Vocabulary Basics for Business [Electronic resources]

Barbara G. Cox

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Compensation

Full-Time Delivery Drivers Wanted

No weekend routes. Compensation commensurate with experience. Send employment history to Garza's Flowers, Attention: Human Resources Department.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

Circle T or F to indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

1. The human resources department at Garza's Flowers will probably review the applications and recommend or hire someone for the job.

A1:

True. Reviewing applications and recommending or hiring applicants for jobs are functions of human resources departments.

2. Pay is probably better for someone with more experience or better experience.

A2:

True. Commensurate means "in proper proportion." Compensation refers to the pay and benefits an employee receives for doing a job. The phrase "compensation commensurate with experience" indicates that the salary or wages for a job will depend on the experience of the applicant. Someone with more related experience will be paid more than a person who has less experience.

3. Someone who has little experience would probably be paid less than someone who has had more experience.

A3:

True. See the explanation for question 2.

TERMS RELATED TO COMPENSATION

human resources or personnel department the department in a business that manages the employment of its workers

compensation payment; in employment, compensation includes salary, wages, and benefits such as vacation time or health insurance

commensurate in proper proportion; fitting