法律英语-劳动法词汇.doc

The Language of Employment LawVocabulary:1.Payroll工资名单It is a list of people who work forthebusiness.2.Remuneration:It is a formal word meaning payment.3.Salary:It is an amount of money that an employee receive each month or year .4.Wages:Its the money which a employee usually receives every week.5. Both salary and wages are sometimes called pay.6.Maternity leave: A period of maternity leave is the time that a woman is away from work before and after the birth of her baby.7.C.V: Its a document that tells an employer about a persons previous experience of work and what qualification that person has. This document called resume in USA.8.Applicant: Its a person who asks to have something, especially a job.9.Covering Letter: Its the name of the letter that a person sends with a job application.10.Closing date: The closing date for a job application is the last date that the employer will accept the an application from someone.11.Track record: A person have it in a particular job has previous experience of doing that job.12.The retail industry: it involved in buying and selling the goods to the public. (opposite to wholesale批发)13.Enclosed: Please find my C.V enclosed, It means that I have put my C.V in the envelop with my covering letter.14.Cash Register收款机(Cashier收款员): The machine into which a shop or some other business puts the money when a customer pays for something. Also called a till15.Confidentiality: This clause deals with the employees obligation not to tell anyone certain information that belongs to the employer.16.Term of the contract: This clause deals with the period of time that the contract will be valid.17.Termination: This clause deals with the ways in which the contract of employment can end.18.Disciplinary Procedure: This clause deals with what the employer must do if he or she is unhappy with the way the employee is behaving at work.19.Pension: This clause deals with the arrangements for the employee to have money in his or her old age.20.Holidays: This clause deals with the time that the employee is allowed to stay away from work to rest and relax and still receive his or her pay.21. Grievance Procedure: This clause deals with what an employee must do if he or she is unhappy at work and wants to complain to the employer.22.Non-competition: This clause deals with the employees obligation after the contract of employment end not to start the same business or work for a rival of the employer for the certain period of time.23.Sick pay: This clause deals with the money that an employer must pay to an employee when he is ill and cannot work.24.Fund: An amount of money keep for a special peupose.25.Material: Important.26.Notice: A warning period.-How much notice must I give if I want to terminate the contract.-Four weeks.27. Resignation(辞呈): A.It means to tell your employer that you intend to stop working for him or her. B.The correct way to resign is usually to give your employer a letter of resignation. C. When a employee resigns, he or she must work for a notice period of several weeks. D. Its the formal way to sayhanding in your notice28. Retirement: A.It means to stop working with the intention that you will not work again. B.Some people choose to take early retirement and stop working at the age of 45 or 50 years old, for example. C.When a person retires, they usually live on the money from a apension. D.A private pension plan is a way of saving extra money for old age in case the money from the government is not enough.29. Redundancy:A.It means that an employee leaves his or her job because the employer does not need them.B.Redundancy is a great problem in USA and Europe at the moment. This is because many goods and services are cheaper to produce in other countries.C.Redundancy payment is a large amount of money that the employer pays to the employee as a final payment.D.When John lose his job at the factory he was offered a training course in computer skills to help him find a new job.30.Dismiss A.This means the employer is unhappy with the performance or behaviour of the employee and tells him or her they no longer have a job. B.Its known informally asbeing fired andbeing sacked C.Gross misconduct is very bad behaviour, such as stealing money from the employee. D.My employer did not follow a correct procedure when he dismissed me.31.A fixed-term contract endsA.I am leaving the company at the end of the month because the contract was for a specific of time, which was ended.B.My contract is a fixed-term contract for 6 months.C.My contract with the airline is for a fixed term of 12 months so I leave next April.32.Grievance: A complaint.He has a grievance against an employer.33.Procedure: Its the accepted, correct way of doing something.34.Employment tribunal: It is a special court hears special cases. Its less formal than a normal court but it has its own rules that people must obey.35.Discrimination: Is means treating someone in a different way at work because the person is a woman or has a disability.36.Harassment: It means behaving in a way that makes someone feel very unhappy or uncomfortable. Also called bullying.37.Constructive dismissal: It is when a employee leaves a job because he or she is very unhappy and the employer is doing nothing to help the situation.38.Unfair dismissal: It means that the employer dismiss an employee without a good reason.39.Appraisal: Its a type of assessment of someones performance, especially at work.If I had 2 appraisals from my employer,he might not want to continually hire me.40.Contentious work: Its work that lawyer does that involves a dispute or an argument between people.41.Non-contentious work: Work that does not involve dispute or argument