Essentiële Woordenschat voor de TOEFL - Employment

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

beroep, vak

a position or job that is available

vacature, openstaande positie

one's job in an organization or company

positie, functie

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

stage, internship

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

leerling, stagiair

a list of tasks and responsibilities that a job includes

functiebeschrijving, taakomschrijving

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

samenwerking, collaboratie

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

werknemers, personeel

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

human resources, personeel

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

personeel, bemanning

someone with whom one works

collega, medewerker

work, particularly difficult physical work

arbeid, klus

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

arbeider, werknemer

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

commissie, percentages

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

contract, overeenkomst

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

pensioen, pensioengeld

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

salaris

the lowest level of salary, set by the law

minimumloon, laagste loon

paying or receiving little money

laagbetaald, met een laag salaris

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

exploiteren, uitbuiten

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

loonverschil, salariskloof

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

staking houden, in staking gaan

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

onderbenut, ondergewaardeerd

boring because of being the same thing all the time

monotoon, saai

causing one to feel very tired and out of energy

uitputtend, vermoeiend

difficult to accomplish, requiring skill or effort

uitdagend, moeilijk

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

veeleisend, lastig

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

belonend, bevredigend

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

saai, vermoeiend

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

bonus, premie

to simultaneously do more than one thing

multitasken, tegelijkertijd meerdere taken uitvoeren

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

werving

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

verlof, toestemming

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

plaatsing, benoeming

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

afscheid nemen, ontslag nemen

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

werkbelasting, werkbelasting

the extra hours a person works at their job

overuren, extra uren

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

goed betaald, hoogbetaald

someone who observes or directs a person or an activity

supervisor, toezichthouder