VOCABULARY FOR JOB

Indefatigable: never becoming tired:

Sentence: He has been an indefatigable defender of Epsom General Hospital

Moonlighter: a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)

Sentence: She is a secretary who moonlights as a waitress on weekends.

Part-timers: who work less than the customary or standard time

Sentence: Call centres are always looking for part-timers to work shifts.

Blackleg: someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Sentence: the blacklegs who had arrived by rail were harassed by crowds of workers

Drudgery: hard, monotonous, routine work

Sentence: Cleaning my room is such a drudgery.

Dogsbody: a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do.

Sentence: The dogsbody of the construction site was responsible for carrying heavy equipment and tools.

Work off: cause to go away through effort or work

Sentence: She worked off her anger by going for a walk.

Payroll Department: the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee

Sentence: Please contact the payroll department if the delay causes you a hardship

Compassionate leave: leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death

Sentence: When his only child Ellis was born, Tom got compassionate leave

Top out: to reach the highest point

Sentence: Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.

Shore leave: leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

Sentence: Those sailors on shore leave pump an estimated $ 50 million into the local economy.