between.42.Legislation: All of the laws passed by a government or an organization.43.Regulation: Rules that a person or a country must obey.44.Seminar: A meeting where a group of people learn and talk about a new subject.45.Duty of care: its a duty take care and not to harm others by your actions. (An employer has a duty of care to take care to employees and to any people who visit the employers premises.)46.Allegation: A statement that someone has done something wrong, however, its not proven.47.To dock pay: To keep part of someones salary as punishment because that person did something wrong.48.To be fired on-the-spot: It means that an employee is dismissed immediately without any warning. The more formal way of saying fired on-the-spot is to say that the employer dismissed the employee summarily.49.Trade union: An organization of workers who unite for better pay and working conditions.50.Strike: Its a situation where a group of employees stop working for a period of time because of disagreement with an employer.51.Comply with:It means someone must follow the law.52.Dismissing an employee for gross misconduct: Gross misconduct isbehaviourthat is completely unacceptable. When an employee is guilty of gross misconduct the law does not expect the employer to tolerate it. The employer can usually dismiss the employee without giving him or her any warning. A lawyer can also describe this as dismissing the employee withoutnotice. When an employee is dismissed on thegroundsof gross misconduct, he or she might file a claim against the employer in a special court called an employment tribunal. The tribunal will take severalfactorsinto account when deciding if the employer acted fairly. One of the most important things that an employer must do is make sure that the correct disciplinaryprocedureis followed. Even in cases of very serious misconduct the employer should:Inform the employee inwritingwhat the problem is, as well as speaking to him or her about it. This normally takes the form of a letter.Allow the employee a face-to-face meeting to discuss the misconduct. The employer must tell the employee that he or she is entitled to have atradeunion representative or some other witness present at that meeting.Allow the employee toappealagainst the decision if he or she is dismissed.(request an authority to change a decision)If an employer does not do this, then the employee will almost certainlysuefor damages and he or she is very likely to win.53.Absence：Non-attendance at work.54.Training:The process of learning the skills needed to do a particular job.55.Temporary: The opposite of pernament.56.Recruitment: The process of finding employees to work for a particular organization or company.57.Generate: To produce or create something.58.Range一系列；同类事物的各种变化: A group of things that different but are of the same general type.59.Applicant：A person who has formally asked to have a particular job.60.Essential: Something that is absolutely necessary.61.It is usually the employer who is more likely to be able to afford legalrepresentation.62.Cases are usually of very sensitive nature and are therefore highlyconfidential.63.Employment law covers the rights of workers and the obligation ofemployers. In the UK these rights and obligations come from the following main sources:Acts of parliament,which give rise tostatutoryrights and obligations.Employment contracts,which give rise tocontractualrights and obligations. This area is largelygovernedby the common law and there is a large body of law created by earlier decisions.European Union legislation andjudgementsfrom the European Court of Justice.64.All aspects of the employment law include:Drafting contracts of employment.Advising employers oncomplyingwith new Acts of Parliament.Health andsafetyat work issue.Dataprotection.Advising on pension rights.Advising on family related issues such as maternity andpaternityrights.Acting on behalf of clients at employment tribunals.65.There has a lot of newlegislation.66.A typical contract employment contract will contain clauses dealing with: the term of the contract and the starting date the job title and job description hours of employment sick pay entitlement salary and expenses non-competition holiday entitlement pension agreement discipline and grievance procedures confidentiality and data protection collective agreements/agreements with trade union termination governing law/jurisdiction address for notice to be served67.Provisions：The terms and conditions contained in a contract.68.Neglect: A failure to do something when it is your duty to do it.69.Other than: Except, with the exception of.70.Adversely: negatively, badly.71.Misconduct: bad or dishonest behaviour.72.Imposed: Forced upon you, you have no choice about it.73.Without prejudice to: having no effect on something.74.In respect of: regarding or concerning.75.Convicted: to be found guilty of a criminal crime.76.Subject: It means the person that something happens to.Prepositions:1.I wrote a letterofresignation to my employer last week.2.How much pension will you have to liveonwhen you retire.3.I was dismissed I was always lateforwork.4.Resigning from work is sometimes informally known as handinginyour notice5.Two employees were guiltyofgross misconduct and they were sacked immediately.6.My contract of employment is for a termof18 months.7.Your employer will pay you a redundancy paymentof$4,000.8.I heardfromStephen yesterday. He sent me a postcard.9.You can contact meonChatsworth 577 9940.10.Do you have up-to-date knowledgeofdiscipline and grievance procedures?11.Do you have any experienceofdealing with people on the telephone？