The world of work

The charity / union I'm a member of is calling for a nationwide strike next week.

• charity

• union

It's company / firm / business policy not to allow the use of phones for personal calls during working hours.

• company

• firm

• business

Answer explanation

-company policy (n) quy định của công ty

'The recent raise / rise in the cost of petrol has affected loads of small businesses round here.

• raise

• rise

Answer explanation

• -raise (n) tăng lương

• -rise (n) tăng về kích cỡ, số lượng, chất lượng, .....

• => a rise in st: sự tăng lên về ...

In some professions, you have to retire/ resign when you're 60 or 65 years old.

• retire

• resign

Answer explanation

• retire (v) về hưu

• - resign (v) từ chức

My grandfather gets a pension / promotion from the company he used to work for.

• pension

• promotion

Answer explanation

-pension (n) tiền lương hưu

Not only did we all have to work overtime / promotion this weekend, but we didn't get paid for it!

• overtime

• promotion

Have you had any news about that work / job / career you applied for yet?

• work

• job

• career

The starting salary / wage is €20 000 per year.

• salary

• wage

You'll get a weekly pay / wage of about €300 before deductions.

• pay

• wage

She became a full-time member of employees / staff / employers last year.

• employees

• staff

• employers