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The Human Resources Department is responsible for payroll administration. ? on the payroll: to be employed by a particular pany ? Under the plan, every employee on the payroll can buy 100 shares at $ each. Staff turnover ? the rate at which employees leave a pany and are replaced by new people: ? The large number of temporary contracts resulted in a high turnover of staff. ? They39。ve had a lot of turnover at the factory recently. casual workers ? not regular or fixed。 temporary: ? casual labour/labourers ? casual workers ? casual staff rush ? when a lot of things are happening or a lot of people are trying to do or get something ? There39。s always a rush to get the best seats. ? I try to do my shopping before the Christmas rush. ? There39。s been a rush for (= sudden popular demand for) tickets. muck in ? to share the work that needs to be done ? She doesn39。t mind mucking in with the rest of us when there39。s work to be done. fries = French fries ? The name does not e from the fact that their origin is French, but because the potatoes are frenched“ – ? to cut (green beans, for example) into thin strips before cooking. ? to trim fat or bone from (a chop, for example) priority ? something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things: ? The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority. ? You have to learn to get your priorities right/straight (= decide which are the most important jobs or problems and deal with them first). ? Banks normally give priority to large businesses when deciding on loans (= They deal with them first because they consider them most important). ? Official business requirements obviously take/have priority over personal requests (= Official business matters will be dealt with first). Glenn Miller (1904 – 1944) Bandleader / Trombonist Moody Blues on the go ? in the process of being produced: ? Did you know that she39。s got a new book on the go (= being written) ? very busy: ? I39。ve been on the go all day and I39。m really tired. Jane Austen Novels ? Sense and Sensibility ? Pride and Prejudice ? Mansfield Park ? Emma ? 1775 – 1817 seating ? all the seats in a restaurant, cinema etc ? a restaurant with seating for 40 customers ? The hall has a seating capacity of 650. ? the places where people will sit, according to an arrangement ? seating plan/arrangements ? the seating plan for the wedding dinner sitting ? one of the times when a meal is served in a place where there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time ? School dinners are served in three sittings. conform ? to obey a rule or reach the necessary stated standard, or to do things in a traditional way ? Before buying a baby vehicle, make sure that it conforms to the official safety standards. ? Members must conform to a strict dress code. ? The website owner must conform with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. ? The property conformed to all the latest building regulations. value ? the economic value of something is how much a product or service is worth to someone relative to other things (often measured in money) ? good / excellent value (for money): ? of good qu