Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Employment

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

ocupação, profissão

a position or job that is available

vaga, vaga de emprego

one's job in an organization or company

posição, cargo

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

estágio, prática

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

aprendiz, estagiário

a list of tasks and responsibilities that a job includes

descrição do trabalho, perfil do cargo

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

colaboração, cooperação

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

mão de obra, força de trabalho

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

recursos humanos, pessoal

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

pessoal, funcionários

someone with whom one works

colega, compañheiro de trabalho

work, particularly difficult physical work

trabalho, labor

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

trabalhador, operário

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

comissão, porcentagem

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

contrato, acordo

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

pensão, aposentadoria

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

salário

the lowest level of salary, set by the law

salário mínimo, remuneração mínima

paying or receiving little money

mal pago, de baixo salário

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

explorar, tirar proveito de

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

diferença salarial, gap salarial

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

fazer greve, entrar em greve

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

subempregado, pouco aproveitado

boring because of being the same thing all the time

monótono, entediante

causing one to feel very tired and out of energy

exaustivo, cansativo

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

desafiador, difícil

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

exigente, desafiador

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

gratificante, recompensador

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

entediante, monótono

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

bônus, prêmio

to simultaneously do more than one thing

multitarefas, realizar várias tarefas ao mesmo tempo

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

recrutamento

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

licença, permissão

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

colocação, alocação

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

renunciar, demitir-se

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

carga de trabalho, volume de trabalho

the extra hours a person works at their job

horas extras, sobreaviso

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

bem pago, altamente remunerado

someone who observes or directs a person or an activity

supervisor, gestor