B2 — upper-intermediatework35 words
Employment conditions & leave
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rȃdno vréme | working hours; opening hours |
| gòdišnjī òdmor | annual leave, holiday (from work) |
| bȍlovānje | sick leave |
| ȍtkāz | dismissal, the sack (colloquial); resignation (giving notice) |
| zȃrada | earnings, pay (the official word) |
| smȅna | a shift (at work); a change (of people in a post, of government) |
| prȃznīk | holiday (public or religious), feast day |
| nȅrādnī dȃn | a non-working day; a day off (official) |
| slȍbodan dȃn | a day off |
| prȅkovremenī rȃd | overtime work, overtime (extra hours) |
| gòdišnjī | annual, yearly; annual leave (colloquial, as a noun) |
| otvòriti bȍlovānje | to start sick leave, to be signed off sick (perfective) |
| zatvòriti bȍlovānje | to end sick leave, to come off sick leave (and return to work) |
| dȁti ȍtkāz | to quit, to hand in one’s notice; to dismiss, to sack (someone) |
| dòbiti ȍtkāz | to be dismissed, to be let go, to be fired, to get the sack |
| òtkaznī rȏk | notice period (of employment or of a tenancy) |
| minimálac | the minimum wage (colloquial) |
| tȍplī òbrok | a meal allowance (literally ‘hot meal’) |
| règres | a holiday allowance, a holiday bonus (paid once a year) |
| pȗtnī tròškovi | travel expenses; a commuting allowance (to and from work) |
| plátnī lìstić | a payslip, wage slip |
| mȉnulī rȃd | a long-service supplement, seniority pay |
| nȁknada zárade | pay compensation, pay for days not worked (sick leave, holidays) |
| pȕno rȃdno vréme | full-time |
| nȅpuno rȃdno vréme | part-time, part-time hours |
| ráditi u smȅnama | to work shifts, to do shift work |
| òdsustvo | absence; leave of absence, time off (from work) |
| plȁćeno òdsustvo | paid leave, paid leave of absence (a wedding, a funeral) |
| nèplaćeno òdsustvo | unpaid leave, time off without pay |
| poròdiljsko òdsustvo | maternity leave |
| poròdiljsko | maternity leave (colloquial: na porodiljskom, on maternity leave; from porodiljski) |
| rȃdnī òdnos | an employment relationship, employment (under a contract) |
| òtpremnina | redundancy pay, severance pay (on dismissal or retirement) |
| sporàzumnī rȁskid | termination by mutual agreement (of an employment contract) |
| tehnòloškī víšak | redundancy; redundant staff |
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