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a freelance photographer Most of our producers work freelance.

It pays to be self-employed. (Opłaca się być samozatrudnionym.) Being self-employed means being independent. (Bycie samozatrudnionym oznacza bycie niezależnym.)

The company has a staff of over 500 employees. Please talk to a member of staff.

The company employs 2500 staff. [+ to do sth] They employ her to look after their children.

to pay money in order to use something for a short time wynajmować They hired a car for a few weeks.

[often passive] I was fired for being late.

A crowd of noisy protesters gathered in the square. We've had problems with noisy neighbours.

Mum was busy in the kitchen. [+ doing sth] I was busy mowing the lawn. There'll be plenty of jobs to keep you busy. He was too busy talking to notice us come in.

I need more variety in my life.

e earns his living as a bus driver. (On zarabia na życie jako kierowca autobusu.) I hardly earn my living at this job. (Ledwo zarabiam na życie w tej pracy.) It's time for you to start earning your living. (Pora żebyś zaczął zarabiać na życie.)

Are you satisfied with your pay? (Czy jesteś zadowolony ze swojego wynagrodzenia?) I want you to raise my pay. (Chcę, abyś podwyższył moją gażę.)

We have to check in three hours before the flight leaves.

Can you pick me up from the airport?

to go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them odprowadzać kogoś My parents came to the airport to see me off.

If an aircraft takes off, it begins to fly.

When a plane touches down, it lands.

to start a journey wyruszać What time are you setting off tomorrow morning?

They must have got in through the bathroom window. What time did you get in last night? Our flight's getting in later than expected.

I promised to go to the party with Jane and I can't let her down.

I must talk to her about this, I can't put it off any longer.

She stood by him throughout his troubled career.

I met up with a few friends yesterday.

The company was fined for illegally dumping toxic chemicals.

She split up with her boyfriend.

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She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.(Ona rzuciła swojego chłopaka wczoraj.) I have to dump her, I met someone new.(Muszę ją rzucić, poznałem kogoś nowego.)

Eating fatty food increases the risk of heart disease. Exports of computers have increased BY15% since January.

November 11 is a public holiday in Poland.

A number of the school's teachers will be on strike today. (Część nauczycieli będzie dziś strajkować.)

Cleaners went on strike and the city was slowly getting flooded with rubbish. (Sprzątacze zastrajkowali i miasto powoli było zalewane przez śmieci.)

a situation in which a group of workers refuses to work, but only for a short period: They called a 24 hour token strike.

The books will be distributed free to local schools. The company manufactures and distributes computer equipment worldwide.

There'll be a reward for whoever finishes first.

She's just been PROMOTED TO manager.

A mobile phone is one of the perks of the job.

fringe benefits such as private health care

He's been on the dole for years. ON THE DOLE

He works an eight-hour shift.

building regulations, company regulations

Anyone who breaks company rules will be dismissed. She was dismissed FOR disobeying company regulations.

He was sacked again. (On znów został wyrzucony z pracy.) I got sacked last month, so I don't have much money. (Zostałem wyrzucony z pracy w zeszłym miesiącu, więc nie mam zbyt dużo pieniędzy.)

I had to give my landlord a month's notice before moving.

I handed in my notice yesterday.

The boss told me he would lay me off if I came to work late once again. (Szef powiedział, że wyrzuci mnie z pracy jeżeli jeszcze raz przyjdę spóźniony.) You can't lay me off, I am the daughter of the boss. (

I handed in my resignation yesterday.

She resigned AS headteacher. Mr Aitken has resigned FROM the company. (from the job)

mam dosyć, odchodzę!

I've had enough. I quit! She recently quit her job to spend more time with her family. I quit smoking and put on weight.

She retired from the company in 2010. He retired AT THE AGE OF 60.

He's our direct supervisor. (On jest naszym bezpośrednim przełożonym.)

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