Un día en el

departamento
de RRHH
A day-to-day in
the HR department

Algunos conceptos de nuestro mundo de RRHH pueden resultar tricky,

sin importar tu nivel de Inglés. El vocabulario en este sector a veces es
muy preciso y puede incluso resultar complicado traducirlo con
precisión. Por ello, os dejamos aquí una recopilación de términos
concretos relacionados con el día a día de este departamento.
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CV

BLUE-COLLAR OPINION SIZE EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER

WORKER
A situation in which an employer When someone ends their Someone who is paid to do work A person or organization that
A working-class person that makes someone leave their job (d. working life before the usual for someone else. employs people.

Hiring
performs manual labor. for cause, d. without notice, age.
unjustified d.). Empleado Empleador / Empresario
Trabajador de cuello azul / Prejubilación
Operario Despido (por causa justificada, sin

and
previo aviso, injustificado)

firing NOTICE / GIVE

NOTICE
RESIGN (V.) / TRIAL PERIOD/ WHITE-COLLAR
RESIGNATION (N.) PROBATION WORKER
WORK CARD/
EMPLOYMENT
CARD
Vocabulario relacionado The period of time you must work The act of telling your employer A fixed period of time in which a A person who performs office or
after you have said that you will that you are leaving your job. new employee is tested. managerial work. A document that testifies eligibility
con la incorporación de leave your job. to perform some work.
nuevos empleados, Renunciar / Dimisión
Período de prueba Trabajador de cuello blanco /
revisión de contratos, Avisar con antelación Empleado Tarjeta / Permiso de trabajo
despidos...

DOWNSIZE FURLOUGH LAY OFF LOCKOUT REDUNDANCY

To reduce the number of
employees in a company
(focus on reducing the number
of employees).
A situation in which an
employer doesn’t have enough
work and stops employing
some workers.
SOMEONE An occasion when an employer A situation in which there are too
Stop employing someone for stops workers from entering their many employees in a company.
reasons that have nothing to do workplace until they agree to
with their performance. particular conditions. Cese / Despidos

ERTE / ERE Despedir Cierre patronal / Bloqueo

Hacer recortes en la plantilla

Hard REDUNDANCY
PAY(MENT) / WAGES
GUARANTEE FUND
RIF
RIGHTSIZE /
DOWNSIZE HEADCOUNT
WARNING
LETTER

times
A formal document sent to an
A pay an employee receives when Reduction in force is when a To reduce the number of The number of people that are employee to draw attention to
they are on furlough. company eliminates a position employees in a company (focus employed in a company. misconduct before taking
without any intention to replace it. on making things optimal). disciplinary measures.
Para esos momentos Plantilla / Personal Carta de advertencia /
en los que la compañía Indemnización por despido Reducción de personal Optimización / Ajustes de plantilla
apercibimiento
afronta momentos
difíciles que suponen
reducciones en la
plantilla.
 BACK BASE COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING MINIMUM
PAY SALARY PACKAGE ALLOWANCE WAGE
Income that was expected by The amount of money The total payment that an Extra money given to some The minimum amount of money
an employee at an earlier time. someone earns every year employee receives for doing employees because they live in that employers are allowed to
without counting extra their job (base salary, fringe an area where the cost of living pay their employees
Anticipo payments they may receive. benefits, retirement plan, etc.) is high. Salario mínimo
Salario base Paquete retributivo Incentivo

It’s OVERTIME PENSION SEVERANCE

a pay PAY
PAYCHECK PAYSLIP FUND PAY(MENT)
An amount paid to an

jungle
Money earned at an increased rate The amount of money an A piece of paper that shows Money that employees regularly employee when their contract
for working overtime. employee earns. how much an employee has pay to provide earn a pension. is terminated early.
earned.
Pago de horas extras Sueldo Plan de pensiones Finiquito
Nómina
Esta lista de
términos es útil para
hablar sobre
compensaciones y
salarios.

INDUSTRIAL / LABOR /
BARGAINING BE/GO ON GENERAL LABOR /TRADE INDUSTRIAL
POWER STRIKE STRIKE DISPUTE RELATIONS
The power that a group has in To stop working because of a A strike in which most workers A disagreement between The relations between workers
discussions to reach an disagreement over working in an industry refuse to work management and workers. and companies
agreement that is to their conditions, pay, etc. until they are given what they
advantage want. Relaciones laborales
Huelga general Conflicto laboral
Poder de negociación Hacer una huelga

LABOR (US) / UNION WAGE WAGE/SALARY

TRADE (UK) UNION DUES /
SUBSCRIPTION REP(RESENTATIVE) CLAIM FREEZE
UNION Someone in a company elected The amount of money

Industrial An organization that represents

the people who work in an industry
and protects their rights.
Regular payments made by
union members to unions as the
cost of membership.
to represent employees who
belong to a particular union.
asked for by workers as an
increase in wages.
A period in which a company
suspends salary increases.

relations
Representante sindical Reivindicación salarial Congelación salarial
Sindicato Cuota sindical

Algunos términos
relacionados con las WELFARE A fund established by an employer to pay Fondo de
contingencias
employee benefits in time of sickness or other
acciones que se FUND specified occasion. profesionales
realizan desde los
sindicatos.

WORKDAY (US)/ CLOCK IN/OUT ABSENTEEISM

WORKING DAY
(UK)
The amount of time a person
spends at work.
Jornada laboral
SHIFTWORK/ OVERTIME
SHIFTS
A system in which workers Time spent at work after the To record the time when you A situation in which employees
work at different times of the usual workday. arrive at work or when you leave. are not at work when they should
day and night. be.
Horas extras Fichar
Trabajo por turnos / turnos de trabajo Absentismo laboral

Working FAMILY
LEAVE
MATERNITY
/PATERNITY LEAVE
SICK
LEAVE
UNPAID
LEAVE
BEREAVEMENT
LEAVE
hours A period of time when an
employee isn’t at work because of
a family situation.
A period of time when an
employee isn’t at work because
of a new-born baby.
A period of time when an
employee isn’t at work because
of an illness.
A period of time when an
employee isn’t at work, but they
aren’t paid.
A period of time when an
employee isn’t at work because
they have lost a family member or
Estos conceptos Permiso familiar Baja por maternidad / paternidad Baja por enfermedad
close friend.
los puedes Permiso no retribuido
Permiso por duelo
utilizar para
hablar de las
A note from an employee’s doctor that says
jornadas SICKNOTE/FIT they are too ill to work / they have recovered
Certificado de baja /
laborales de los Certificado de alta
colaboradores. NOTE and can get back to work.

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