HUMAN RESOURCES

topic vocabulary
19. Wages are normally paid in ________, which means that they are paid at the end of the working
period (for example, at the end of the week or month that the employee has worked).
20. A ________ is an additional amount of money paid to an employee to compensate him / her for
living in an expensive area.
21. ________ is another word for the money that people receive for working.
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a a r o v e r t i m e r i n b e
y y r c d e d u c t i o n c o i
r s e k o s u b p e n s i o n g
o l a n u d e f g r h s m m u h
l i r e b p a c k a g e u e s t
l p s t l i j k l i m n m o p i
i n c r e m e n t s a l a r y n
i n d e x q r s d e p o s i t g
Exercise 2
How much can you remember? Without looking back at Exercise 1, complete these sentences with an
appropriate word.
1. If you come late again, we will have to ________ £20 from your wages.
2. My salary is £2500 ________ a month, but after tax and National Insurance ________, I receive
£1850.
3. The work is challenging and the hours are long, but the company is offering a very attractive pay
________.
4. Because the company has performed so well this year, the management is delighted to offer a
generous end-of-year ________ to all our employees.
5. We pay £15 an hour, but you get ________ time for working at the weekend and on public
holidays.
6. I think there's been a mistake on my ________: it says I've received £850 this month, but I only got
£750.
7. We don't give you a paycheque: your money is paid to you by direct _____.
8. There are currently 137 people on the company's ________.
9. Each year you will automatically receive a pay ________ which is ________-linked to rises in the cost
of living.
10. Wages are usually paid in ________ at the end of each month, but if you need some money before
then, we can give you a ________.
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© Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. For reference see Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management (ISBN 0 7475 6623 2)