automation
agriculture
craft
manual skill
hand tool
agrarian society
mass production
economic
to result in s.th.
-> result
distribution
-> to distribute s.th.
wealth
trade
textiles (pl.)
goods (pl.)
to operate a machine
wages ! (pl.)
(working) hours ! (pl.)
to replace s.o./s.th.
-> replacement
manufacturing process
automatic device
assembly line
automobile
machinery ! (sing.)
supervision
-> to supervise s.o./s.th.
delivery time
-> to deliver s.th. (to s.o.)
to react to s.th.
-> reaction
consumer
needs (usu. pl.)
to reduce s.th.
-> reduction
unskilled
semi-skilled
to rationalize
to lay s.o. off
in turn
unemployment
to retrain
reduntant
to employ s.o.
career
employee
loyal
job security
in return
to affect s.th.
to revolutionize s.th
manufacturing process
to transform s.th.
white-collar worker
-> blue-collar worker
job market
competitive
computer literacy ! ( sing.)
basic requirement
to promote s.th.
teleworking
(working) hours ! (pl.)
to work part-time
critic
colleague
to interact with s.o.
benefit
to outweigh s.th.
to be made redundant
to go freelance
to set up a business
freelancer
salary
annual holidays
paid sick leave ! (sing.)
company pension plan
-> company
-> pension
rewarding
-> reward
job satisfaction
to outsource a task
to rely on s.o. to do s.th.
welfare contributions (pl.)
overheads (pl.)
to renew a contract
trade union
individual
to negotiate (with s.o.)
employer
to take collective action
on behalf of s.o.
wages ! (pl.)
overtime rates ! (pl.)
injustice in the workplace
unfair dismissal
severance package
to mediate
dispute
industrial action ! (sing.)
to work to rule
strike
-> to be on strike
to put pressure on s.o.
to provide legal assistance
to lobby s.o.
employment legislation
to decline
to protect s.o.
discrimination
racial origin