A person you work with
Colleague
Employer
A person or company which pays people to work
Employee
Someone who is paid to work for someone else
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Office supplies
IT
Information technology (systems)
HR
Human resources: the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping records about all the organization's employees, and helping them with any problems
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Bonus!
Tell me 5 office supplies you use at work
Department
A part of a company or organization
Management
Controlling and organizing something
Bonus!
What departments exist in your company?
Branch
One of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization
Part-time (job)
You work for only some of the day or the week
Full-time (job) or nine-to-five
The normal hours people in offices work from Monday to Friday
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To deal with
To do something about a particular problem or situation
Bonus!
Name one work practice in your company
Promotion
The act of raising someone to a higher or more important position or rank
Work/workplace practices
Practices in the workplace provide different rules and policies to help organisations operate efficiently and provide employees with a positive experience
Hot-desking
A system where workers don't have their own personal desk, but use any available desk
When you want to take a vacation or have some time out of the office
(Paid) leave
Time allowed away from work for a holiday or illness. Examples:
Medical leave, family leave, maternity/paternity leave, voting leave, sick leave
Demotion
A move to a less senior job, or the act of moving someone to a less senior job.
Opposite to promotion
Bonus!
Create one sentence using the words you've learned so far