Leaving a Job
To formally state that you are leaving your job, usually by writing an official letter to your manager.
Resign
Being moved to a higher job position or rank within the same company, usually with more money and responsibility.
Promotion
A permanent job contract where an employee works the standard number of hours every week (usually 40 hours).
Full-time job
The process of searching for, finding, and hiring the right person to fill a vacant job position.
Recruitment
A labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, rather than permanent jobs.
Gig economy
To stop working completely because you have reached an older age (usually 60-65) and will now receive a pension.
Retire
An increase in the amount of money you earn for doing your job.
Pay rise
A contract where an employee works fewer hours per week than a full-time worker (e.g., 15-20 hours).
Part-time job
Training given to a brand-new employee during their first few weeks to introduce them to the company culture and tasks.
Onboarding
A person who sells their services, skills, or writing to different employers per project, without being committed to just one.
Freelancer
When a company ends an employee's contract because there is no longer enough work or money to keep them.
Redundancy
Moving from one job to another identical rank position within the same company, but perhaps in a different department.
Lateral move
An arrangement where two part-time employees share the duties, hours, and pay of one single full-time position.
Job sharing
A specific testing period (usually 3 to 6 months) for a new employee to see if they are suitable before a permanent contract is signed.
Probation period
When companies outsource or move jobs to external agencies to reduce operational staff numbers.
Subcontracting
To dismiss an employee from their job immediately because they broke rules, behaved badly, or performed poorly.
Fire
The process of learning new, advanced skills to help you do your current job better or qualify for a promotion.
Upskilling
A contract that lasts for a specific, limited period of time, such as six months or until a project finishes.
Fixed-term contract
Financial money or benefits given to an employee as a package when their job is cut through redundancy.
Severance pay
A computer process where human workers are replaced by machines, robots, or artificial intelligence software.
Automation
The rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by new workers over a year.
Labor turnover
A temporary period of absence from your standard job, granted for study, travel, or research, with a guarantee of returning.
Sabbatical
A type of employment contract where the employer is not frozen into offering any guaranteed hours of work.
Zero-hours contract
Re-assigning an employee to a lower rank, position, or salary level, often due to restructuring or poor performance.
Demotion
The psychological or physical exhaustion caused by prolonged stress or overworking in a changing job environment.
Burnout