Employment Terminology and Definitions

Applicant (solicitante): A person who applies or requests something; a candidate. Application form (solicitud de): A document to be filled out by an applicant.

Apply for a job (solicitar un trabajo): apply for a position; reply to employment advertisement. Be in charge of (estar a cargo de): having control of (sth); be responsible for.

Be responsible for (ser responsable de). Bonus (sobre sueldo): extra pay. Boss (jefa): manager. Casual job (trabajo temporal): temporary job. Day shift (turno de día): daytime work period.

Dismiss (despedir): sack; fire an employee. Dismissal (despido): the act of being fired from a job. Duties (deberes): job functions / tasks. Earn one's living (ganarse la vida): to earn the money needed for food, clothing, etc. Earn (ganar): money you receive from working; gain income. Employee (empleado): person who works; worker. Employer (empresario): person (or company) who hires one or more people for wages or salary. Employment agency (agencia de empleo): company that finds jobs. Employment (empleo): job, work, occupation. Evening shift (turno de noche): work shift during the evening. Fire (despedir): sack, dismiss an employee. Full time (jornada): standard weekly working hours. Get a promotion (conseguir un ascenso): get a more important job in your organization. Give someone the sack (despedir a alguien): dismiss, sack, or fire someone. Go on strike (ir de huelga): stop working to protest for workers' rights. Gross income (ingresos brutos): earnings before tax. Hire someone (contratar a alguien): employ someone. Interviewee: The person who is interviewed. Interviewer (entrevistador): The person who is interviewing. Job (trabajo): work, employment, occupation. Leave (salir): abandon. Letter of reference (carta de presentación): communication in support of a job candidate. Lose a job (perder un empleo): to no longer have the job one has had if the business closes. Make someone redundant: to dismiss, sack, fire. Net income: earnings after subtracting taxes.

Night shift: work shift during the night. Occupation: job, work, employment. Overtime: time worked in addition to one's normal working hours. Part-time: employed for only part of the usual working day or week. Payday: day when wages are paid. Payslip: paper detailing wage payment. Permanent job: not temporary. Personnel department: the department that is in charge of interviewing applicants, training workers, etc. Pickets: group of people protesting for their rights in front of a company. Position: job post. Post: job position. Profession: job. Promote: get a better position in your job. Qualifications: job skills; the state of being qualified. Quit a job: leave a job. References: recommendations. Resign: to give up a position. Resignation: the act of resigning. Responsibilities: duties. Retire: leave a job because you're over 65 years old. Retirement: the act of retire. Run a business: operate a business. Salary: money paid regularly to a person for work. Typically at the end of the month. Self-employed: earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business. Shift work: work done in rotating periods. Skilled worker: a worker who has the required qualifications or skills for a specific post. Strikers: people who go on strike to protest for their job's rights. Take over (sth) / take (sth) over: to assume the control or management of something. Teamwork: cooperative or coordinated work done by a group of people. Temporary job: employment situation where the working arrangement is limited to a certain period. Trade unions: an organized association of workers whose aim is to protect and further the workers' rights and interests. Trainee: a person who is receiving training. Trainer: a person who is teaching or training people to get the required skills for a job. Training course: practical program of study. Unemployment benefit: money you receive when you are on the dole. Vacancy: job post available. Wage: money that is paid or received for work. Typically paid on a daily or weekly basis. Work Flexitime: flexible working hours. Work Overtime: work extra hours.