Vocabolario essenziale per il TOEFL - Employment

a person's profession or job, typically the means by which they earn a living

occupazione

a position or job that is available

vacante

one's job in an organization or company

posizione

a period when a student or graduate works, often unpaid, in order to meet some requirements to qualify for something or to gain work-related experience

tirocinio

someone who works for a skilled person for a specific period of time to learn their skills, usually earning a low income

apprendista

a list of tasks and responsibilities that a job includes

descrizione del lavoro

the act or process of working with someone to produce or achieve something

collaborazione

all the individuals who work in a particular company, industry, country, etc.

forza lavoro

the employees and their skills and abilities when considered as valuable assets

risorse umane

a group of people who work in an organization or serve in any branch of the military

personale

someone with whom one works

collega

work, particularly difficult physical work

lavoro

someone whose job includes heavy physical work that does not require much skill

operai

a sum of money given to someone for the goods they have sold, which increases based on the amount they sell

commissione

an official agreement between two or more sides that states what each of them has to do

contratto

a regular payment made to a retired person by the government or a former employer

pensione

an amount of money we receive for doing our job, usually monthly

stipendio

the lowest level of salary, set by the law

salario minimo

paying or receiving little money

poco remunerato

to take advantage of someone by making them work a lot and paying them less than is deserved

sfruttare

the difference between the payment received by two different groups of people

divario salariale

to stop working as a sign of protest against some work issues, such as low wages, poor working conditions, etc.

scioperare

(of a person) not having much work to do in their job or being unable to use their full potential

sottoimpiegato

boring because of being the same thing all the time

monotono

causing one to feel very tired and out of energy

estenuante

requiring significant effort, skill, or determination to overcome or accomplish successfully

sfidante

(of a task) needing great effort, skill, etc.

esigente

(of an activity) making one feel satisfied by giving one a desirable outcome

gratificante

boring and repetitive, often causing frustration or weariness due to a lack of variety or interest

noioso

the extra money that we get, besides our salary, as a reward

bonus

to simultaneously do more than one thing

multitare

the process or action of finding new individuals to become a member of the armed forces, a company, or an organization

reclutamento

a timespan during which one is allowed to be absent from their duty or job

permesso

the action of finding someone a job, home, or school

collocamento

to officially announce one's departure from a job, position, etc.

dimettersi

the amount of work that a person or organization has to do

carico di lavoro

the extra hours a person works at their job

ore straordinarie

(of a job or occupation) providing a high salary or income in comparison to others in the same industry or field

ben retribuito

someone who observes or directs a person or an activity

supervisore