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This document defines common workplace terms related to employment, compensation, roles, and scheduling. It provides definitions for terms like wage, salary, benefits, bonus, overtime, flextime, as well as workplace roles like apprentice, trainee, and head office. It also defines terms related to hiring and job changes such as application, references, credentials, and terms related to disputes like work to rule, strike, lay off, and picket line.

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In the workplace C1
Work to rule To work no more than the minimum legally established.
Go on the picket line A line or procession of people picketing a place of employment or otherwise staging a public protest.
To be on strike Engaged in a work stoppage: Most of the employees were on strike.
To lay off To terminate the employment of (a worker).
To remove (intr) formal to change the location of one's home or place of business: the publishers have removed to Mayfair.
perks an incidental benefit gained from a certain type of employment, such as the use of a company car.
benefits A form of compensation, such as paid vacation time, subsidized health insurance, or a pension, provided to employees in addition to wages or salary as part of an employment arrangement.
bonus something given, paid, or received above what is due or expected: a Christmas bonus for all employees.
salary a fixed regular payment made by an employer, often monthly, for professional or office work as opposed to manual work.
Wage A regular payment, usually on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis, made by an empl oyer to an employee, especially for manual or unskilled work.
apprentice one bound by indenture to serve another for a prescribed period with a view to learning an art or trade
trainee one that is being trained especially for a job
Head office the most important office of an organization or company, or the people working there
department A division of a business specializing in a particular product or service
boardroom a room where the board of directors of a company meets
overtime Time beyond an established limit, as: working hours in addition to those of a regular schedule.
flextime An arrangement by which employees may set their own work schedules, especially their starting and finishing hours. Also called flexitime.
credentials evidence of entitlement to rights, privileges, or the like, usually in written form: No one admitted without credentials.
references A statement about a person's qualifications, character, and dependability.
application A request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school.

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