Unido)ajuda de custo - cost-of-living allowance, COL allowance, spending moneyajuste salarial - wage adjustmentalarme contra incendio - fire alarmambulatorio - first-aid roomaposentadoria - retirement, retirement pensionaposentadoria por idade - service retirementaposentadoria por invalidez - disability retirementaposentar-se - to retireassistencia medica - medical assistanceassistencia odontologica - dental assistanceatestado medico - doctor's statementaudiencia - court appearanceaumento - salary increase, raise in pay, raise in salaryautonomo (trabalhador, profissional) - self-employedauxilio-doenca - disability compensationavaliacao de desempenho - performance evaluation, performance appraisalaviso previo - previous notice: a mandatory notice of termination of employment that must be given by either party at least 30 days in advance, or equivalent paymentbebedouro - drinking fountainbeneficios assistenciais - fringe benefitsbotar para a rua - to fire, to sackbrigada de incendio - fire brigade, fire fighting squadcartao-ponto - time card. Bater o cartao-ponto (entrada) - to clock in (ou, mais coloquialmente, nos EUA: to punch in). Bater o cartao-ponto (saida) - to clock out (ou, mais coloquialmente, nos EUA: to punch out).carteira de trabalho - work card, worker's record book: an official Brazilian worker's identification issued by the Ministry of Labor and containing employment records, including all individual labor contracts and their changes over timecesta basica - basic-needs grocery package. Groceries, including food, personal care and cleaning items that some companies in Brazil distribute monthly to their employees as a result of agreements.chefe (superior imediato) - boss, supervisor, the person you report toCIPA (Comissao Interna de Prevencao de Acidentes) - Internal Commission for the Prevention of Accidents - a commission of in-house workers with the responsibility to prevent workplace accidents, in accordance with Brazilian legislation.CLT (Consolidacao das Leis do Trabalho) - Labor Laws; Labor CodeCNI (Conselho Nacional de Imigracao) - National Immigration Council - a department of the Brazilian Ministry of Labor that decides about work permitsconcurso publico - civil service exam, open competitive examinationconselho deliberativo (ou administrativo) - board of directorscontracheque - pay stub, deposit confirmationcontratados - temporary workerscontratar - hire, recruit, take oncontrato de trabalho - employment contract, labor contractcontribuicao sindical - union dues, checkoff (desconto automatico da contribuicao sindical)cracha - badgecreche - nursery, day carecurriculum vitae - resume, CVcusto Brasil - expression used to refer to the abnormally high costs of doing business in Brazil13o salario - 13th salary, a mandatory annual bonus equivalent to one month of salarydelegacao de autoridade - delegation; empowermentdemissao sem justa causa - unjustified dismissaldemitir - dismissdescricao de cargo (ou de funcao) - job description, job profiledesemprego - unemploymentdia de pagamento - paydaydiaria - daily allowance, cost-of-living allowancediretor - executive officerdiretor-presidente - chief executive officerdissidio coletivo - collective bargaining; according to Brazilian legislation, an annual period of negotiation between industry and labor union for salary revision and revision of new rights and obligations that will regulate labor relations. When the parties fail to reach an agreement, the matter automatically goes to court.doenca ocupacional - occupational illness, occupational diseaseefetivos - permanent workersempregado - employeeempregador - employeremprego - jobemprego direto - direct jobemprego indireto - indirect jobencargos sociais - payroll overheadEPI (equipamento de protecao individual) - personal protective equipmentescolaridade - education, educational levelestabilidade - tenure; a