motivate - motivovat
BrE
/'mɒtɪveɪt/
AmE
/'mɑ:t̬əveɪt/

verb - to give someone the feeling that they want to achieve something, which makes them work hard

 
co-author - spoluautor, spoluautorka
BrE
/ˌkəʊ'ɔ:θə/
AmE
/ˌkoʊ'ɔ:θə/

noun - a person who collaborates with one or more others in writing a book, article, or other work

high-maintenance
high-maintenance - vysoce údržbový, náročný na údržbu
BrE
/ˌhaɪ'meɪtənəns/
AmE
/ˌhaɪ'meɪt̬ənəns/

adjective - requiring a lot of time, effort, care, or money to remain in good condition or work properly

 
sick pay - nemocenská
BrE
/'sɪk peɪ/
AmE
/'sɪk peɪ/

noun - the money that you get from your employer because you are ill and not able to work

 
subcontractor - subdodavatel
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'træktə/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:nˌtræktər/

noun - a person or a company that does part of the work given to another person or company

 
payslip - výplatní páska
BrE
/'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/'peɪslɪp/

noun, British English - a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work

window
window - okno (počítačové)
BrE
/'wɪndəʊ/
AmE
/'wɪndoʊ/

noun - an area that opens on the screen where you can view things or work with files etc.

hire
hire - najmout si, pronajmout si
BrE
/'haɪə/
AmE
/'haɪər/

verb - to give somebody money to work for you; to pay for using something for a short time

 
sick leave - nemocenská, neschopenka (časové období)
BrE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/
AmE
/'sɪk ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time you do not go to work because of an illness, injury, disease etc.

maternity leave
maternity leave - mateřská (dovolená)
BrE
/mə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/mə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of paid absence from work in the weeks before and after a woman gives birth

 
sickie - den marodění (hlavně předstíraného)
BrE
/'sɪki/
AmE
/'sɪki/

noun, British English, informal - a day off work or school taken by someone who claims to be ill but actually is not

 
paternity leave - otcovská dovolená
BrE
/pə'tɜ:nəti ˌli:v/
AmE
/pə'tɜ:rnɪt̬i ˌli:v/

noun - a period of time that the father of a newborn baby is allowed to stay away from work

 
packed lunch - svačinový box, obědový box
BrE
/ˌpækt 'lʌntʃ/
AmE
/ˌpækt 'lʌntʃ/

noun, British English - a light meal put in a container, that is prepared at home and eaten at work, school, etc.

town
town - město
BrE
/'taʊn/
AmE
/'taʊn/

noun - a place with many houses and buildings where people live, work etc., it is bigger than a village

 
leisure time - volný čas, volno
BrE
/ˌleʒə'taɪm/
AmE
/ˌli:ʒər'taɪm/

noun - the time when you do not work or study, the time when you can do what you like