pay cut - snížení platu, krácení platu
BrE
/'peɪˌkʌt/
AmE
/'peɪˌkʌt/

noun - a reduction in the money you earn for your work (especially done if a company wants to reduce lay-offs)

 
dress code - pravidla oblékání, předepsané oblečení
BrE
/'dresˌkəʊd/
AmE
/'dresˌkoʊd/

noun - the clothes that people should wear in a particular situation or in a particular place (e.g. restaurant, school, work etc.)

play up
play up - zlobit, vypovídat poslušnost
BrE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/
AmE
/ˌpleɪ'ʌp/

verb, British English - (esp. of children) to misbehave; (esp. of machines) to not work properly; (of body parts) to hurt or cause pain

 
off - volno (ve spojení např. den volna)
BrE
/'ɒf/
AmE
/'ɑ:f/

adverb - used to talk about a period of time you are at home (or somewhere else) instead of being at work

 
Sabbath - sabat, šábes, neděle, den odpočinku
BrE
/'sæbəθ/
AmE
/'sæbəθ/

noun - the day of the week that religious people (especially Christians or Jews) devote to God and do not work etc.

book
book - kniha
BrE
/'bʊk/
AmE
/'bʊk/

noun - a story or other written work printed on paper and fastened together, it has a cover and many pages inside

 
conclusion - závěr
BrE
/kən'klu:ʒn/
AmE
/kən'klu:ʒn/

noun - the last part of a book, letter, essay etc. that summarizes what the work was about and what it means

 
call centre - telefonické centrum
BrE
/'kɔ:l sentə/
AmE
/'kɔ:l sentər/

noun, British English - an office in which a lot of employees work using phones, for example providing information to customers, or taking customers’ orders

 
dry run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdraɪ'rʌn/

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 
dummy run - zkouška nanečisto, nácvik
BrE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/
AmE
/ˌdʌmi'rʌn/

noun, informal - a complete and detailed practice of something that is done to make sure the real thing will work or run smoothly

 
weighting - příplatek (v rámci životních nákladů)
BrE
/'weɪtɪŋ/
AmE
/'weɪtɪŋ/

noun, British English - an extra sum of money that some people get if they work somewhere where the cost of living is very high

 
placement - pracovní stáž, praxe
BrE
/'pleɪsmənt/
AmE
/'pleɪsmənt/

noun, British English - a temporary job, usually as a part of a course, which gives you some experience of a particular kind of work

 
subcontract - zadat subdodavateli, nechat si vyrobit
BrE
/ˌsʌbkən'trækt/
AmE
/ˌsʌb'kɑ:ntrækt/

verb - to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have agreed to do for someone else

 
introduction - úvod
BrE
/ˌɪntrə'dʌkʃn/
AmE
/ˌɪnt̬rə'dʌkʃn/

noun - the first part of a book, letter, etc. that says what the rest of the work is going to be about

 
let off steam - odreagovat se, vybít se
BrE
/'letˌɒf'sti:m/
AmE
/'let̬ˌɑ:f'sti:m/

verb, informal - to do something (such as go to a bar, work out, etc.) in order to release tension, anger or excess energy