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day 18pay, hours and leaving

unit 3 · the new team

    pay, hours and leaving

    Talk about pay, allowances, working hours and retirement, and say “before …” in formal notices and speeches with -기에 앞서.

    today’s words

    • 급여 geubyeo · pay, salary (formal)
    • 수당 sudang · allowance (on top of pay)
    • 상여금 sangyeogeum · bonus
    • 퇴직금 toejikgeum · severance pay, retirement lump sum
    • 근로 geullo · work, labour (official)
    • 노동력 nodongnyeok · workforce, labour
    • 대우 daeu · treatment; pay and conditions
    • 단축 danchuk · shortening, cutting (time)
    • 재택 jaetaek · (working) from home
    • 조퇴 jotoe · leaving early (school, work)
    • 일과 ilgwa · daily routine, the day’s work
    • 바깥일 bakkannil · work outside the home
    • 숙식 suksik · room and board, meals and lodging
    • 실직 siljik · losing your job, unemployment
    • 해고 haego · dismissal, being laid off
    • 은퇴 euntoe · retirement
    • 정년퇴직 jeongnyeontoejik · retirement at the set age
    • 경비 gyeongbi · security guard
    • 도우미 doumi · helper, assistant
    • 조리사 jorisa · cook (qualified)
    • 주방장 jubangjang · head chef
    • 조종사 jojongsa · pilot
    • 판매원 panmaewon · salesperson, shop assistant
    • 공사장 gongsajang · building site

    sentences

    • 계약서에 서명하기에 앞서 급여 조건을 확인하십시오. · Before you sign a contract, check the pay conditions.
    • 회의를 시작하기에 앞서 새 팀원을 소개해 드리겠습니다. · Before we start the meeting, let me introduce a new team member.
    • 이 병원은 야간 수당과 상여금을 따로 지급한다. · This hospital pays the night allowance and the bonus separately.
    • 우리 회사는 금요일마다 재택근무를 실시한다. · Our company has staff work from home every Friday.
    • 몸이 안 좋아서 오늘은 조퇴했어요. · I wasn’t feeling well, so I left work early today.