Contracts & Employment
Advanced workplace terms for understanding nanny contracts, pay, leave and employment conditions.
Useful phrases
- gross and net pay
- grohs and net pay
- spanish: salario bruto y neto
- tagalog: kabuuang sahod at netong sahod
- hindi: सकल और शुद्ध वेतन
- arabic: الأجر الإجمالي والصافي
- french: salaire brut et net
- Gross pay is before deductions; net pay is the amount you take home.
- payslip
- PAY-slip
- spanish: recibo de sueldo
- tagalog: talaan ng sahod
- hindi: वेतन पर्ची
- arabic: قسيمة الراتب
- french: fiche de paie
- Your payslip shows your earnings and deductions.
- notice period
- NOH-tis PEER-ee-ud
- spanish: plazo de preaviso
- tagalog: panahon ng paunang abiso
- hindi: नोटिस अवधि
- arabic: مدة الإشعار المسبق
- french: délai de préavis
- Check your contract for the notice period before leaving a job.
- holiday entitlement
- HOL-i-day en-TY-tul-ment
- spanish: derecho a vacaciones
- tagalog: karapatan sa bakasyon
- hindi: छुट्टी का अधिकार
- arabic: استحقاق الإجازة
- french: droit aux congés
- Your holiday entitlement tells you how much paid leave you can take.
- sick days
- sik dayz
- spanish: días de baja por enfermedad
- tagalog: mga araw ng sick leave
- hindi: बीमारी की छुट्टी के दिन
- arabic: أيام الإجازة المرضية
- french: jours de congé maladie
- Tell the family as soon as possible if you need to take sick days.
- overtime pay
- OH-ver-tym pay
- spanish: pago de horas extras
- tagalog: bayad sa overtime
- hindi: अतिरिक्त काम के घंटों का भुगतान
- arabic: أجر العمل الإضافي
- french: rémunération des heures supplémentaires
- Ask how overtime pay is calculated before you work extra hours.