Employment
1. bonus. n. additional pay given to employee as incentive or reward.

2. curriculum vitaeUK. n. short account of one¡¯s education, career etc; CVUK; resumeUS; resumeUS.

3. dismiss. v. to remove or discharge from employment; to sack [colloq.]; to fireUS.

4. employer. n. person or firm who employs people - employee n. person employed.

5. fireUS. v. [colloq.] to dismiss.

6. interview. v. an oral examination of an applicant for a job - also v..

7. make redundantUK. v. [made, made] to dismiss because of not being needed - redundancyUK n..

8. maternity leave. n. period of absence from work (for a woman) when having a baby.

9. notice. n. advance warning of intention to resign - to give or tender one¡¯s notice v..

10. perk. abbr. perquisite; something additional to regular salary [eg: free meals; a car].

11. personnel. n. the people who work for a firm.

12. personnel officer. n. manager responsible for recruitment, training and welfare of personnel.

13. promotion. n. advancement in rank or position - to promote v..

14. prospects. n. opportunity for success, promotion etc.

15. recruit. n. to look for and employ personnel - recruitment n..

16. resign. v. to give up a job - letter of resignation n..

17. retire. v. to leave employment, esp. because of age - retirement n..

18. salary. n. a fixed, regular payment, usually monthly, made by employer to employee.

19. staff. n. the people who work for a firm or a particular department; employees.

20. take on. v. [took, taken] to employ; to hire.