Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Wages and Salary


1. Read the article.

Chris is a hotel manager. He receives a monthly salary. He also gets nice perks like free meals. He works overtime in summer.

Jeffrey works in a restaurant as a waiter. He gets paid a weekly minimum wage. He also gets tips from the customers.

Jennifer is a saleswoman. She has a basic salary and commission. She gets a bonus, too. She has fringe benefits like a company car and pension.

2. Vocabulary

salary
--- a fixed amount of money paid to a person on a regular basis

perks or perquisite
--- a special privilege or right which is given because of your job

overtime
--- working hours in addition to the regular schedule

minimum wage
--- the lowest amount of pay allowed by law

tip
--- a small amount of money given to someone who has provided you with a service

basic salary
---
what a person earns before other sums of money, such as payments for working extra hours, are added

commission
---
a system of payment to someone who sells goods which is directly related to the amount of goods sold


bonus
--- an extra amount of money that is given to you as a reward

fringe benefits
---
something that you get because of your job which you get as well as your pay but is not in the form of money

3. Activity

Make a sentence for each word.

1. salary
2. perks
3. overtime
4. minimum wage
5. tip
6. commission
7. bonus

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