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DIALOGUE SITUATION: TALKING ABOUT BENEFITS & CONDITIONS IN AN 
INTERVIEW 
 
Interviewer: So, you agree with the salary we are offering you for the job? 
Interviewee: Yes I do. There is something that I would like to ask you. How 
many days of holiday would I be entitled to? 
Interviewer: No problem. For this position you will receive 30 days of paid 
holiday each year. There's no restriction on when you can take them. So, you 
can take a day off or two weeks off at any time you want. 
Interviewee: Does the 30 days of paid holiday include bank holidays like 
Christmas Day or May Day? 
Interviewer: No, you receive 30 days in addition to all the banks holidays in 
the year. You are also paid for the bank holidays as well. 
Interviewee: How many hours a week would I be working? 
Interviewer: Well, the job is full-time, so that would be 35 hours a week. 
That does not include the one hour for lunch. 
Interviewee: In my current job I do flexitime. I can work the hours when I 
prefer to. Normally, I start at 11am and finish at 7pm. Would it be possible to 
do the same here? 
Interviewer: I am afraid that for this position there is no flexitime. So you 
would have to start at 9am and finish at 5pm. Also, I need to mention about 
the dress code at the office. If you are meeting with clients then you have to 
wear formal business clothes. But if not, then the dress code is smart casual. 
You don't have to wear a suit or tie, but you can't wear jeans or t-shirts. 
Interviewee: It is the same where I currently work. 
Interviewer: The last thing I need to tell you about is the benefits package 
that comes with the job. 
Interviewee: Is there a pension scheme? 
Interviewer: Yes there is. The company pays money into a private pension 
scheme which you will start to receive when you retire at 67. With the 
position, you will also be entitled to private health insurance. The company 
will pay for you to see a private doctor and go to a private hospital for any 
treatment. 
Interviewee: Does the benefits package include a company car? 
Interviewer: Yes, the company will provide you with your own car to use for 
general travel and business trips. Plus, you will be paid for all your expenses 
when you are on business trips, like buying meals and staying in hotels. 
Interviewee: Do you have a share scheme? 
Interviewer: Yes, each year you can buy some of the company's shares at a 
reduced price. Both the share scheme and the private medical insurance are 
opt in. So it is your decision if you want to do it or not. Also, because you live 
in Edinburgh and the job is in Paris, we will provide you with a relocation 
package to pay for you to move to Paris and to stay in a hotel until you find a 
flat or house. 
 
VOCABULARY: 
Be entitled to – to be qualified for by right according to law; "we are all 
entitled to equal protection under the law. 
Day off - a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off". 
Bank holidays – it is a day on which banks are legally closed. 
 
 
Full-time – a permanent full-time job usually has benefits (such as health 
insurance), however, temporary full-time jobs usually do not have benefits. 
Full-time jobs are often considered careers. They usually pay more than part 
time jobs, and always carry more hours per week. The most common full-time 
work week in the US is between 32-40 hours. In France it is a government-
mandated 35 hours per week. In Germany it is between 35-40 hours per week. 
Also in Australia it is around 35-37 hours per week. And in the UK it is 37.5 
hours a week. 
Flexitime – (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a system permitting 
flexibility of working hours at the beginning or end of the day, provided an 
agreed period of each day (core time) is spent at work the company is paying 
to move you cross-country, 
Dress code – it is a set of rules indicating the approved manner of dressing. 
Benefits package – it is a various non-wage compensations provided to 
employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. In instances where an 
employee exchanges (cash) wages for some other form of benefit is generally 
referred to as a “salary sacrifice” or “salary exchange” arrangement. 
Examples of these benefits include: housing (employer-provided or employer-
paid), group insurance (health, dental, life etc.), disability income protection, 
retirement benefits, daycare, tuition reimbursement, sick leave, vacation 
(paid and non-paid), social security, profit sharing, funding of education, and 
other specialized benefits. The purpose of the benefits is to increase the 
economic security of employees. 
Pension scheme – a Personal Pension Scheme (PPS), sometimes called a 
Personal Pension Plan (PPP), is a tax-privileged individual investment vehicle, 
with the primary purpose of building a capital sum to provide retirement 
benefits, although it may also be used to provide death benefits. 
Private health insurance – it is a contract between an insurance provider 
(e.g. an insurance company or a government) and an individual or his sponsor 
(e.g. an employer or a community organization). A private one allows you to 
see private doctors. The other kind is the public health insurance. 
Company car – a car provided by your company. 
Expenses – charges incurred by an employee in the performance of work. 
Share scheme = Share incentive plans (Sip) - in a share incentive plan (Sip) 
employees buy shares directly from their employer (known as partnership 
shares) that the employer can then match (matching shares). 
Opt in. – to choose to participate in something. 
Relocation package – it is a set of benefits that a company offers to an 
employee to move to a new community. Not only is there the actual expense 
of moving, but also, for a home-owner, the expenses connected with selling 
an old home, and buying a new home.