12.My account of employment says that I have to deal with any task relevant to my jobasrequired.13.She has a strong recordinfinancial sales.14.I am confidentofmy ability to increase sales.15.A new assistant manager is neededwithinthe accounts department.16.Are you familiarwithrecent employment legislation?17.I have 5 years experienceofworking as a receptionist.18.In this company we have strong focusuponclient satisfaction.19.Jack has workedinemployment law for 5 years.20.Solicitors in this area of law have to copewithsome very emotional client.21.This morning I advised members of the local Chamber of Commerceonemployers duties regarding maternity leave.22.Employment lawyers have greatly increasedinnumberoverthe last few years.23.All of our clients details are heldonour computer.24.My employer contributes every monthtomy private pension plan.25.I give notice that I will end my employmentwiththe Royal Chatsworth Bank on 30th April.26.Undercurrent legislation, employers are not allowed to discriminate on the grounds of an employees age.27.The Company agrees that all remuneration payableunderthis contractofemployment shall be paidintothe Employees bank accountonthe last Friday of each month.Inthe event of a public holiday falling on a Friday the payment will be made on the following Monday.28.I was reimbursedbymy employer for my train fare to London.29.My employer wrote to me last weekinrespectofmy redundancy payment.30.Underthe terms of your contract you are entitled to 5 weeks holiday.31.There are rulesinforce as to where employees are allowed to smoke at work.32.I was the subjectofan investigation into a breach of confidentiality when I am work for the government.33.Sandra has worked here for 7 years now and three people have been promotedoverher.34.I had a lot of timeoffwork last year due to family problem.35.We are paid well in this country in comparisonwithworkers who make cars in other countries.36.Many illegal workers are paidincash.37.I wish to make a claimagainstmy employer on the grounds of breach of contract.38.I was not able to go to an interview for a new job because it was at two oclock and my current employer refused to give me the afternoonoff.39.All of the employees holiday dates shall be agree with the human resources department of the company a minimumofsix weeks in advance of holiday being taken.40.In the event that Employee leave the company and he or she shall be entitled to pay in lieuofany holiday entitlement that may have accumulated.Collocation Bank:1. Do you have anypreviousexperience of working in a bank?2. Togeneratenew business.3. Toforwarda C.V to someone.拿出4. I haveappliedfor a job with a major law firm but Im not sure that I will be selected for interview, as there is sure to be a lot of competition.5. Tojoina department.6. Pleas do not disclose any information to anyone, as it ishighlyconfidential7. Tokeepup-to-date with the law8. To beentitledto leave/holiday9. Tocomply witha statute or the law.10. In addition to theremunerationspecified above in clause5 the Employee is entitled bereimbursedby the employer for all costsincurredin the performance of his/her duties inaccordancewith the terms of this agreement and with the rules and practices of the employers business which are at the time inforce.11. Toincura cost or an expense.12. Toadverselyaffect something.13. If you have beenconvictedof a serious criminal offence in the past you are not eligible for a job in the police force.14. The European Unionimposespenalties upon member countries that breach its employment.15. The employees dishonest behaviour amounted to amaterialbreach of his employment contract and he was dismissed immediately.16. First of all a disputearises.17. The parties should then try tosort outthe dispute.18. If the parties cannot agree then the claimant shouldgetadvice from a professional.19. The tribunal willacceptthe claim if it is presented on the correct form.20. The tribunal will thenholda hearing to examine the facts of the case.21. The tribunal will finallyissuea judgement.22. Heara case23. Employmentaffairs24. Unfairdismissal25. Seekhelp26. Bringa claim27. Completea claim form28. Tomeetcertain conditions29. Astricttime limit30. Toattenda meeting31. To bemaderedundant32. I havecontributedto a pension fund for 30 years and I hope I will have enough in it to be able to retire at the age of 50.33.Employers are obliged to giveequalpay to men and women if they are doing the same job.34.There is a lot of health andsafetylegislation these days, which is designed to keep the employees safe from harm when they are at work.35.the successfulapplicantfor this changing post will have experience offinancial sales and be a good leader of staff.InformalFormal：Heres an employment contract:2.The (A)term of this assignment shall commence in 1 December 2010 and shall continue until 30 November 2011 unless terminated by either (B)party in accordance with the terms of this agreement.3.The employer agrees that (C)remuneration shall be paid paid into the employees bank account on the 25th day of each calendar month.4.The employee shall (D)be entitled to normal remuneration during sickness (E)absence for a maximum os six weeks in any period of 12 months.5.The employee shall be entitled to (F)contribute to the employers（G）pension scheme.6.The employer may (H)terminate this agreement without notice if the employee shall an any time:Be guilty of (I)gross misconduct(J)Disclose confidential information which has detrimentally affected the interest of the employer.(A)A person or company who signs a contract(B)The duties and conditions contained in a contract(C)Payment (D)To have the right to do something(E)A period of time a persons away from the place theyre expected to be(F)To give because you choose too give not because you mu