Boost Your English: Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary & Idioms

Essential English Vocabulary & Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

  • Act on somebody’s advice
  • Back something up (make a copy)
  • Be up to sth (doing something)
  • Break something up (change sth)
  • Call for something (demand to happen)
  • Come across sth/sb (discover by chance)
  • Come round (visit in house)
  • Cope / Deal with sth
  • Die out (disappear completely)
  • Dream sth up (think of a new idea)
  • Fiddle with something (move w/o purpose)
  • Get down to sth (go for it with intention)
  • Go about doing sth (do purposeful things)
  • Go for (take
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Spanish Workers’ Statute: Exam Key Points

Potential Questions: Michael Aguilar’s Second Exam

  1. Write 5 aims of the Workers’ Statute.

  2. Write the definition of the Workers’ Statute (Mention employers and employees).

  3. Explain the difference between a Labour Contract and a Contract to Provide Services and write one example of each.

    TAKE NOTE! If a person has an agreement to do some work for someone (like paint their house), this is a “contract to provide services” or a “contract for services”—an agreement whereby a person is engaged as an

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Understanding Employment Contracts: Trial, Fixed-Term, and More

The Trial Period

A trial period verifies an employee’s suitability for the position they were hired for. It also allows the employee to understand the working conditions and decide whether to continue the employment relationship. Both parties can agree on a trial period during which either can terminate the contract at any time.

During the trial period, the worker enjoys the same rights and obligations as in the remaining term of the contract.

Practical Work Contracts

These contracts are designed for

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Understanding Salary: Types, Structure, and Wage Guarantees

Concept of Salary: Salary encompasses all cash and in-kind payments provided for professional services rendered.

Salary Types: Lessons from Salary

According to the Method of Payment:

  • Cash: Cash or bank transfer.
  • In-Kind: House, car (cannot exceed 30% of gross salary).

Based on the Calculation Method Used:

  • For working time: for hours, days, months
  • For work done or money: work done effectively
  • In part: a part of your salary goes to production
  • Joint: fixed salary more incentives

Perceptions Not Considered Salary

  • When
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Spanish Constitution: Workers’ Rights and Union Structure

Workers’ Rights and Union Structure in Spain

The entry into force of the Spanish Constitution meant to recognize the right to self-organization as a fundamental right. This right was further developed through the Organic Law on Freedom of Association. This law encompasses two aspects: a positive one, recognizing the right to organize, and a negative one, recognizing the right not to be compelled to join a union.

Union Basics

Unions: Unions are organizations formed to defend and represent the interests

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Spanish Employment Contracts: Elements and Types

Spanish Employment Contract Essentials

Key Elements of Employment Contracts

The fundamental rules of a contract require:

  • Consent of the contracting parties.
  • A certain object which is the subject of the agreement.
  • The cause of the obligation established.

Consent

Consent is manifested by the coincidence between the offer and the acceptance regarding the thing (objeto) and the cause (causa) which are to constitute the contract. Persons who cannot legally give consent include non-emancipated minors and legally

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