unskilled
vacancy
welfare
work sheet
Match the word to the definition
Fill in the gap with the best word.
The company filled the position with the best
applicant
.
(Answer: applicant )
After the resignation of the manager due to illness the company had to
appoint
a new manager.
(Answer: appoint )
The new appointee had the best
credentials
for the position due to her experience, knowledge and qualifications.
.
(Answer: credentials )
The company had to
dismiss
the employee for misconduct as he was caught taking illegal drugs whilst at work.
(Answer: dismiss )
Because the project went over budget the company carried out an
internal
review to see what had gone wrong before publicly saying what had happened.
(Answer: internal )
All Hong Kong workers are entitled to seven days
leave
in their first year of work.
(Answer: leave )
Some employees in Hong Kong often work
overtime
if possible to earn more money.
(Answer: overtime )
Some companies have a
probation
period for new staff to see if they are capable of doing the job. If not then their services are no longer required and they have to leave.
(Answer: probation )
When a person no longer wants to work at a company then what they do is
resign
by writing a letter to the manager.
(Answer: resign )
If a company looks after its employees well it is probably concerned with their
welfare
and provides adequate health care allowances.
