Work Terms
What term refers to the hours someone works in a week, typically 40 hours?
Full-time Job
Time off granted for illness
Sick leave
The phrase "Can I ______ time off?" is used when you want to ask your boss for time away from work.
"Can I request time off?"
This term refers to managing work responsibilities alongside personal life.
Work-Life Balance
What is the name of the holiday season that includes Christmas and New Year’s?
Holiday season
This type of schedule allows employees to choose their working hours.
Flexible schedule
Days off work for personal reasons that are paid by the employer .
Paid time off (PTO)
When would you use the phrase "I approved your leave request"?
This phrase would be used when an employer/manager accepts the employee's request for absence from work.
A work schedule that is shortened to allow for more free time.
Shortened workweek
What do you call an official holiday that applies to the entire country?
National holiday
This term describes work performed in excess of the standard hours.
Overtime
What does it mean to "carry over vacation days"?
This phrase is used when employees have unused days off that can be saved for the next year.
What does the phrase "To take a day off" mean?
A phrase used to indicate that you are taking a day away from work for personal reasons.
This term describes the practice of taking fewer hours per week than a full-time job.
Part-time work
What is the name of the extra-long weekend when a holiday falls on a Monday or Friday?
Long weekend
The act of recording your arrival and departure times at work.
Clocking in and clocking out
This leave is granted to new parents.
What type of leave allows you to take a break from work for personal or medical reasons but guarantees your job when you return?
Leave of absence
If you take a break from work but do not get paid, what is it called?
Unpaid leave
In the UK, what is a public holiday often called?
Bank holiday
This is a work arrangement that allows employees to work from home.
Remote work
Time off for grieving the loss of a family member.
Bereavement leave
If you work on a public holiday and later take a day off instead of receiving extra pay, what is it called?
Time off in lieu / TOIL
What is the term for taking a vacation but staying at home instead of traveling?
Staycation
If an employee works on a public holiday or weekend, their company might offer them an extra day off instead of extra pay. What is this type of leave called?
Compensatory leave