to work long hours / to work many hours a day
lange arbeiten
to be responsible for sth.
—> having the job of taking care of s.o. / sb.
für etwas zuständig/verantwortlich sein
apprenticeship / e.g. to do an apprenticeship
Ausbildung,Lehre
to advertise a job / to let people know a job is available
eine stelle ausschreiben
cover letter
—> letter you send with a job application
Anschreiben, Begleitschreiben
to pay (close) attention to sth. / to look very carefully at sth.
(genau) auf etwas achten
candidate / applicant
Bewerber
nowadays
—> these days, now, today
heute, heutzutage
to involve sth. / to contain sth. , to consist of sth
etwas umfassen, etwas einbeziehen, mit etwas zu tun haben
on a permanent basis
—> After 6 months, the company will decide whether to employ you on a permanent basis.
unbefristet, fest (angestellt)
to depend on sth.
—> The price depends on which seat you choose.
von etwas abhängen
promotion
—> getting a better job at the same company
Beförderung
numerous
—> many
zahlreich
working conditions
—> The working conditions are bad - we have no breaks and don´t get much money.
Arbeitsbedingungen
benefits / extras
Zusatzleistungen
shift work
—> working not during normal office hours of 9 to 5
Schichtarbeit,Schichtbetrieb
flexitime
—> system with a fixed number of hours to work but not a fixed schedule
Gleitzeit
equal opportunities
—> We are an equal opportunities employer who always employs the best person for the job
Gleichstellung, Gleichbehandlung
workforce
—>employees, co-workers
Belegschaft,Arbeitnehmerschaft
job security
—> I never know if I will keep my job so I have no job security.
sicherer Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsplatzgarantie
to give way to sth / to be replaced by sth
einer Sache weichen, einer Sache Platz machen
sick pay
—> when you get paid by your company when you´re off work sick
Krankengeld
employee (employer)
Angestellte(r)/Beschäftigte(r)
contribution
v: to contribute
Beitrag
to end up doing sth.
—> You could end up forgetting it all.
schließlich etwas tun
remote working
—> working from home (WFH)
Arbeit von zu Haus, Teilarbeit(?)
minimum wage
—> minimum amount of money that companies can pay an employee
Mindestlohn
skilled labour
—> workers who have special training to do their jobs
Facharbeiter, qualifizierte Arbeitskräfte
unpieasant / pleasant
unangenehm
even thought / allthough
obwohl
benefit / advantage
Nutzen,Vorteil
to assign sb./sth. to sb
I was assigned the task of rewriting the introduction.
jdn/etw jdm zuteilen
demanding
—> which require more effort,skill,etc
anspruchsvoll
to rely on sb/sth
—> to need sb/sth, to be dependent on sb/sth
auf jdn/etw angewiesen sein
open-minded
—> willing to leam about new ideas without prejudice
aufgeschlossen
decrease
<>increase
Abnahme,Rückgang
majority
<>minority
Mehrheit
health insurance
—> type of insurance one needs to get medical care
Krankenversicherung
shortage (of sth)
—> not having enough of sth.
Mangel (an etw.)
overtime
—> additional hours paid extra to sb´s salary
Überstunden
workplace
—> where sb works
Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsstätte
profession (job)
Beruf
downside (to sth) / disadvantage(s) (of sth)
Nachteil(e) (von etw), Kehrseite (von etw)
to be entitled to sth / to have a claim to sth
Anspruch auf etw haben
paid leave
—> days you can take off but still be paid by the company
bezahlter Urlaub
pay cut
—> reduction in salary or wages
Gehaltskürzung
to be willing to do sth
—> to be happy to do sth
bereit/willens sein, etwas zu tun
to work remotely
= to work from home
von zu Hause arbeiten
childcare
= looking after children
Kinderbetreuung
to sacrifice sth
n: sacrifice
etw opfern
to benefit (from sth)
= to get sth good out of a situation
(von etwas) profetieren
exploitation
=using sb or sth for one´s own benefit
v: to exploit
Ausbeutung
to fix sth / to repair sth
etwas reparieren
self-employment
adj: self-employed
Selbstständigkeit
at present
—> at the moment,currently
zur Zeit, aktuell
rather
—> in fact,actually
vielmehr, viel eher
to cut costs
= to reduce costs
Kosten senken
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