Hi, welcome to this week’s episode of The Art of Business English. Today we have the second instalment of my 3-part mini-series to learn terms that might be very helpful when dealing with employment contracts.
If you haven’t already watched episode 1 of the mini-series, then you can review it [here].
Let’s jump in and see what we have got.
Party
Meaning:
The person or company involved in a legal agreement is referred to as the party.
Example:
“If you have a business partner, she’d have to be a party in the rental contract as well.”
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Agreement
Meaning:
An arrangement/contract made between people, companies, countries, etc.
Example:
“It seems that after months of negotiation, we’ve yet to write up an agreement for this deal.”
Clause
Meaning:
A particular statement/article or stipulation in a contract, etc.
Example:
“We need to include a penalty clause in the event that the supplier fails to deliver on time.”
Part-time contract
Meaning:
To be hired for only some of the hours of the week that people normally work, not all of them.
Example:
“More than 80% of employed workers with a part-time contract are women.”
Full-time contract
Meaning:
To be hired for the amount of time spent working that is considered normal for a person who has only one job.
Example:
“The webmaster was promoted from a temporary contract to a full-time contract.”
Base (basic) salary
Meaning:
The amount of money that someone earns every year in their job, not including any extra payments they may receive.
Example:
“For the right person, we are willing to pay a base salary of $200,000, plus bonuses.”
Bonus
Meaning:
An amount of money given to an employee in addition to their salary as a reward or at special occasions.
Example:
“The company often gives discretionary bonus payments.”
Net salary
Meaning:
A person's salary after taxes, insurance, etc. have been subtracted.
Example:
“Permanent workers are entitled to receive a loan worth four monthly payments of their net salary.”
Gross salary
Meaning:
The total amount of money an employee receives before taxes and deductions are taken out.
Example:
“The average gross salary is 41,588 euros per year; however, most positions range from 21,000 to 30,000 euros per year.”
Unemployment benefits
Meaning:
Money that the government pays to unemployed people who are looking for a job.
Example:
“Figures showed that 50,000 people in the region were on unemployment benefits.”
Final thoughts
I hope you have enjoyed part 2 of my series on employment contractual terms. I hope there are a lot of new words in there that you have discovered. Make sure you stay posted for future updates. If you haven’t subscribed to the AOBE yet, then now is a great time. You can subscribe here.
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