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bonus

n. additional pay given to employee as incentive or reward

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curriculum vitae^UK

n. short account of one's education, career etc; CV^UK; resume^US; resume^US

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dismiss

v. to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to fire^US

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employer

n. person or firm who employs people - employee n.person employed

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fire^US

v. [colloq.] to dismiss

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interview

v. an oral examination of an applicant for a job - also v.

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make redundant^UK

v. [made, made] to dismiss because of not being needed - redundancy^UK n.

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maternity leave

n. period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby

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notice

n. advance warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one's notice v.

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perk

abbr. perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free meals; a car]

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personnel

n. the people who work for a firm

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personnel officer

n. manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel

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promotion

n. advancement in rank or position - to promote v.

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prospects

n. opportunity for success, promotion etc

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recruit

n. to look for and employ personnel - recruitment n.

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resign

v. to give up a job - letter of resignation n.

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retire

v. to leave employment, esp. because of age - retirement n.

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salary

n. a fixed, regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to employee

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staff

n. the people who work for a firm or a particular department; employees

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take on

v. [took, taken] to employ; to hire