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• absenteeism Arbeitsausfall, Fernbleiben  staying away from work, especially often and without goodreasons  We’re looking at newways to combatabsenteeism. 
• achievement Erfolg, Leistung  the act or process of doing sth successfully, especially usingyour own effort and skill  Finishing the Fachtagung gave me a real senseof achievement. 
• alignment Angleichung  the correct relationship of things with each other My values were not inalignment with thoseof the company. 
• annual bonus Jahresprämie extra money that is added to sb’s wages once a year, as areward The annual bonus willbe paid at the end ofthis month
• appreciation Anerkennung   the feeling of being grateful for sth or of noticing sb’s goodqualities, good work, etc They didn’t show anyappreciation for whatwe’d done.
• attendance reward Anwesenheitsbelohnung  something such as extra money that is given to sb becausethey have come to work regularly and have not missed anydays  We offer generousattendance rewardsto our staff.
• autonomy Selbstverwaltung, Eigenständigkeit  the ability to act and make decisions without being controlledby anyone else I get a lot ofautonomy in mywork.
• to boost staff morale Mitarbeiterförderung  to increase the confidence and enthusiasm of staff  Sales successes thisquarter have reallyboosted staff morale.
• to bump into jdn. zufällig treffen  to meet sb by chance  I bumped into a friendat the station.
• commission Provision  an amount of money that is paid to sb for selling goods andwhich increases with the amount of goods that are sold You get a 10%commission oneverything you sell.
• Advertisement
• compensation plan Ausgleichsaufstellung, Vergütungsplan  (AmE) everything that an employee receives from theiremployer including pay, benefits, and other rewards We offer a veryattractivecompensation plan.
• dead-end job Beruf ohne Zukunft, Aufstiegschancen  a job with low wages and no hope of promotion orimprovement I don’t want somedead-end job at the factory. 
• discount Rabatt an amount of money that is taken off the usual cost of sth There’s a 5%discount if you paycash.
• fare Fahrpreis the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc Train fares have goneup again.
• to feel valued geschätzt fühlen   to feel that you and what you do are considered important byother people She left her jobbecause she didn’tfeel valued.
• to filter through durchscheinen, durchsickern  to reach or become known by more people More details aboutthe crash are filteringthrough.
• to foster loyalty Loyalität pflegen to encourage people to feel faithful in their support of sth suchas an organization Bonuses and rewardshelp foster companyloyalty.
• fulfilment Erfüllung a feeling of being happy and satisfied with what you are doingor have done Does your work giveyou a sense offulfilment?
• generous großzügig giving a large amount; giving freely They made me a verygenerous offer
• horticulture Gartenbaukust (ah ja sowas muss man wirklich wissen :D) the study or practice of growing flowers, fruit, and vegetables He went to a collegeof agriculture andhorticulture.
• to improve performance Leistung verbessern to make people do sth better or work more effectively The new managementtechniques aim to improveperformance.
• incentive scheme Prämiensystem (BrE) a plan or system for encouraging people to do sth or towork harder by rewarding them Under the incentivescheme employeeswill earn prizes forgood attendance.
• to intervene sich einmischen  to become involved in a situation in order to improve or help it She intervened in adisagreementbetween two of hercolleagues
• to make the grade Erfolg haben to reach the necessary standard; to succeed About 10% oftrainees fail to makethe grade. 
• misconception Fehlvorstellung   a belief or an idea that is not based on correct information There are a lot ofmisconceptions aboutthis disease.
• to monopolize etw. an sich reißen to have or take control of the largest part of sth so that otherpeople are prevented from sharing it As usual, shecompletelymonopolized theconversation.
• non-cash rewards bargeldlose Prämien  something other than money that you are given because youhave done sth good, worked hard, etc Employeesappreciate non-cashrewards such as freegifts or travelvouchers.
• non-contributory pension plan beitragsfreie Altersvorsorge ?  a pension plan (= system of making regular payments into afund for when a person retires) that is paid for by the employerand not the employee; We offer a non-contributorypension plan.
• on-time bonus Bonus fürs pünktlich sein   an extra amount of money that is added to sb’s wages as areward for regularly coming to work at the correct time You are entitled (zustehen) to anon-time bonus.
• perceived wahrgenommen, erkannt  understood or thought of in a particular way by people The perceivedbenefits of thechanges are high.
• Advertisement
• perk Vergünstigungen  something you receive as well as your wages for doing aparticular job Perks include a carand free healthinsurance
• profit-sharing scheme Gewinnbeteiligungsplan  (BrE) a system of dividing all or some of a company’s profitsamong its employees We offer a profit-sharingscheme.
• recognition Anerkennung  public praise and reward for sb’s work or actions Teachers deservemore recognition fortheir work.
• remark Bemerkung, Anmerkung  something that you say or write which expresses an opinion, athought, etc. about sb / sth He made a remarkabout the weather.
• remuneration package Arbeitsentgeld, Belognung ? the pay and other benefits that sb gets for doing their job  Your remunerationpackage will consistof salary plus cashbonuses.
• satisfaction Zufriedenheit the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth orwhen things happen in the way that you want  We are trying toimprove customersatisfaction.
• subsidiary Tochtergesellschaft a business company that is owned or controlled by anotherlarger company She’s working for anoverseas subsidiary.
• time in lieu Überstunden time off that an employee is allowed to take in return for extrahours they have worked at other times If we work Sundayswe get time in lieuduring the week.
• to vary varrieren  to change or be different according to the situation House prices vary indifferent parts of thecountry

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