Business English: Pay and benefits

1. A certificate from a doctor to show that an employee has been ill is called a ___________ certificate.

• casual

• doctor

• medical

• unauthorized

A period of paid or unpaid time off work for the purposes of research, study or travel is called a ___________.

• maternity

• sabbatical

• time-keeping

• benefit

A period when a woman is away from work to have a baby (but is still paid) is called ________ leave.

• a vacation

• absence

• maternity

• unpaid

If an employee is away from work without permission and without a good reason, we can say that s/he has taken (a)   absence from work.

A company or organization that puts a lot of emphasis on flexibility in its employment practices is known informally as a ____________.

__________ is the normal rate of pay plus 50% extra (for example, when an employee does overtime or works evenings).

____________ refers to a system where employees take turns in working different shifts.

• Rotating shifts

• graveyard shift

• Homeworking

• A duty roster

The ability to devote a sensible amount of time to doing your job, making sure that you have enough time left over to do other things (for example, spend time with your family) is referred to as (a)   .

A day when all employees in the country are allowed to take a day off work is called a _________.

• in lieu

• waiting days

• long-service leave

• public holiday

Answer explanation

called a bank holiday in the UK, and a legal holiday in the USA)

A short period of leave given to a father to be away from work when his partner has a baby is called (a)   leave.