Market Leader Advanced Units 5-6

large numbers of skilled workers and unskilled workers but few people in middle occupations

• attrition rate

• casual labour

• migrant worker

• shift work

• hour-glass economy

the percentage of workers who leave their job for normal reasons

• attrition rate

• casual labour

• migrant worker

• shift work

• hour-glass economy

someone who moves to a different country or area to find work

• attrition rate

• casual labour

• migrant worker

• shift work

• hour-glass economy

workers employed on a temporary basis

• attrition rate

• casual labour

• migrant worker

• shift work

• hour-glass economy

a system where groups of workers work at different times of the day and night

• attrition rate

• casual labour

• migrant worker

• shift work

• hour-glass economy

provoking a negative reaction

• turn-off

• turn-on

• fuzzy

• work out

• track

not clear, difficult to understand

• turn-off

• turn-on

• fuzzy

• work out

• track

understand something by thinking about it/ solve something

• turn-off

• turn-on

• fuzzy

• work out

• track

to regret/ to stop a deal

• turn-off

• back out

• carry out

• lay off

• fall into

to fire an employee

• turn-off

• back out

• carry out

• lay off

• fall into